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Headin’ Home Deliverin’ Bluegrass Gospel to Billings June 26
Is a soft rock band not quite your taste during the Sunday church service?. Perhaps you need a lively acoustic sound to lift your Holy Spirit?. Perhaps you need Bluegrass. Perhaps you should be a' Headin' Home. Headin' Home is the Lindblom family band from Georgia, bringing an upbeat sound...
27 Montanans Reported Missing in July. Have You Seen Them?
Have you seen these recently reported missing Montanans?. Montana has averaged more than one reported missing person per day so far in July 2024. Ages range from teens to seniors. The missing person reports come from all corners of Montana, reported in cities and towns big and small. We apologize...
UPDATE: No Power Outages Planned As Of Now In Montana
Scorching temperatures, low humidity, and an uptick in the wind have caused extreme fire weather throughout the Treasure State. This fire weather danger prompted Northwestern Energy to enter a 1.1 Monitoring Stage of the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) Plan earlier this week. The ultimate goal of this policy is...
Another Windy Night In The Forecast For Missoula, Western Montana
After last night's insane severe thunderstorm that brought winds as high as 109 mph at the top of Mount Sentinel, we hoped it would be a relatively calm Thursday night. And although the forecast isn't calling for 109 mph, we are in line for another blustery evening. According to the...
Deputies Respond to Shots Fired Call in Missoula
Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - On July 25, 2024, at approximately 2:17 AM, Missoula County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to a call for shots fired. According to Public Information Officer Jeannette Smith, the call for service was later reclassified as Criminal Endangerment. "Energy crews responding to hazards from last...
UPDATE: No Power Outages Planned As Of Now In Montana
Scorching temperatures, low humidity, and an uptick in the wind have caused extreme fire weather throughout the Treasure State. This fire weather danger prompted Northwestern Energy to enter a 1.1 Monitoring Stage of the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) Plan earlier this week. The ultimate goal of this policy is...
Two GOP attorneys general say Biden education secretary committed Hatch Act violations
Two Republican state attorneys general are accusing Education Secretary Miguel Cardona of “flagrant” Hatch Act violations over comments made about the Biden administration’s student loan transfer scheme. In a letter to the Hatch Act unit special counsel on Wednesday, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R) and Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach (R) said Cardona made […]
Who gives back, and how much?
Montana is poised to become the latest state to increase scrutiny of how its nonprofit hospitals deliver community benefits in exchange for their tax-exempt status. Under proposed rules, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services plans to collect data on nonprofit hospitals’ charitable acts, such as discounting prices, providing health education, or conducting free screenings. Montana officials expect to adopt the new rules in August, but state officials have yet to set standards for exactly what constitutes acceptable giving or how much hospitals must do.
THURSDAY: Very Dangerous Fire Weather All Day For Montana
Almost the entire state of Montana is under some sort of heat and fire advisory on Thursday. Excessive heat continues for dozens of counties, and Red Flag Warning persist for huge chunks of Montana. Windy conditions are expected with some thunderstorm activity, increasing the chance of existing fires to grow.
Puget Sound Energy building two massive wind energy projects in Montana
RAPELJE — As Montana citizens and groups pressure the state’s largest public utility, NorthWestern Energy, to add more renewable energy to its portfolio while the company continues pushing a series of natural-gas power plants, a Washington-based utility is building an expansive wind farm that will send power to the Seattle area. Puget Sound Energy is also […]
Verizon-Cellular Plus holds annual backpack giveaway for families in Montana
GREAT FALLS, Mont. - Preparing kids to return to the classrooms can be one of the most expensive times of the year for parents. According to the National Retail Federation, families with children in elementary through high school plan to spend, on average, $875 dollars per household on back to school supplies.
Hurricane Force Winds, Thunderstorms Slam West Central Montana
More than 10,000 customers remain without power this morning, following the Thursday evening storm. Outages are scattered through Missoula, west to Alberton and east to Clinton, as well as the Northern Bitterroot. Missoula Water is asking its customers to conserve water because they're having to use generators to power their...
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