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Dwight Yoakam to headline 2018 Red Ants Pants Music Festival

April 8, 2018

Dwight Yoakam will headline the eighth annual Red Ants Pants Music Festival this July, it was announced at a block party in White Sulphur Springs Saturday night. The popular festival, staged in a working cow pasture on the Jackson Ranch just outside of White Sulphur Springs, is scheduled for July 26-29 and will also feature Pam Tillis and Lorrie Morgan, Shovels and Rope, the Steep Canyon Rangers, Junior Brown, Jim Lauderdale, Chancey Williams and the Younger Brothers Band, the Secret Sisters and more.

Man charged in sick animal cruelty case after distributing video to Montanan

March 30, 2018

A former Navy petty officer faces up to seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty this week to sharing

Missoula County remains state’s 2nd most populous, but Gallatin, Flathead make gains

March 27, 2018

Missoula County added more than 8,100 residents over the past seven years, maintaining its place as Montana’s second most populous

FDA looks to strip cigarettes of addictive power by cutting nicotine

March 16, 2018

Stripping cigarettes of all or most of their addictive power could lead 5 million adults to quit smoking within a

With a prayer, Union Gospel Mission fills in for Pov during winter overcrowding

March 13, 2018

While Jesus and redemption lie at the heart of Don Evans' work, the Union Gospel Mission found itself playing a

Calling all landlords: Missoula partners look to house 40 families in 40 homes in March

March 6, 2018

Julie Barrett was one of the lucky ones to find stable housing through a federal rental-assistance program that has brought

State urges vaccinations after Yellowstone County child dies of flu

March 1, 2018

RiverStone Health, in conjunction with the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, has confirmed the first pediatric death

Missoula Lady Bruins top Bozeman for state amateur hockey championship

February 26, 2018

The Missoula Lady Bruins shut out Bozeman 2-0 for the second day in a row to win the Montana Amateur

After shooting, ‘honor how kids want to deal with their feelings’

February 25, 2018

With so much coverage of last week’s grisly school shooting in Parkland, Fla., students, parents and others are struggling to

Overcrowded: Missoula homeless shelter to set cap on number of overnight residents

February 23, 2018

The latest bout of cold weather has left the Poverello Center well over capacity, forcing the organization to prepare a

Lockdown ordered at Big Sky High after graffiti found on bathroom wall

February 22, 2018

A lock down was ordered at Sentinel High School on Wednesday morning after graffiti was found on a bathroom wall

Montana Rail Link Park set for spring construction off South Avenue

February 15, 2018

The Missoula Redevelopment Agency on Thursday selected Dick Anderson Construction to manage work ahead of this spring's groundbreaking for a new city

New building for Missoula police detectives, evidence storage gets a funding boost

February 15, 2018

The city of Missoula will receive $1 million in tax increment monies from the Missoula Redevelopment Agency to help pay

Help for a day: Community project connects Missoula’s homeless, low-income with vital services

January 26, 2018

The 12th annual Project Community Connect, organized by the At-Risk Housing Coalition on Friday, coincided with Thursday night's annual point-in-time survey, an

Service organizations see progress in Missoula’s plan to reduce homelessness

January 24, 2018

On Tuesday night at a community forum on homelessness, Darren Ashby detailed his journey from addiction to recovery. His stint in

Shelter for intoxicated homeless would save human, taxpayer costs, officer says

January 23, 2018

While homelessness will never be wholly solved – and while the city will never “end” homelessness as the title of

Veteran releases hate and hurt to graduate from Missoula treatment court

January 17, 2018

After a sexual assault in the Army, alcoholism, PTSD and a stint in jail, Billy Jo Chaffin was looking to

We have a dream: Missoula minorities still live in fear despite King’s legacy

January 15, 2018

Three Missoula women reflect on the challenges and fears of being minorities in Trump's America, where deportation, violence and racial

Ending homelessness: Missoula making progress with 10-year plan, experts say

January 8, 2018

Organizations across Missoula are working behind the scenes to bring an end to homelessness by addressing the issues that create

Historical Society exhibit brings Word War I home to Montana

January 6, 2018

One of the most difficult things about assembling a World War I exhibit at the Montana Historical Society Museum in

Fitness friendly: Missoula tops the charts for third year running (no pun intended)

January 3, 2018

Missoula ranked No. 1 in SmartAsset's most “fitness friendly" places for the third consecutive year – a nod to the

Study: Good friends might be your best brain booster as you age

December 31, 2017

For nine years, these experts have been examining “SuperAgers” — men and women over age 80 whose memories are as

For second year, Missoula takes top spot in number of Peace Corps volunteers

December 14, 2017

Missoula produced more Peace Corps volunteers on a per capita basis than all other cities in 2017, earning it the

After Marsy’s Law, Missoula County Attorney looks to keep victim coordinators

December 12, 2017

The Missoula County Attorney's Office will keep two positions created to comply with Marsy's Law, a victim's rights bill passed

Poverello Center packed with winter residents as efforts turn toward rapid rehousing

December 8, 2017

The number of residents turning to the Poverello Center for warmth and shelter this year is up over last year,

County awards more plowing contracts for commuter trails than last year

November 28, 2017

Missoula County commissioners on Tuesday approved four contracts to plow non-motorized trails this winter, including a first-time contract for the

Missoula honors Marine who returned Japanese honor flag to fallen enemy’s family

November 27, 2017

The Missoula City Council and all in the audience at Monday night’s council meeting stood to honor Missoula veteran Marvin

New treatment court coordinator may be fresh to the job, but not the issue of addiction

November 27, 2017

Some of the participants in Missoula's Co-Occurring Treatment Court will be veterans, some not, though all have been in trouble

Thanksgiving dinner cheaper than last year, but Food Bank duties continue

November 22, 2017

This year's annual price survey found those feeding 10 dinner guests will spend $49.12, or 75 cents less than last

As relatives gather, family talks on end-of-life wishes increase over holidays

November 22, 2017

The roast turkey and pecan pie may be the same as always, but growing numbers of families plan to add

Missoula groups launch new campaign on affirmative sexual consent

November 16, 2017

One month after a new state law went into effect changing the definition of consent, an equally new campaign will

Missoula County inks contract to study future of historic valley ranch

November 14, 2017

Missoula County commissioners approved a $44,000 service contract with A&E Architects on Tuesday to assess the condition of the land

Missoula police: Investigation continues into Mountain Line death threats

November 13, 2017

The Missoula Police Department continues its investigation into a series of death threats made to Mountain Line employees in the

Monday morning fog to start the work week

November 13, 2017

The work week started out on the chilly side in Missoula on Monday with an icy fog and temperatures of

Easing the transition: Missoula partners explore the challenges of leaving prison

November 9, 2017

Roughly 97 percent of Montana prisoners will return to the community. While their crime is theirs to bear, how successfully

Starbucks adds Missoula’s refugee efforts to national film series

October 19, 2017

Not only has Starbucks selected Soft Landing for inclusion in its "Upstanders" film series, the company also has chosen Missoula

City to adjust snowplowing schedule to beat traffic, hit side streets

October 5, 2017

The superintendent of the Missoula Street Division plans to increase the night crew this year to plow the city's main

Missoula Current, Last Best News featured on ‘Home Ground’

September 19, 2017

Last Best News partners Ed Kemmick and David Crisp will be featured in this week’s “Home Ground” show on Yellowstone

Cash-carrying Canadian arrested near Montana border crossing

August 31, 2017

The U.S. Border Patrol said its agents arrested a 25-year-old man from Alberta, Canada, trying to enter the United States

United Way establishes fund to help victims of Seeley Lake, Lolo blazes

August 30, 2017

Bolstered by gifts from several local businesses, the United Way of Missoula County has raised more than $8,000 over the

Wyoming, California streets slated for redesign amid district’s growth

August 17, 2017

The city is expected to divert $10,000 from a decades-old earmark to redesign an unfinished portion of Wyoming Street, a

Nonprofits join Partnership Health Center in week of outreach, celebration

August 14, 2017

On Monday, as part of Community Health Center Week, Partnership Health Center launched a weeklong celebration to thank its patients

Montana family’s deep roots draw historians to reunion at Bridger Creek homestead

August 12, 2017

A family with deep roots in Montana met last Saturday on the land their ancestors homesteaded almost 140 years ago.

Missoula College to launch state’s first course on veteran experience

August 11, 2017

Missoula College was awarded a $97,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to develop the state's first veterans

Border Patrol agents nab illegal Irishman on trail near Glacier National Park

August 10, 2017

Agents assigned to the St. Mary Border Patrol Station Horse Patrol Unit arrested a 47-year-old man from Ireland near the

Wounded vets seek healing on Montana wilderness ride

August 7, 2017

During a hot week in late July, these warriors and their loved ones rode horses, rafted the Yellowstone River and

Flags at half-staff to honor firefighters killed on Lolo National Forest

August 5, 2017

Flags are flying at half staff in Montana this weekend, honoring two wildland firefighters killed in recent weeks on the

Music takes Maris off to New York for Carnegie performance

August 4, 2017

Missoula singer-songwriter Maris Ward has become an Internet sensation in recent months, performing Frank Sinatra and Dolly Parton classics, but

Fatal accidents decline in Missoula, but overall crashes increase

August 3, 2017

According to the data, from 2010 to 2014, the ramp at West Broadway and Reserve Street has seen the highest

Western Montana Fair to raise funds for wildland firefighters, families

August 1, 2017

The 2017 Western Montana Fair is partnering with the Wildland Firefighter Foundation to raise money for families of wildland firefighters.

On the road: City plans to triple bicycle commuters by 2045

July 29, 2017

Missoula’s new master plan for the infrastructure needed to support bicycles as a form of mass transit was quietly approved