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On Friday’s Talk Back talk show, Missoula Deputy County Attorney Kirsten Pabst weighed in on the controversy over the mandatory masking order adopted by the County Board of Health.

This week, Governor Steve Bullock filed a Amicus brief supporting a lawsuit in District Court in the District of Columbia to officially adopt the Equal Rights Amendment into the U.S. Constitution. Legal counsel for Governor Bullock Raph Graybill explained the purpose of Bullock’s brief.

Two thirds of Montana’s Congressional delegation, along with the Lieutenant Governor were all in Missoula on Friday for the groundbreaking ceremony of the David J. Thatcher VA Clinic on West Broadway near the Missoula International Airport.

As of Friday morning, Montana has confirmed 1,593 positive COVID-19 cases.

The Missoula County Board of Health unanimously approved the mandatory masking policy throughout the city and county.

Leading up to the vote by the Missoula County Board of Health that unanimously passed the mandatory masking ordinance, County Public Information Officer Mary Parrish went through the thousands of comments from the public regarding the subject.

At the monthly Missoula County Board of Health meeting on Thursday, the 7 member board voted unanimously to pass the mandatory masking order for all businesses licensed by the city and for all establishments inspected by the City County Health Department.

There have been many discussions recently surrounding mandatory mask wearing and the Missoula Police Department provided KGVO with some information about their policies.

Missoula 911 Dispatch received an urgent phone call on Wednesday evening from two hikers and their dog that were lost in the Grant Creek area following a long day hike.

As of Thursday morning, Montana has confirmed 1,466 positive COVID-19 cases.

Health Department Incident Commander Cindy Farr said a mandatory masking policy should be considered the same as 'no shirt, no show, no service'.

Health Department COVID 19 Incident Commander Cindy Farr spoke frankly about today’s Missoula Board of Health meeting in which a mandatory masking policy is expected to be instituted.

The opinion from the 9th Circuit Court Judge began with words from the University of Montana ‘Grizzly Fight Song’:

MPD received a report that a male had pistol-whipped another male in the head.

As of Wednesday morning, Montana has confirmed 1,371 positive COVID-19 cases.

Monday's Corvallis apartment fire has been ruled as arson, and Ravalli County Sheriff Steve Holton has begun a homicide investigation.

At a press conference in Bozeman on Tuesday, Governor Steve Bullock and Head Bobcat Football Coach Jeff Choate teamed up to promote the wearing of masks or cloth face coverings to reduce the spread of coronavirus.

The fire that killed three people in a Corvallis apartment building early Monday morning has been ruled by fire marshals and investigators as arson, and a homicide investigation is underway

The latest Big Sky Poll was released on Monday and the majority of the 519 registered voters throughout the state that were polled said they would prefer casting their votes by mail.

Patrick DeHaan is the head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy and he provided KGVO with the current numbers.

COVID 19 Incident Commander Cindy Farr provided Tuesday’s You Tube presentation from the Missoula City County Health Department and the message was loud and clear; wear a face mask.

As of Tuesday morning, Montana has confirmed 1,327 positive COVID-19 cases.

A 29 year-old Missoula man is in jail on $75,000 bond after allegedly pointing a gun at his former girlfriend and threatening to kill her if she called police.

Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen has provided guidance for students, teachers and parents as they prepare for the upcoming school year, whether students will be in class or returning to remote learning.

29 year-old Justin Arney is in the Missoula County Jail after allegedly threatening his former girlfriend with a gun and stating that he would killer her if she contacted the police.

Missoula police officers responded to a call from a male who said his wife had just stabbed him with a knife.

Missoula police received a call about a male with a handgun.

Early Monday afternoon a toddler was injured after being struck by a boat trailer near the Kona Ranch Fishing Access.

The 4th of July is always a busy time for Missoula Rural Fire, but especially so in the last 48 hours, after responding to two major fires literally back to back.

As of Monday morning, Montana has confirmed 1,249 positive COVID-19 cases.