The Missoula Current News - Daily News in Missoula Montana https://missoulacurrent.com Daily News in Missoula Montana Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:05:26 GMT en-US hourly 1 https://townsquare.media/site/987/files/2022/04/attachment-logo256-1.png The Missoula Current News - Daily News in Missoula Montana https://missoulacurrent.com Carbon Financial backer of Alani Bankhead backs out of Montana https://missoulacurrent.com/financial-backer-montana/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:38:41 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alani Bankhead speaks during a Lewis and Clark County Democratic watch party for the primary at the Rialto in Helena, Montana, on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (Jordan Hansen / Daily Montanan) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67016 Cities, including Missoula, target parking to promote more housin https://missoulacurrent.com/parking-housing-missoula/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:34:37 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Housing in Missoula. (Missoula Current file) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67014 Northern leopard frogs find new home in Arizona rim country https://missoulacurrent.com/northern-leopard-frogs/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:28:10 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> A northern leopard frog basks on the bank of a newly-renovated wetland near Payson, Arizona, on July 7, 2026. (Joe Duhownik/Courthouse News) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67011 Missoula suspect arrested for alleged stabbing death https://missoulacurrent.com/missoula-stabbing-death/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:21:32 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> (Missoula police on the scene of a crime. (KPAX image) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67008 Viewpoint: Let's help our American brewers https://missoulacurrent.com/viewpoint-american-brewers/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:09:36 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Beer. (Frantisek_Krejci/Pixabay) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67005 Montana could be required to pay millions for SNAP benefits https://missoulacurrent.com/montana-snap-benefits/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:47:51 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Canned foods on grocery store shelves. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=67000 City officials praise MFD for response to fireworks house fire https://missoulacurrent.com/fireworks-house-fire/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:40:12 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> House fire. (Dennis Bragg photo) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66996 Missoula places moratorium on new marijuana dispensaries https://missoulacurrent.com/missoula-marijuana-dispensaries/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:00:14 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Marijuana products. (Missoula Current file) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66987 Boise Foothills wildfire grows to 2,000 acres https://missoulacurrent.com/boise-foothills-wildfire/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:16:36 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Smoke from the Claremont Fire rises above the Boise Foothills on Monday, July 6, 2026. (Photo by Clark Corbin/Idaho Capital Sun) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66983 Montana judge to consider Wyoming sage grouse litigation https://missoulacurrent.com/wyoming-sage-grouse/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:07:35 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Sage grouse. (BLM photo) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66980 Viewpoint: When rules replace compassion and humanity https://missoulacurrent.com/viewpoint-rules-compassion/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:03:39 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> American flag. https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66978 Krambu withdraws application for proposed Bonner data center https://missoulacurrent.com/bonnder-data-center/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:38:39 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> As power-hungry data centers proliferate, states are searching for ways to protect utility customers from the steep costs of upgrading the electrical grid, trying instead to shift the cost to AI-driven tech companies. (Dana DiFilippo/New Jersey Monitor) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66964 Montana Weather: The Coldest Julys on Record https://missoulacurrent.com/ixp/1116/p/montana-coldest-julys/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:26:02 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Chris Wolfe https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=11160000000038794 USFS chief defends largest reorganization in a century https://missoulacurrent.com/usfs-reorganization-chief/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:48:36 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> FUSDA Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz meets with employees of the Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana on April 2, 2025. (Preston Keres/USDA) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66954 State leaders respond to SupCo campaign spending ruling https://missoulacurrent.com/campaign-spending-ruling/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:05:47 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> (Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona Mirror) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66961 Rural NV counties vulnerable to Hoover Dam hydro decline https://missoulacurrent.com/hoover-dam-decline/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:00:55 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Lake Mead at Hoover Dam: (Jeniffer Solis/Nevada Current)) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66959 Disaster declaration approved in N. Idaho after storm https://missoulacurrent.com/disaster-declaration-idaho/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:57:20 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Idaho State Capitol building on January 11, 2023. (Otto Kitsinger for Idaho Capital Sun) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66957 Viewpoint: Beyond red, white and blue - the case for Bodnar https://missoulacurrent.com/viewpoint-bodnar-case/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:53:34 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Election ballots. (Martin Kidston/Missoula Current file) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66947 Tick bites are surging in the US this year https://missoulacurrent.com/tick-bites-surging/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:48:11 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> An attached tick. (CDC) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66951 ICE raids Gallatin County sites, with as many as 100 detained https://missoulacurrent.com/ice-raids-gallatin/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 22:17:25 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Federal agents. Neri/Minnesota Reformer) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66949 New exploration plan submitted for Sheep Creek mine https://missoulacurrent.com/shee-creek-mine/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 21:52:07 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Sheep Creek drainage. (Ravalli County Fish and Wildlife Association) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66944 Viewpoint: Reflections on America 250 and the 'resistance' https://missoulacurrent.com/viewpoint-america-resistance/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 21:37:41 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Thousands of protestors march through downtown Missoula in a "No Kings" protest on Oct. 18, 2025. (Martin Kidston/Missoula Current) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66942 Viewpoint: Unaddressed health risks of Bridger Pipeline https://missoulacurrent.com/health-bridger-pipeline/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:41:14 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Leased for oil and gas drilling. (Bureau of Land Management/Flickr) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66929 Dems, Republicans see states' rights as way out of political woes https://missoulacurrent.com/states-rights-politics/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:30:03 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> (Illustration by Alex Cochran for Stateline) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66914 Montana highlights industry, rec and dinos at American State Fair https://missoulacurrent.com/montana-american-fair/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:28:23 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Kids enjoy a Montana river. (Kevin Moriarty/Missoula Current file) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66925 Dierks Bently at the Kettle and that giant video board https://missoulacurrent.com/dierks-bently-kettle/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:01:38 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Dierks Bentley in Missoula. (William Munoz/Missoula Current) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66931 Conservation leaders say Trump out to undue Roosevelt's legacy https://missoulacurrent.com/trump-roosevelt-legacy/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:24:24 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Views of Missoula. (Martin Kidston/Missoula Current file) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66923 Montana GOP formalizes opposition to ‘The Montana Plan’ https://missoulacurrent.com/montana-gop-plan/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:21:33 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks at the Mother Lode Theater on Sunday, May 17, 2026 in Butte, Montana during an event highlighting the Montana Plan, an effort to create a state law to remove corporate spending from elections. (Jordan Hansen / Daily Montanan) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66920 David Hahn hired as Boise State University president https://missoulacurrent.com/boise-state-president/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:16:28 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> David Hahn, the sole finalist in Boise State University’s president search, speaks early at a State Board of Education meeting on June 16, 2026, at Boise State. (Photo by Kaeden Lincoln/EdNews) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66917 June jobs report misses big, while unemployment falls https://missoulacurrent.com/june-jobs-report/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:00:20 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> An employee at a fast-casual restaurant. (Photo courtesy of Chipotle) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66912 Koopman: Fresh eyes on America https://missoulacurrent.com/fresh-eyes-america/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:56:53 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> American flag. https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66910 Montana begins work requirements for Medicaid expansion https://missoulacurrent.com/montana-medicaid-expansion-12/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 06:00:30 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Montana Department of Health and Human Services. (Missoula Current file) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66927 Sheehy, Padilla look to secure hazard pay for prescribed burns https://missoulacurrent.com/hazard-prescribed-burns/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:57:57 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> Firefighters, along with a medic, hike near the Windy Rock fire near Drummond in August 2025. (Peelee Clark / Northwest Team 2) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66896 Open Space funding secures key wildlife corridor near Bonner https://missoulacurrent.com/wildlife-corridor-bonner/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:53:16 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> The new Lovell-Bonner open space. https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66904 Groups fight to block logging project in spotted owl habitat https://missoulacurrent.com/oregon-logging-owl/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:49:32 GMT Continue reading…]]> Continue reading…]]> A Northern Spotted Owl stares out from a pine branch. (Kyle Sullivan/BLM via Courthouse News Service) https://missoulacurrent.com/?p=66892