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UM adds fall commencement ceremony; Montana AG Tim Fox to deliver address
October 21, 2018
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox will serve as the keynote speaker at the University of Montana’s first-ever Fall Commencement Saturday, Dec. 15. The new event will take place at 9 a.m. in the University Center Ballroom.
Roxy Theater hears customers, installs new sound system
July 20, 2019
After closing its doors for 14 days to install new seats, a new sound system and other upgrades, the historic
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Stretch of Highway 83 named in memory of Missoula firefighter Trenton Johnson
July 20, 2019
Trenton Johnson lost his life while protecting his home state from a Seeley Lake wildfire which would eventually become part
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Skookum Butte: Volunteers save historic lookout for the ages
July 20, 2019
If it weren’t for some dedicated volunteers, one of the most historic buildings on the Lolo National Forest might have
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Harmon’s Histories: Western Montana Fair’s Commercial Building stands tall
July 20, 2019
Documentation submitted to the National Register of Historic Places, in the application for the Missoula County Fairgrounds Historic District, describes
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Bear spotted looking for food in Missoula neighborhood
July 19, 2019
Wildlife biologists report there is at least one black bear looking for food in the Rattlesnake neighborhood by prying open
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What are the early sources of money in Montana’s U.S. House, Senate races?
July 19, 2019
In Montana’s 2020 U.S. Senate race, incumbent Republican Steve Daines has a huge head start on campaign money — including
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Sustainable Missoula: Montana’s public lands are critical for climate progress
July 19, 2019
Montana’s public lands are priceless. They’re an economic lifeblood, a source of clean water and air, home to thriving fish
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FWP forced to kill grizzly bear that raided Stevi golf course, then Seeley Lake
July 18, 2019
On Thursday, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks bear biologist Jamie Jonkel had to kill the young bear he transplanted last
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Section of Highway 12 memorializes firefighter killed in 2017 Lolo Peak fire
July 18, 2019
In the shadow of Lolo Peak’s fire-scarred mountainsides, a section of Highway 12 will forever honor the memory of a
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Surplus property: City Council to explore housing options over highest bidder
July 18, 2019
A vote to discard surplus city property to the highest bidder led to a wider discussion among members of the
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Woodbury to build AT&T outlet at South Crossing under city’s new design standards
July 18, 2019
The Missoula Redevelopment Agency's board of commissioners on Thursday approved the Woodbury Corp.’s request for $78,000 in tax increment financing
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Second office building planned for Broadway in Missoula’s new opportunity zone
July 18, 2019
The developers behind a new office building under construction on Maple Street plan to begin work on a second building
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Without Gianforte, House passes $15 minimum wage
July 18, 2019
Tackling the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade, the House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday
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Missoula Chamber exploring affordable childcare solutions
July 18, 2019
Missoula’s lack of available and affordable childcare is well known to parents — and has only gotten worse in the
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Male grizzly bear moves onto Bitterroot Front near Stevensville
July 18, 2019
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is reporting a new bear wearing a radio collar was tracked into the Bitterroot National
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Bullock makes cut for 2nd round of Democratic presidential debates
July 18, 2019
As expected, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has made the cut for the second Democratic presidential candidate debate in Detroit at
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Not so cutting edge: Missoula City Council pulls the plug on e-bike share system
July 17, 2019
While scooters didn't make the cut, members of the City Council gave preliminary approval Wednesday to allow electric bicycles on
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Plowing and prosecuting: Public Works, city attorney pitch budget needs for FY2020
July 17, 2019
Public Works joined the City Attorney's Office in this week's pitch, with requests ranging from traffic signals to cemetery care.
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City Council sets public hearing on Bluebird-North Hills open space purchase
July 17, 2019
The Missoula City Council's Parks and Conservation Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to schedule a public hearing on a resolution to
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Missoula film company makes offer on former NorthWestern Energy HQ in Butte
July 17, 2019
Bitterroot Gateway Development out of Missoula made a proposal in Butte last week that the former NorthWestern Energy headquarters at
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Air quality specialist wants Missoula to be ‘smoke-ready’
July 17, 2019
“There will be fire smoke,” said Sarah Coefield, an air quality specialist with the Missoula City-County Health Department. “We want
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PSC commissioner blasts judge who found board biased against solar power
July 17, 2019
Montana Public Service Commissioner Roger Koopman this week criticized a state judge who overruled the utility regulation commission’s decision in
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Tester, Senate Banking Committee, question Facebook’s plans for digital currency
July 17, 2019
Sen. Jon Tester and other members of the Senate Banking Committee quizzed David Marcus, the Facebook executive leading the project,
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Montana Association of Rabbis appalled by Daines’ support of president’s ‘rhetoric of hate’
July 17, 2019
The Montana Association Of Rabbis (MAOR), representing rabbis in Billings, Bozeman, Missoula, and Whitefish, is unanimously appalled by the ongoing
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Ninemile: Missoula County urges more information on road permit for private inholding
July 16, 2019
Missoula County commissioners on Tuesday agreed to send a letter to the Ninemile Ranger District urging it to request more
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AC Hotel project to pay $200K in Missoula property taxes, up from $15K
July 16, 2019
After winning final approval from the Missoula City Council on Monday night, a Montana developer set to break ground on
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Bullock presidential campaign to reimburse Highway Patrol for out-of-state travel
July 16, 2019
Bullock’s office said Monday his campaign addressed the issue two weeks ago, forging a new agreement to reimburse the state
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Daines, Williams lead Montana statewide candidates in fundraising
July 16, 2019
Democratic U.S. House candidate Kathleen Williams on Monday reported raising $430,000 in the first three months of her candidacy, making
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Partnership Health director eases county’s concerns over Liberty University med students
July 16, 2019
Taking a rare pause from business as usual, Missoula County commissioners on Tuesday summoned the director of Partnership Health Center
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Roosterloo: New farm, market and eatery opens near airport
July 16, 2019
There’s a giant new rooster in town, and if you’re driving along Highway 10 just west of Missoula International Airport
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Social programs in Missoula recommended for $806K in county funding
July 16, 2019
Seventeen programs across Missoula County were recommended Tuesday for $806,000 in combined funding to continue providing an array of social
Read more.Daines stands with Trump amid Twitter attacks; Tester, challengers condemn remarks
July 16, 2019
Montana's two U.S. senators joined the national debate over President Donald Trump's recent verbal attacks on four Democratic congresswomen of
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Angry neighbors decry Skyview senior housing project as an ‘assault’
July 16, 2019
Residents of Missoula’s Franklin to the Fort neighborhood attacked a proposed affordable housing project for senior citizens as “an insult”
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Neo-Nazi publisher ordered to pay $14M in Whitefish harassment case
July 15, 2019
A federal magistrate judge is ordering the publisher of a major neo-Nazi website to pay a Whitefish woman more than
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Planners to explore riverfront park system, amenities through downtown Missoula
July 15, 2019
The planning firm tasked with updating the city's downtown master plan will take a deeper look at Missoula parks and
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Plastic pollution: Study finds microplastics in nearly all western Montana waters
July 15, 2019
More than 90 percent of the waters tested for plastics by a team of citizen scientists this summer have turned
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Missoula County’s wildfire preparation guru a one-stop shop for risk reduction
July 15, 2019
As Missoula County's wildfire preparation coordinator, Max Rebholz's mission is clear: "We need to work together to make our forest
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Missoula County: Wait times to register a vehicle likely to remain lengthy
July 15, 2019
Missoula County officials are blaming long license renewal waits on too few employees and a change in the state’s computer
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Trump and RNC break record with $108M campaign haul
July 15, 2019
President Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee combined to raise $108 million in the last three months, his
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Weekend storms deliver thousands of lightning strikes to western Montana
July 15, 2019
“We’ve had a lot of thunderstorms move through the area in the last 36 hours. We’ve had about 300 lightning
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Ousted N.D. senator warns Montana Democrats: Trump can win again
July 14, 2019
Montana Democrats got a political reality check Saturday afternoon. During a luncheon speech at the party’s 2019 rules convention in
Read more.Harmon’s Histories: Missoula’s fair was a long time coming, but worth the wait
July 14, 2019
The 1914 fair opened at 10 a.m. on September 29 and by noon there was a continuous line of cars motoring
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Montana Democrats to voters: ‘I am you. We’re not rich.’
July 14, 2019
The brief speech came moments before the Montana Democratic Party dove headlong into its 2019 rules convention, and after a
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Living with Fire III: Private sector offers new approach to public wildfire problem
July 12, 2019
Bozeman-based Wildfire Defense Systems was one of the private firefighting resources on California's Woolsey fire last summer, its 40-plus engines
Read more.New federal proposal would give states, tribes $1.4B to save endangered species
July 12, 2019
A new congressional bill aims to keep species off the endangered species list by helping states and tribes protect them
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SobbaCycle to join Missoula Mercantile lineup this fall
July 12, 2019
The Missoula Mercantile has welcomed a boutique spinning studio to the roster of restaurants and retail stores slated to open
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Missoula opens new Montana Rail Link Park in long-neglected neighborhood
July 12, 2019
Missoula city leaders and Montana Rail Link are celebrating the grand opening of a brand new park. MRL officials say
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Mary Sheehy Moe: Budget cuts turn teaching into crowd control, strip away innovation
July 12, 2019
In 2008, facing a national recession and the city’s entanglement with Electric City Power, Great Falls voters rejected the school
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Sustainable Missoula: Montanans simply throw away too much trash
July 12, 2019
Montanans throw away 7.26 pounds of trash per person per day, but the rest of the country only throws away
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Missoula County Republicans recruit candidates for all 6 City Council races
July 11, 2019
Missoula County Republicans held a forum Wednesday at the Lambros Building, in Missoula, to introduce the six candidates they recruited,
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