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City mulls potential use of open space funding to conserve ranch
(Missoula Current) While questions remain, members of the Missoula City Council on Wednesday set a public hearing on whether to apply funding from the open space bond to conserve more than 1,600 acres of private land northwest of the city. The Inderland Ranch is comprised of both grasslands and forest...
Strong Drying Winds May Hasten the Chance of Montana Wildfires
Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - The Missoula valley has been buffeted over the last few weeks with strong, gusty winds; so much so that I called Bob Nester, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service to ask about the effects the winds might have on potential wildfire risks, even this early in the fire season.
Hornets Win Championship Of Minor Baseball League
The Hornets fought off the Fox Ford team, 16-10, in Wolf Point’s Minor League baseball championship game on Wednesday, June 26. A two-run home run by Matthew Nasner helped Fox Ford take a 4-3 lead in the game’s opening inning. Fox Ford increased its advantage to 9-5 in the second inning.
Red Ribbon Skirt Society uplifts families facing MMIP crisis
Founder Lily Mendoza earns Bush Fellowship to ‘find healing in Lakota lifeways’. Day after day, Lily Mendoza works to heal family and community through the Red Ribbon Skirt Society. She dedicates her life to saving the lives of others. Mendoza, a citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, founded...
Suspect arrested for allegedly pointing gun at someone in Billings
BILLINGS, Mont. - A suspect was arrested Thursday for allegedly pointing a gun at someone in the area of North 8th St and Second Avenue North in Billings Thursday just before 9 p.m. The Billings Police Department said on social media officers spoke with the victim, who said a male...
Zimmerman Trail in Billings reopens after crash
BILLINGS, Mont. - One person was hospitalized after a single-vehicle crash in the area of Zimmerman Trail and Highway 3 in Billings Friday at around 2:36 a.m. The Billings Police Department said on social media the driver of the vehicle was taken to the hospital for their injuries. Zimmerman Trail...
University of Montana Western student presents at American Association for Anatomy meeting
MISSOULA, Mont. — A University of Montana Western student presented at the American Association for Anatomy meeting in Toronto. Madeline Bradbury presented a poster detailing her work with biology Professor Bradley Wood on the structure and function of the coelomic wall in sea lampreys. Bradbury’s research abstract from the...
Feel That? Earthquake Rattles Parts Of Western Montana
Fireworks weren't the only thing shaking windows in western Montana as the Treasure State celebrated the 4th of July Holiday. Reports from the USGS (United States Geological Survey), say a 3.9 magnitude earthquake occurred near Seely Lake at 4:46 early Friday morning. The earthquake was located 23 miles east, northeast of Seely Lake, and 48 miles from Missoula.
Operation Next program provides free career training for veterans at Highlands College
MISSOULA, Mont. — Operation Next, a program that provides free career training in welding and CNC precision machining to veterans and their families, is accepting applications for Fall 2024. Operation Next has trained 63 veterans or veteran family members since January 2023. Classes meet on the weekends, after online...
Roger Jacobs Inducted into Hall of Fame
Roger Jacobs, of Billings, Montana, was inducted into the Livestock Marketeers Hall of Fame on May 29, alongside Darryl Rahn, of Virginia, Illinois. Jacobs has dedicated nearly 50 years to the livestock industry through his time as a regional manager and field rep for the American Angus Association (AAA) and the Angus Journal, and most notably, as an auctioneer.
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