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Missoula’s Air Quality Listed As Moderate
A stable high pressure system is sitting above Western Montana right now, causing inversions that are forcing smoke from the surrounding wildfires down to the valley floor, making breathing more difficult, especially for at risk groups. National Weather Service Forecaster Ryan Leach explain the situation...
NTSB releases Preliminary Report On Plane Crash
A preliminary report by federal investigators says witnesses saw a single-engine airplane spinning out of the sky moments before it crashed last month and killed the two men on board.
The National Transportation Safety Board report on the Aug. 15 crash that killed 19-year-old flight student Justin Robbe and his 61-year-old instructor, Richard Johnson, provides some new details, but doesn't conclud
Inmate Dies After Attack At Montana State Prison
Corrections officials say a 53-year-old inmate has died after being attacked in his cell by another inmate at the Montana State Prison. A suspect has been identified and isolated.
The victim was Julio Santiago Jr., who had been an inmate since 2004. He was serving a 30-year sentence on Lake County convictions of criminal endangerment, two counts of criminal mischief, two counts of assault on a pea
Man Drowns While Swimming In Flathead Lake
Lake County officials say a 57-year-old Kalispell man died of what appeared to be an accidental drowning in Flathead Lake over the weekend.
Emergency crews responded to Polson Bay shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday. Sheriff Jay Doyle says Steven R. Eisenbarth jumped off his sailboat to go swimming while the boat was still at sail. The other occupants of the boat turned back around to pick him up because
Man Gets 6 Life Terms, 100 Years For Child Rape
A 58-year-old man accused of raping a 7-year-old Billings girl has been sentenced to six consecutive life terms without parole, plus 100 years.
District Judge Gregory Todd sentenced Lucien Sidney Bonck III as a persistent felony offender on Tuesday for three counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault. Bonck also was designated a Level III sex offender.
Democratic AG To Run For Montana Governor
Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock will enter the race to be the state's next governor with a speech to supporters in Billings on Wednesday.
That's according to two people close to the Democrat; one person involved in his campaign and another who is a top Bullock adviser. The two spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak publicly before the announcement.
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Missoula 101 At Caras Park
On Saturday, September 24th, the 7 stations of Townsquare Media Missoula will gather all of the local groups, businesses and annual festival organizers together, in one place, to celebrate everything that makes Missoula such a unique community...
Fire Evacuation Alert Lifted For Montana Residents
An evacuation alert has been lifted for residents living near a fire straddling the Idaho-Montana border after crews decided there's no longer a high probability of having to ask people to leave.
The Saddle Complex has burned more than 42 square miles of lodgepole pine and sub-alpine fir in two national forests since starting on Aug. 14.
Feds Want To Ban Medical Pot References At Trial
Federal prosecutors pursuing drug charges against Montana medical marijuana operators want to keep jurors from hearing any evidence about whether the operators were complying with the state's medical pot law.
From Paperboard To Green Jobs, Mill Gets Makeover
An Illinois investment company that bought an old container manufacturer west of Missoula is hoping to turn the 3,200-acre site along the Clark Fork River into a magnet for green jobs.
Green Investment Group Inc. has hired about 30 people including former employees to staff the old Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. site in Frenchtown to shape up the facility for prospective tenants.