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It’s Going To Be A Smokey Week Across Wyoming
Parts of Wyoming saw hazy skies during this past weekend that were even worse Sunday night, 07/21/24. This week will bring in more smoke down from Canada and across from Utah. Also, fires in Montana that picked up in intensity over the weekend made the situation much worse for northeastern Wyoming.
Brock Osweiler — Kalispell Braves Football Camp
Former Kalispell Braves and NFL quarterback Brock Osweiler conducted an early-morning quarterback throwing session and two-hour kids camp on Saturday, July 20, 2024, at Legends Stadium. Osweiler, a past Montana Football Gatorade Player of the Year, spent seven seasons in the NFL. He earned a Super Bowl ring in 2015 with the Denver Broncos.
Miller Peak Fire reaches 10% containment, burning 2,481 acres near Missoula
UPDATE: July 22 at 1:45 p.m. The Miller Peak Fire has reached 10-percent containment and has grown to 2,481 acres Monday. According to a press release from Lolo National Forest, powerful winds expanded the fire Sunday, but crews were successfully kept the fire within its tracks. Crews found active spots...
Fairview residents, solar farm officials clash over planned infrastructure in Richland County
FAIRVIEW, Mont. (KUMV) - Can solar power operate in northeast Montana? It’s a challenge that could be tested by Stellar Renewable Power, which wants to build a 585-acre, 74.5-megawatt facility. The site is located about two miles west of Fairview along Highway 201. During a packed town hall meeting,...
MSU Celebrates groundbreaking for new Kennedy-Stark Athletic Center
Montana State University’s new indoor athletic center is scheduled to open in less than a year. Alongside Bobcat Stadium, the Kennedy-Stark Athletic Center will feature a 300 meter track, built-in permanent field event venues and a turf field. “The indoor athletic center [will provide] the tools and resources necessary...
Regional grocer to anchor upcoming Jackrabbit Crossing property
A new grocery tenant has been announced as the anchor for an upcoming mixed-use development near Bozeman, Mont. Rosauers Supermarkets has signed a long-term lease at the new Jackrabbit Crossing development in Belgrade, located within Montana’s Gallatin Valley. The 196-acre, master-planned, mixed-use project is being developed by Venture West Development as a “true live/work/shop community.”
Screen door uproar in Great Falls public housing
This story is excerpted from Great Falls This Week, a weekly newsletter featuring Great Falls city government, public school meetings, business news and upcoming entertainment and events. Want to see Great Falls This Week in your inbox every Monday? Sign up here. There was a small notice in the summer...
Blacktail Canyon fire near Butte remains at 68 acres
BUTTE, Mont. — The Blacktail Canyon fire southeast of Butte is holding steady at 68 acres as of Monday morning, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The fire, located between Interstate 90 and Montana Highway 2, was started on July 19, and the cause remains undetermined. Fire behavior was...
Pioneer League Roundup: Missoula continues dominance with win over Glacier
Around the Pioneer League on Sunday, the Missoula Paddleheads continued their dominance in the second half of the season with a series win over The Glacier Range Riders. Elsewhere, Billings beat Idaho Falls to split the home series with the Chukars and Great Falls fell at home to Boise. Missoula...
Bear Creek Lolo Trails, MT – onX Public Access Project
In 2022, RMEF worked with YT Timber to conserve and open access to two parcels that made up a 1,040-acre inholding within the Lolo National Forest about 15 miles south of Missoula in western Montana. It is the last remaining and intact wildlife movement zone between the Bitterroot Mountain Range...
Montana football picked to finish at top of Big Sky, Bobcats second
SPOKANE, Wash. — The college football season is now just over a month away, and the preseason polls have been released for the Big Sky Conference. The defending conference champion Montana Grizzlies have been tabbed as the favorite by both the coaches and the media. The Griz won each poll by a wide-margin and received all but two first-place votes in the coaches poll.
Missoula reaches semifinals of Little League Senior League Softball West Region tourney
MISSOULA — The Missoula Zootown team has reached the semifinal round in the Little League Senior League Softball West Region tourney at the Dale Clawson Complex. Zootown will play Northern California for a spot in the championship on Tuesday at 11 a.m. Hawaii will battle Nevada for the other spot at the same time.
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