Personal attacks and a violation of decorum prompted the Missoula City Council to recess for a short minute on Monday night after an attendee shouted at officials.
Missoula County approved a number of items related to a subdivision planned for the Wye, including a change to one condition and modification of the phasing plan.
The 2021 Montana Legislature passed several bills increasing the length of season, types and uses of traps, snares and hunting aids to kill wolves and black bears. Trappers can now use neck snares in addition to leg-hold and Conibar body-squeezing traps.
Considering the direction of future development, Missoula County on Thursday approved a contract with WGM Group to create an infrastructure plan for the Wye.
A number of departments went before members of the Missoula City Council on Wednesday to kick off the annual budgeting process, one that comes with warnings of a tight year in terms of funding.
Citing a large volume of development applications and a backlog in review, the planning department is asking the City Council to approve the extension of an interim ordinance for another year.
A number of affordable housing projects and programs in Missoula have been recommended for funding from federal and local sources, including $330,000 to help the owners of a River Road community begin a community land trust.
The outcome of a bill that would direct a portion of Montana's tax revenue from marijuana sales to roadwork remains in limbo after Gov. Greg Gianforte vetoed the measure. The language used to justify the veto also has left some elected officials scratching their heads.
Two transgender Montana teenagers and their families, along with two medical providers of gender-affirming care in the state, are challenging Montana’s newly signed law that bans the treatments for minors and opens practitioners up to professional punishment and lawsuits.