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Missoula mother, nurse practitioner launches integrative medicine business

January 20, 2020

Melding her family history of medicine and entrepreneurism with grit and determination, Charlotte Creekmore opened Folk, a one-woman medicine practice

In pictures: The Week that Was in Missoula

January 20, 2020

The week of Jan. 12-19, 2020, saw a skiff of downtown snow and the return of students at the University

Snowpark makes Missoula’s Snowbowl a whole new mountain

January 20, 2020

Snowbowl was struggling to get enough snow to open its lifts back in December, but now the mountain finally has

Missoula County to draft resolution for regional rail authority in push for passenger route

January 17, 2020

Citing inaction at the Legislature and growing interest among advocates across the state, Missoula County commissioners this week moved closer

Mullan area transportation plan, land-use plan to progress together as process begins

January 17, 2020

Separate but parallel planning efforts focused on a wide region west of Reserve Street in Missoula will gain momentum in

Southgate Mall owner announces closure of JCPenney, property redevelopment

January 17, 2020

Washington Prime Group said in a press release that it plans to executed an agreement to gain control of the

Checota: Downtown development to incorporate green design, practices

January 17, 2020

The locally branded Drift - a hotel and events center planned in downtown Missoula - will incorporate green building techniques

Ninth Circuit tosses youth climate lawsuit against feds: No right to a livable planet

January 17, 2020

Government lawyers under both the Obama and Trump administrations argued the case should be dismissed because the Constitution doesn’t guarantee

Harmon’s Histories: Pencil sketches impart the beauty of early day Montana

January 17, 2020

Photography was in its infancy in the earliest days of Montana Territory, but still we have a good idea of

Sustainable Missoula: From air to ecosystems, let’s get climate ready

January 17, 2020

Our climate is changing, and we’re already experiencing the effects. Hotter, drier, smokier summers. Longer wildfire seasons. Warmer winters and

Researchers predict surge in greenhouse gases from oil and gas boom

January 17, 2020

A boom in new oil and gas and petrochemical facilities on the U.S. Gulf Coast could lead to a sizable

Yes, that Jennings: Shooter strikes at the heart of legacy and tradition

January 17, 2020

Shooter Jennings has been carrying on the musical tradition of his two well known parents. He brought his band to

Pondering more limits on e-bikes, Montana Legislature turns to Missoula

January 16, 2020

Missoula City bicycle program manager Ben Weiss told the Legislative transportation committee that Missoula took a hard look at e-bikes

Hotel, events center moving toward summer groundbreaking in downtown Missoula

January 16, 2020

After years of planning and a change in leadership, a local developer plans to start construction on a downtown Missoula

Montana tribes receive funding to preserve, revive Native languages

January 16, 2020

The eight state-recognized Native American tribes in Montana will get $89,062.50 each to help save native languages that in many

Due diligence: City of Missoula looks to purchase Scott Street property for housing

January 16, 2020

The Missoula Redevelopment Agency on Thursday approved up to $55,000 in funding to complete due diligence on roughly 19 acres

Daines, Tester praise passage of trade agreement between U.S., Mexico and Canada

January 16, 2020

Montana Sens. Jon Tester and Steve Daines on Thursday praised the passage of a new trade agreement between the U.S.,

Downtown Business Improvement District gets the nod for 10-year renewal

January 16, 2020

With two dissenting votes, members of the Missoula City Council this week voted to renew the Downtown Business Improvement District

Recent snow brings ideal skiing conditions to Whitefish Mountain Resort

January 16, 2020

It’s been a snowy start to the new year at Whitefish Mountain Resort with close to six feet of new

Opponents: Sen. Daines’ Flathead tribal water settlement should be withdrawn

January 15, 2020

Led by state senator and Republican gubernatorial candidate Al Olszewski, opponents of the deal sponsored by Sen. Steve Daines said

Lawmakers, public debate whether state Legislature should meet annually

January 15, 2020

State lawmakers and the public weighed in Tuesday on whether the Montana Legislature should meet every year – and also

City Council’s affordable housing requirement in condo project leads to fears of inflation

January 15, 2020

The city will require a local developer to dedicate 20% percent of its downtown condominium project to affordable housing in

City: Increase to impact fees needed to fund public services as Missoula grows

January 15, 2020

The 10% increase would help fund capital improvements needed to serve developing areas of Missoula including roads, parks and emergency

Room to roam: Partners to open former Missoula school building as new daycare

January 15, 2020

Public and private partners officially unveiled the Cold Springs School building on Wednesday as the future Missoula Early Learning Center

Missoula County average wage gains ground in early 2020, topping $20 an hour

January 15, 2020

While 2020 remains young, the average annual wage in Missoula County has gained ground on the statewide average, topping $20

Missoula County hires firm to start planning Mullan-area project

January 15, 2020

Missoula County commissioners are hiring a consultant to work on what's being called the "Mullan Project," those plans to expand

Montana committee files proposed marijuana legalization initiatives

January 15, 2020

The initiative would create licenses for “adult-use dispensaries,” which could sell marijuana, edibles and other products. It would also set

Opinion: Olszewski missed the mark on facts around CSKT water compact

January 15, 2020

While Al Olszewski thinks the Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes water compact is his ticket to statewide elected office, I strongly

Impeachment trial will start next week, McConnell says

January 14, 2020

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he expects President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial to start next week, as the

Missoula County, city team up on growth, transportation plans west of Reserve

January 14, 2020

Missoula County commissioners on Tuesday approved a contract with Dover, Kohl and Partners to draft a land-use master plan for

Missoula Animal Control Shelter looks to expand facility, improve conditions

January 14, 2020

Citing a lack of room for both animals and the employees who care for them, the Missoula Animal Control Shelter

South Avenue bridge change allows Missoula County to turn to other work

January 14, 2020

Missoula County commissioners say a request for the state to take over sole management of the South Avenue Bridge project

St. Mary’s Catholic Church at Rocky Boy’s plans to rebuild after devastating fire

January 14, 2020

The ashes from the fire have yet to be cleared, but parishioners of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Rocky Boy’s

Helena City Commission backs affordable housing incentives

January 14, 2020

Among the changes were the removal of a requirement that multifamily residences be built on only on larger lots and

Moves to Missoula, Kalispell, Helena push Montana up U-haul list of growth states

January 14, 2020

One-way moves to a handful of western Montana cities helped push the state higher up the list of growth states,

Bullock admin, legislative auditor at impasse over $80M construction bonding

January 14, 2020

The Bullock administration and the legislative auditor remained at an impasse Monday over a disputed audit, which the administration says

Opinion: Tribal management of National Bison Range spells restorative justice

January 14, 2020

Opponents often misrepresent how the federal government obtained the Bison Range. They resort to tired tropes about how the government

Citizens United: Missoula group pushes for reversal of High Court ruling

January 13, 2020

On the 10th anniversary of Citizens United, a steadfast group of volunteers attended Missoula City Council on Monday night to

Child Start in Missoula lands $1.5M grant for education initiative

January 13, 2020

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester last week announced a $1.5 million grant for Child Start, Inc., a Missoula-area Head Start program

Trailing presidential pack, Booker drops out of 2020 election

January 13, 2020

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker suspended his campaign for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 presidential election on Monday, having

Missoula’s climate plan nears completion; looks to address local impacts as planet warms

January 13, 2020

The effects of climate change will stop for no one, so a local committee didn’t stop the presses on the

Missoula airport awards $37M construction bid as steel framework rises

January 13, 2020

At its first meeting of the year, the Missoula County Airport Authority awarded two bids for the next phase of

Swan Valley groups oppose ski area expansion in grizzly habitat

January 13, 2020

Two Swan Valley conservation groups are objecting to more development in grizzly habitat as they try to hold the Flathead

Robocall bill signed into law, but that’s just the first step

January 13, 2020

The bill requires phone companies to install equipment that will make it easier to detect and block illegal robocalls, and

Rattlesnake Creek Distillery readies for move to Midtown

January 13, 2020

The Notorious P.I.G. , the DRAM Shop and Bridge Pizza have opened up new brick and mortar locations in Midtown, and now a downtown distillery

Montana Viewpoint: The temptation of political donors and unintelligence

January 13, 2020

Members of Congress are very certain of their ability to keep their own political decisions independent of those corporate Political

Big Head Todd and the Monsters still fresh after 35 years

January 13, 2020

Big Head Todd and the Monsters have achieved something few bands have after being together for over 35 years, playing

Newsom lays out $222B proposed budget for California: Housing, fires and homelessness

January 11, 2020

California Governor Gavin Newsom rolled out an ambitious $222 billion spending plan for 2020-21 that expands the state’s role in attacking a

Future of taxes, government programs on the agenda for MT legislative week

January 11, 2020

Most of Montana’s 150 legislators will gather in Helena next week, not for an actual session, but rather a series

Harmon’s Histories: Missoula’s First National Bank had the state abuzz in 1890

January 11, 2020

The tower atop the building was “a thing of beauty,” rising “one hundred feet above the sidewalk.” It was 1890

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