Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is taking the Archdiocese of Seattle to court over records he said the church is refusing to give up in an investigation of its handling of child sex abuse allegations.
Kevin Proescholdt writes, "We must re-learn to practice the humility and restraint toward Wilderness that the architects of the Wilderness Act believed in 60 years ago."
Wildlife biologists have euthanized three black bears that were addicted to human food, but their recent behavior showed that the Bear Smart Missoula program is having an effect.
The Missoula County Attorney's Office has filed charges against a doctor for several counts of sexual assault against patients treated at a local emergency room, and the county is encouraging others with information to contact law enforcement.
If passed, the initiative would put approval of any new tax or fee in the hands of voters — potentially upending the workings of government, critics say.
Since adopting its housing strategy in 2019, the city has helped build or preserve several hundred housing units, launched a housing trust fund and adopted a new strategy to help direct more revenue to the city's housing needs.
While no new development is currently proposed, the City Council this week preliminary approved a zoning change and boundary line relocation for two parcels of property located at the corner of Brooks Street and Mount Avenue.
Becky Edwards and Jen Clanahan write, "Recognizing that we are at a pivotal point in time where we must preserve, protect and properly manage our public lands, the new rule will bring balance to how we do that now and how we plan to pass these treasured lands to future generations."
Montana State University faces two more investigations into federal civil rights abuses, including that it failed to respond to discrimination reports.