I just graduated from the University of Montana with a degree in broadcast journalism, in May. I am now a full time employee for KGVO and am excited for what the new year will bring.
Shande Wiest
Police On The Lookout For Drunk Drivers
The Missoula Police Department, along with the Montana Highway Patrol will conduct a DUI Saturation Patrol on Friday, September 30th, 2011 in an effort to combat impaired driving. The patrols will begin in the early evening hours and run until Saturday morning with special emphasis on bars and nightclubs in the Missoula area.
Hundreds Of Plants, Animals Up For New Protections
The Obama administration is taking steps to extend new protections to a list of imperiled animals and plants that reads like a manifest for Noah's Ark — from the melodic golden-winged warbler, to the slimy American eel and the tiny Texas kangaroo rat...
Plea Deal For Woman Accused Of Hoarding Cats
A 42-year-old Great Falls woman accused of violating the city's animal ordinance after nearly 100 cats were found in her trailer home has reached a plea agreement. City Attorney James Santoro tells the Great Falls Tribune that Sherry Bickel has pleaded guilty to several violations, including failure to have tags, failure to remove excrement, failure to register cats, failure to vaccinate and
Man Sentenced For Role In Drive-by Shooting
A 20-year-old man who was involved in a drive-by shooting that injured a man as he slept in his Billings home has been sentenced to five years with the state Department of Corrections. District Judge Susan Watters sentenced Julius Joseph Dorsch on Thursday for felony aggravated assault by accountability...
Montana Governor Calls for Universal Health Care
Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer is asking the U.S. government to let his state set up its own universal health care program, taking his rhetorical fight over health care to another level.
Like Republicans who object to the federal health care law, the Democratic governor also argues his state should have more flexibility than the law allows...
Keystone XL Could Kill More U.S. Jobs Than It Creates [AUDIO]
The U.S. State Department is reviewing the pipeline proposal and, along with President Obama, must determine if the project is in the national interest before issuing a decision. According to a new economic analysis from the Cornell University Global Labor Institute the proposed pipeline could destroy more U...
A Closer Look At The Transcanada Keystone XL Pipeline [AUDIO]
About 300 people attended the Transcanada Keystone XL Pipeline public meeting with the U.S. Department of State in Glendive Tuesday afternoon. Supporters say the $7 billion project will create 20,000 new jobs but a handful of pipeline protesters at the meeting say the majority of those jobs will not go to Americans...
Real Change Not Spare Change [AUDIO]
The real change not spare change program has wrapped up it’s 11th season. Over $13,000 was collected in carafes from various downtown business , along with the power of 10 match from the Henry Bennett Sayer Fund. This year the money will be given to the new homeless outreach teams,which is a project of the Poverello Center...
Gas Prices Goes Up For Montana And 3 Others [AUDIO]
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The average price of gas in Montana has gone up 5.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.77 per gallon on Sunday. Petroleum Annalist Patrick Dehaan says Montana was among 4 states where gas prices went up...
Save Postal Service Rally Today!!
The Postal Service is critical to our economy – delivering mail, medicine, and packages on time and for a good price. Yet plans are underway to close thousands of post offices, eliminate Saturday delivery, close mail processing facilities, cut service, and lay off 120,000 employees...