Budget and administrative troubles nearly closed the school. Education leaders urge state officials to examine what went wrong and to ensure it doesn’t happen again.
The spacious interior can fit six comfortably, has a TV screen, a hot dog-shaped glove box, a sunroof and a trail of mustard weaving through the floorboard carpet.
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Alex Gubner, the 2023 Big Sky defensive player of the year, receives an invite from the two-time defending Super Bowl champions.
Whether or not expansion of the gravel pit is approved, Carlton Protection Trust lawyer Graham Coppes said the group will sue the state over the existence of the pit.
A shed-antler hunter shot and killed a grizzly bear sow last week during an encounter northwest of Wolf Creek. The bear had a single cub-of-the-year nearby.
The new 40-foot mural, a recently installed art piece on the school’s playground, features a scene packed with colorful cartoon drawings with nods to Montana and Missoula’s history embedded throughout.
The case law reaches all the way back to the Continental Congress of 1785 and the 1864 designation of Montana as a territory.
The Kalispell Glacier softball team wins its ninth game in a row, a streak that features victories over the Western AA leader and the top two Eastern AA teams in the past week.
The Bitterroot National Forest has received a Notice of Intent from U.S. Critical Materials to conduct mineral exploration on their mining claims in the Sheep Creek area south of Darby.
A Missoula theater group is presenting, "Ordinary Days," a 2006 musical that peeks into the not-so-ordinary everyday lives of four people in New York City.
If anyone sees active trainings, they're asked to keep a safe distance from the area and avoid disrupting river rescue exercises.
The U.S. Postal Service expects to save at least $1.3 million per year by moving outgoing mail processing from Missoula to Washington state.
The working group, spearheaded by Mayor Andrea Davis, has been meeting since February to create solutions to address urban camping.
Montanans covered by Medicaid for at least three years make fewer trips to the emergency department and incur lower costs for intensive or inpatient care.
Former Lady Griz legend Katie (Baker) Faulkner, who was hired as Pepperdine head women's basketball coach in April, has hired Joslyn Tinkle as an assistant coach.
The Missoula theater is screening two new dramas: "La Chimera" with Isabella Rosselini. Or go see Riley Keough and Jesse Eisenberg in sasquatch costumes.
The May art walk includes a museum exhibition by Native artists dedicated to missing and murdered relatives, pieces by well-known creators like Dana Boussard, and a funky mural.
See mountain beetles dance at the Missoula Butterfly House, check out experimental choreography at "Dance Underground," or hear Elvis Costello's “The Juliet Letters” live this week in Missoula.
The wide-ranging discussion touched on staffing challenges, Holland Lake Lodge, recreation development in grizzly habitat and the closure of Pyramid Lumber Mill in Seeley Lake.
Students marched around the UM campus in a "walk-out in solidarity with Palestine" on Wednesday.
Cash Trexler is preparing for the Montana High School Rodeo Association's state rodeo. The native from Corvallis is headed to New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs, New Mexico for college rodeo.
Frenchtown's four seniors are attempting to help the Broncs earn a state trophy after they missed out last year, a rarity for one of the state's premier programs.
The windows at Rank's Mercantile in Virginia City have been restored to their original look and design in the 1860s.
An initiative of the Missoula Community Foundation, Missoula Gives and Bitterroot Gives is a 26-hour fundraiser that connects donors local nonprofits and causes.
The court can rule on the briefs, but multiple people expect the justices to set a date for oral arguments.
The U.S. Postal Service announced on Tuesday that it will indeed move outgoing mail processing from Missoula to Spokane.
Tyler J. Hurst is facing one misdemeanor count of sexual assault, according to Missoula County Justice Court documents. An investigation by the Missoula Police Department is ongoing.
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Stalled restoration work on the Guardian of the Gulch fire tower in downtown Helena has sparked frustration among members of the city/county Heritage Preservation and Tourism Council.
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Hamilton has five girls that have qualified in the shot put for the State A track and field meet thanks to team support and a family atmosphere.
Flathead wrestler placed second at the State AA tourney.
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