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      <title>Missoula 6th Street Closure: What Drivers Need to Know</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 15:56:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Missoula's 6th Street will close for construction Sept. 22-Oct. 1. Here's where the closure is located, what drivers need to know and why the work is happening. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/ixp/117/p/missoula-6th-street-closure/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Missoula&apos;s 6th Street will close for construction Sept. 22-Oct. 1. Here&apos;s where the closure is located, what drivers need to know and why the work is happening. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/ixp/117/p/missoula-6th-street-closure/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>NW rail fans eager for Sept. 30 debut of Amtrak’s Airo fleet</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:35:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A date that Pacific Northwest train riders and advocates have long awaited is finally nigh. Amtrak’s sleek, amenity-packed new trains will debut on the Cascades intercity route on Sept. 30. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/amtrak-airo-fleet/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A date that Pacific Northwest train riders and advocates have long awaited is finally nigh. Amtrak&#x2019;s sleek, amenity-packed new trains will debut on the Cascades intercity route on Sept. 30. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/amtrak-airo-fleet/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">A sleek new Amtrak Cascades train passed through the Willamette Valley in July on a test run. Regular service with this next-generation train model begins in Washington and Oregon on Sept. 30. (Photo courtesy of Oregon Department of Transportation)</media:description>
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      <title>Census data: US poverty rate drops to lowest on record</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:32:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The official poverty rate in the United States dipped slightly by half a percentage point last year to a historic low of 10.2%, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Tuesday. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/census-poverty-rate/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The official poverty rate in the United States dipped slightly by half a percentage point last year to a historic low of 10.2%, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Tuesday. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/census-poverty-rate/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Montana Food Bank Network. </media:description>
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      <title>Missoula’s Higgins Avenue Is Going Car-Free Sunday</title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/ixp/1116/p/sunday-streets-higgins-avenue/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:11:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Sunday Streets Missoula returns September 20, closing part of Higgins Avenue to cars and opening downtown to walking, biking, games and free activities. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/ixp/1116/p/sunday-streets-higgins-avenue/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Sunday Streets Missoula returns September 20, closing part of Higgins Avenue to cars and opening downtown to walking, biking, games and free activities. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/ixp/1116/p/sunday-streets-higgins-avenue/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Chris Wolfe</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Wolfe]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>$80M Midtown housing project to include 211 affordable units</title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/midtown-housing-project-2/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:39:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Franklin Crossing – a collaboration between United Housing Partners, the Missoula Housing Authority and the City of Missoula – will rent below the market rate and help fill a dire need for affordable housing. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/midtown-housing-project-2/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Franklin Crossing &#x2013; a collaboration between United Housing Partners, the Missoula Housing Authority and the City of Missoula &#x2013; will rent below the market rate and help fill a dire need for affordable housing. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/midtown-housing-project-2/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Midtown Commons will begin construction next summer with a move-in date set for October 2028. (United Housing Partners)</media:description>
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      <title>Fraudsters hit Missoula College in national financial aid scheme</title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/missoula-college-fraud/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:22:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A fraudulent enrollment scheme drained $673,745 in federal money from the University of Montana’s Missoula College in 2025, according to a new report from the Legislative Audit Division. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/missoula-college-fraud/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A fraudulent enrollment scheme drained $673,745 in federal money from the University of Montana&#x2019;s Missoula College in 2025, according to a new report from the Legislative Audit Division. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/missoula-college-fraud/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Missoula College. (UM photo)</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Daily Montanan]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Tribes hit hard by wildfires face health effects, cultural losses</title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/tribes-wildfires-health/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:18:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Tribal leaders across Washington and Oregon told Stateline that this year’s record-breaking wildfires burned timber that they rely on for income, threatened food sources and waterways, and harmed the health of their communities. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/tribes-wildfires-health/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Tribal leaders across Washington and Oregon told Stateline that this year&#x2019;s record-breaking wildfires burned timber that they rely on for income, threatened food sources and waterways, and harmed the health of their communities. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/tribes-wildfires-health/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">The Columbia Princess Ferry stays on the Gifford side of the Columbia River as the Modrite Fire exhibits extreme fire behavior just south of Inchelium, Washington. Fires in the state hit tribes particularly hard this year. (Photo courtesy of Colville Tribal Broadcasts, News and Information)</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[States Newsroom]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Viva Montana Brings Free Latin Festival to Missoula</title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/ixp/1116/p/viva-montana-festival-missoula/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:30:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Viva Montana, Missoula's Latin Heritage Festival, comes to Caras Park Saturday with free food, live music, dancing and cultural celebrations for all ages. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/ixp/1116/p/viva-montana-festival-missoula/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Viva Montana, Missoula&apos;s Latin Heritage Festival, comes to Caras Park Saturday with free food, live music, dancing and cultural celebrations for all ages. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/ixp/1116/p/viva-montana-festival-missoula/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Chris Wolfe</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Wolfe]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Oregon isn’t on track to meet transportation emissions goals</title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/oregon-emissions-goals/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:00:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Oregon has lost much of the progress it had made toward its transportation greenhouse gas emissions goal, according to a new progress forecast.  <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/oregon-emissions-goals/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Oregon has lost much of the progress it had made toward its transportation greenhouse gas emissions goal, according to a new progress forecast.  <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/oregon-emissions-goals/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">(Oregon Department of Transportation)</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[States Newsroom]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Montana lawmaker looks to strengthen privacy laws </title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/montana-privacy-laws/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:56:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[State Sen. Daniel Zolnikov helped pass some of the nation’s strongest privacy laws a decade ago, and wants to bolster them next session. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/montana-privacy-laws/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[State Sen. Daniel Zolnikov helped pass some of the nation&#x2019;s strongest privacy laws a decade ago, and wants to bolster them next session. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/montana-privacy-laws/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">A Flock Safety automated license plate reader camera in a Kalispell parking lot as seen on Sept. 16, 2026. (Micah Drew, Daily Montanan)</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Daily Montanan]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Missoula Housing Authority navigates wait list, vouchers</title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/missoula-housing-authority-4/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:43:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Housing vouchers provided by the Missoula Housing Authority are nearly fully utilized and the wait list for subsidized housing continues to grow, officials told members of the Missoula City Council this week. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/missoula-housing-authority-4/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Housing vouchers provided by the Missoula Housing Authority are nearly fully utilized and the wait list for subsidized housing continues to grow, officials told members of the Missoula City Council this week. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/missoula-housing-authority-4/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">The Wildfire Apartments in Missoula. (Martin Kidston/Missoula Current)</media:description>
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      <title>Amid Inflation, Fed raises interest rates</title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/fed-interest-rates/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:20:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve raised interest rates Wednesday for the first time in three years as inflation continues to dog the economy. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/fed-interest-rates/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve raised interest rates Wednesday for the first time in three years as inflation continues to dog the economy. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/fed-interest-rates/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">American money. (hbschw/Pixabay)</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[States Newsroom]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Interior Dept claws back NPS money to fund Trump projects</title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/interiortrump-projects/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:39:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[As Americans continue to flock to national parks, maintenance backlogs continue to increase. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/interiortrump-projects/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[As Americans continue to flock to national parks, maintenance backlogs continue to increase. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/interiortrump-projects/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Thermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park. (Vlada March/Facebook) </media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Missoula Current]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Viewpoint: Let's take dark money out of Montana politics </title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/viewpoint-dark-money-2/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:34:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[John Westenberg writes, "I realize money will always play a role in politics. I’m convinced, however, that a huge step can be taken to make that money “honest”" <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/viewpoint-dark-money-2/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[John Westenberg writes, &quot;I realize money will always play a role in politics. I&#x2019;m convinced, however, that a huge step can be taken to make that money &#x201C;honest&#x201D;&quot; <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/viewpoint-dark-money-2/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Election ballots. (Martin Kidston/Missoula Current file)</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Missoula Current]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>House leaves for break without action on AI, affordability</title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/house-ai-affordability/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:18:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. House departed Wednesday for a seven-week campaign break after spending less than two weeks in session during August and September. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/house-ai-affordability/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The U.S. House departed Wednesday for a seven-week campaign break after spending less than two weeks in session during August and September. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/house-ai-affordability/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks at a campaign event for U.S. Rep. Jen Kiggans in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Aug. 17, 2026. (Charlotte Rene Woods/Virginia Mercury)</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[States Newsroom]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Judge slams feds for failing to protect Sierra Nevada red fox</title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/sierra-nevada-red-fox/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:15:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The judge said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service committed three errors when it refused to designate a critical habitat for the species, despite listing a segment of the foxes' population as endangered. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/sierra-nevada-red-fox/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The judge said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service committed three errors when it refused to designate a critical habitat for the species, despite listing a segment of the foxes&apos; population as endangered. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/sierra-nevada-red-fox/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">A Sierra Nevada red fox. (Pixabay via Courthouse News)</media:description>
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      <title>Mollie's Pack mostly back in park, still spurs threats, bounties</title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/mollie-pack-threats/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:30:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A historic wolf pack whose bloodlines and territory trace to the 1995-96 reintroduction of wolves has mostly returned to its traditional Yellowstone National Park turf. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/mollie-pack-threats/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A historic wolf pack whose bloodlines and territory trace to the 1995-96 reintroduction of wolves has mostly returned to its traditional Yellowstone National Park turf. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/mollie-pack-threats/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Wolf 1090F, pictured, is the former alpha female of the Mollie’s Pack and among the oldest known wolves in Yellowstone National Park history. (Photo courtesy of Sylvia Borgonovo via Idaho Capital Sun)o)</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[States Newsroom]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Missoula County states opposition to roadless rule undoing </title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/missoula-roadless-rule/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:43:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[With the public comment now period open, Missoula County has stated opposition to a proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule, along with any alternatives that may possibly alter the bipartisan document.  <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/missoula-roadless-rule/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[With the public comment now period open, Missoula County has stated opposition to a proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule, along with any alternatives that may possibly alter the bipartisan document.  <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/missoula-roadless-rule/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">A forest road in Montana. </media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Missoula Current]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Why Nimrod Hot Springs Near Missoula Is Now Off Limits</title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/ixp/108/p/nimrod-hot-springs-missoula-montana-closed/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:29:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Nimrod Hot Springs near Missoula has long been a popular Montana swimming and soaking spot, but the private property is now posted against trespassing. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/ixp/108/p/nimrod-hot-springs-missoula-montana-closed/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Nimrod Hot Springs near Missoula has long been a popular Montana swimming and soaking spot, but the private property is now posted against trespassing. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/ixp/108/p/nimrod-hot-springs-missoula-montana-closed/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Epic Montana/YouTube</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[KC]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Missoula mobile park residents fear "soulless investment firm"</title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/missoula-mobile-park/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:44:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[For the second time this month, Missoula County is asking an out-of-state investment firm to meet and discuss the future of two mobile home parks and the impact that recent rent hikes have had on residents. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/missoula-mobile-park/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[For the second time this month, Missoula County is asking an out-of-state investment firm to meet and discuss the future of two mobile home parks and the impact that recent rent hikes have had on residents. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/missoula-mobile-park/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Katoonah Lodges. </media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Missoula Current]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Trump shifts homelessness grants toward treatment, enforcement</title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/trump-homelessness-grants/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:33:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In its latest effort to overhaul federal homelessness funding, the Trump administration is proposing to provide more money to localities that prioritize treatment-first policies such as sober living, more cooperation with law enforcement and more temporary and transitional housing.  <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/trump-homelessness-grants/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In its latest effort to overhaul federal homelessness funding, the Trump administration is proposing to provide more money to localities that prioritize treatment-first policies such as sober living, more cooperation with law enforcement and more temporary and transitional housing.  <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/trump-homelessness-grants/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">A formerly homeless veterans checks into a new apartment in Missoula. (Martin Kidston/Missoula Current)</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[States Newsroom]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>USFS faces public land degradation caused by private wells</title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/usfs-private-wells/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:28:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Conservationists say the federal government violated the National Environmental Policy Act and Endangered Species Act by approving the expansion of the Pinto Valley Mine without placing limits on the amount of groundwater it pumps in from nearby private wells. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/usfs-private-wells/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Conservationists say the federal government violated the National Environmental Policy Act and Endangered Species Act by approving the expansion of the Pinto Valley Mine without placing limits on the amount of groundwater it pumps in from nearby private wells. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/usfs-private-wells/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">A stunning view of desert foliage in the forest with canyonlands stretching into the distance. Arizona, Tonto National Forest area.</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Courthouse News]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Land Trust preserves Bonner Ridge</title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/bonner-ridge/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:10:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The ridge that overlooks Bonner and the confluence of the Blackfoot and Clark Fork rivers will never be blemished by buildings and byways, thanks to the quick work of local organizations. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/bonner-ridge/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The ridge that overlooks Bonner and the confluence of the Blackfoot and Clark Fork rivers will never be blemished by buildings and byways, thanks to the quick work of local organizations. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/bonner-ridge/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Bonner as seen from Bonner Ridge. </media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Missoula Current]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Secretary of state responds to legislative subpoena with pushback</title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/secretary-legislative-subpoena/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:03:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen responded to a legislative subpoena to disclose voter roll information her office provided to the federal government, but also objected to the demand and described it as “political theater.” <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/secretary-legislative-subpoena/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen responded to a legislative subpoena to disclose voter roll information her office provided to the federal government, but also objected to the demand and described it as &#x201C;political theater.&#x201D; <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/secretary-legislative-subpoena/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">The Secretary of State’s office in the Montana State Capitol in Helena on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. (Photo by Mike Clark for the Daily Montanan)</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Daily Montanan]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Missoula Teen Driver Damages Soccer Fields at Playfair Park</title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/ixp/119/p/driver-damages-soccer-fields-missoula/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:18:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Missoula Police Department officers were dispatched to Playfair Park on Bancroft Street. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/ixp/119/p/driver-damages-soccer-fields-missoula/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Missoula Police Department officers were dispatched to Playfair Park on Bancroft Street. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/ixp/119/p/driver-damages-soccer-fields-missoula/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Credit: Carolina K. Smith,M.D.</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Chrestenson]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Montana Gas Prices are $1.24 Per Gallon Higher Than a Year Ago</title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/ixp/119/p/montana-gas-prices-surge-geopolitical-tensions/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:12:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Montana gas prices are on the rise after a few weeks of stability. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/ixp/119/p/montana-gas-prices-surge-geopolitical-tensions/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Montana gas prices are on the rise after a few weeks of stability. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/ixp/119/p/montana-gas-prices-surge-geopolitical-tensions/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Photo by &lt;a href="https://unsplash.com/@enginakyurt?utm_source=townsquare_carbon&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText"&gt;engin akyurt&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/a-man-pumping-gas-into-his-car-at-a-gas-station-f4UbPVbJcjw?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText"&gt;Unsplash&lt;/a&gt;</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Chrestenson]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Trump EPA to strip greenhouse gas limits for power plants</title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/trump-greenhouse-gas/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:40:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Environmental groups and elected Democrats blasted the move, which would roll back regulations set by Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama, for hastening climate change and increasing air pollution.  <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/trump-greenhouse-gas/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Environmental groups and elected Democrats blasted the move, which would roll back regulations set by Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama, for hastening climate change and increasing air pollution.  <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/trump-greenhouse-gas/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">(Erwin Bosman via Courthouse News)</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[States Newsroom]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>SupCo won’t let Trump restrict mail-in ballots ahead of midterms</title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/trump-ballots-midterms/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:01:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[With less than two months to go until the midterm election, state officials warned permitting President Trump’s USPS rule to take effect would be an “unmitigated disaster.” <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/trump-ballots-midterms/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[With less than two months to go until the midterm election, state officials warned permitting President Trump&#x2019;s USPS rule to take effect would be an &#x201C;unmitigated disaster.&#x201D; <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/trump-ballots-midterms/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">A Missoula County ballot. (Missoula Current)</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Courthouse News]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Alaska judge clears way for gold mining within national park</title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/mining-national-park/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:57:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Conservation groups believe that the beluga whale population of Cook Inlet, already at risk, will be further harmed by mineral excavation. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/mining-national-park/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Conservation groups believe that the beluga whale population of Cook Inlet, already at risk, will be further harmed by mineral excavation. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/mining-national-park/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">A plane heading to Anchorage flies over Cook Inlet waters. (Bernt Rostad/Flickr via Courthouse News)</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Courthouse News]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>City reaffirms contract with Missoula Economic Partnership</title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/city-contract-partnership/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:46:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The City Council on an 8-2 vote approved $100,000 in annual funding to ensure MEP continues to carry out the city's economic development goals for another year.  <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/city-contract-partnership/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The City Council on an 8-2 vote approved $100,000 in annual funding to ensure MEP continues to carry out the city&apos;s economic development goals for another year.  <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/city-contract-partnership/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Grant Kier, president and CEO of the Missoula Economic Partnership, and Missoula Mayor Andrea Davis discuss the opportunities for Midtown Commons in 2024. (Martin Kidston/Missoula Current file)</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Missoula Current]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>New courses at University of Utah to eye nuclear energy</title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/utah-nuclear-energy/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:21:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Amid Utah's big push to make the state a major piece in the nuclear energy space, the curriculum is about to change. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/utah-nuclear-energy/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Amid Utah&apos;s big push to make the state a major piece in the nuclear energy space, the curriculum is about to change. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/utah-nuclear-energy/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">University of Utah</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[States Newsroom]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>K-shaped economy taking toll on Las Vegas</title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/economy-toll-las-vegas/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:17:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Who is coming to Las Vegas is changing, in large part to a K-shaped economy where higher income households are disproportionately thriving while lower income households are barely above water. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/economy-toll-las-vegas/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Who is coming to Las Vegas is changing, in large part to a K-shaped economy where higher income households are disproportionately thriving while lower income households are barely above water. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/economy-toll-las-vegas/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">The Sphere in Las Vegas. (Martin Kidston/Missoula Current0</media:description>
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      <title>Trump gives feds 90 days to remove wolves from ESA </title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/trump-wolves-esa/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:13:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Supporters say plan helps ranchers, but opponents criticize process and say wolf populations aren’t fully recovered. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/trump-wolves-esa/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Supporters say plan helps ranchers, but opponents criticize process and say wolf populations aren&#x2019;t fully recovered. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/trump-wolves-esa/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Wolf 2306-OR shortly after release in Grand County, Colorado, on Dec. 19, 2023. (Courtesy of CPW)</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[States Newsroom]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Montana scientists, others, fear federal campaign against them</title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/montana-scientists-campaign/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:55:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Conservative politicians and others skeptical of the nation’s covid response have had Vincent Munster and Rocky Mountain Labs on their radar for years. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/montana-scientists-campaign/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Conservative politicians and others skeptical of the nation&#x2019;s covid response have had Vincent Munster and Rocky Mountain Labs on their radar for years. <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/montana-scientists-campaign/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">The National Institutes of Health’s Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Montana. (Katheryn Houghton/KFF Health News)</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kaiser Health News]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Climate Connect: Sunday Streets creates people-powered Higgins </title>
      <link>https://missoulacurrent.com/sunday-streets-missoula/</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:44:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Katherine Auge writes, "Sunday Streets is also an opportunity to envision how we can make our city streets even more accessible and safe for those who bike, walk, and roll." <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/sunday-streets-missoula/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Katherine Auge writes, &quot;Sunday Streets is also an opportunity to envision how we can make our city streets even more accessible and safe for those who bike, walk, and roll.&quot; <a href="https://missoulacurrent.com/sunday-streets-missoula/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Sunday Streets in Missoula. (Missoula In Motion photo)</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Missoula Current]]></dc:creator>
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