WATCH – 27 To Be Fired Due To UM Budget Cuts – State Headlines
University of Montana officials will fire 27 people and reduce the hours of dozens of others to bring the school's budget into balance with its reduced enrollment.
The Kalispell area snowmobiler killed in an avalanche on Saturday has not yet been identified.
News reports that the City of Missoula plans to 'take over' a Missoula business, Eko Compost, are not correct, says a city official.
Cloudy, freezing fog in western Montana today.
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