As many families settled in for the Thanksgiving Day weekend, housing advocates gathered in a brisk winter wind west of Missoula on Wednesday to celebrate the makings of a homeless camp. The camp wouldn't be necessary in a perfect world, but with the pandemic surging and the city's homeless shelters at capacity, the facility is seen as a temporary solution to what most agree … [Read more...] about A safer solution: South side homeless camp taking shape in Missoula field

Montana currently holds the greatest decrease in the percentage of self-response rates in the latest Census, which could cost the state federal funding and a potential second seat in Congress. According to data compiled by U.S. Census Bureau as of Oct. 27 – the last date recorded – Montana saw a 4.2% decline in its self-response rates this year, down from 64.6% in 2010. … [Read more...] about Montana leads all 50 states in decline of self-response rates for 2020 Census

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — Looking back on the 1949 treason trial and conviction of Iva Toguri, who came to be known as the notorious “Tokyo Rose” radio propagandist during World War II, scholars and historians say it was the U.S. government that betrayed Toguri, not the other way around. “There was a myth of Tokyo Rose,” U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar said during a virtual panel … [Read more...] about Monday morning read: Tokyo Rose was wrongfully convicted of treason

COVID-19 has created a perfect storm of conditions that heighten the risk of domestic violence. According to local experts, however, the pandemic’s impact on domestic violence rates in Missoula is less straightforward. The National Domestic Violence Hotline analyzed contact data from March to May of 2020 and saw a 9% increase in total contacts across the United States. Out … [Read more...] about Pandemic elevates risk of domestic violence in Missoula, services harder to access