(KPAX) Members of the eight tribal nations in Montana met in front of the State Capitol Wednesday afternoon for a permanent flag raising on the newly constructed Tribal Flag Plaza. The plaza was approved with strong bipartisan support from the 2019 Montana State Legislature with the passage of H-B 524. One member of the Blackfeet Tribe is proud to share the moment with … [Read more...] about Montana’s 8 tribal nations honored at new Capitol flag plaza

(KPAX) BUTTE — Butte is continuing talks with Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems for a potential project that would convert the toxic water from the Berkeley Pit into hydrogen to power the city of Los Angeles. “They’re calling it probably the green Colstrip, right here in Butte,” said Butte Chief Executive Dave Palmer. While still in the beginning phases, the company … [Read more...] about Water from Berkeley Pit could provide clean hydrogen to power Los Angeles

(KPAX) — The Bunkhouse Inn was built in 1912 and stood in Augusta as a historic experience of true, old west accommodations. Then on Saturday afternoon, October 10, at around 1:30 p.m., a young girl came into the Buckhorn Bar, across the street from the inn, saying there was a fire through the windows of the Bunkhouse Inn. The Augusta Volunteer fire chief was already in the … [Read more...] about Fire destroys Augusta’s historic Bunkhouse Inn

(KPAX) Jim Murry, a longtime leader of organized labor in Montana who helped usher in a progressive era of politics in Montana in the 1960s and 1970s, died Monday in Helena. He was 85. Murry, who grew up in Laurel and worked at its oil refinery, became head of the Montana AFL-CIO in 1968 at age 33 – at the time, the youngest state labor-federation director in the … [Read more...] about Longtime Montana labor leader Jim Murry dies in Helena

It'll take more than a year to complete renovations to the Higgins Avenue bridge, and while the work plays out, Missoula County and other partners will look to christen the final result in honor of valley's original indigenous inhabitants. Staging for the $17 million reconstruction project began on Monday and will likely last through next December. Higgins Avenue will … [Read more...] about As Higgins bridge work begins, County looks to rebrand in honor of Salish people