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Man Found ‘Passed Out’ in Car While Driving in Missoula
Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - On July 19, 2024, a Missoula Police Department Officer was dispatched to the area of 1215 Phillips Street regarding a man who appeared to be passed out in his vehicle while driving. When the officer arrived, the complainant pointed him toward a vehicle that was parked at the intersection of Sherwood Street and Shakespeare Street.
Thousands of Customers Still Need Power After Montana Storm
If you're still in the dark today, you're not alone. Northwestern Energy and other local utilities are waging a massive battle to repair millions of dollars in damage following Wednesday's big storm. Judging from the damage we've seen, some of those repairs may still take days. Northwestern Energy estimates as...
Red Cross Operates Shelters During Busy Fire Season
Residents of Oregon and SW Washington are in the middle of a busy wildfire season as the climate crisis threatens to upend more communities. The American Red Cross Cascades Region opened our first shelter in La Pine on June 25th due to the Darlene 3 Fire and we have not stopped since. We are currently operating in 4 different locations in our region plus we are helping support or neighboring Red Cross regions in Washington, Idaho and Montana.
Western Montana rivers closed due to severe thunderstorms Wednesday night
UPDATE: July 26 at 5:55 p.m. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has closed the Blackfoot River from River Junction to Russell Gates due to power lines in the water. This alert from FWP leaves the Blackfoot, Clark Fork, and Bitterroot Rivers at least partially closed to all activities for safety.
Missoula, western Montanans, clean up after windstorm, 109 mph gusts on Mount Sentinel
Jan Oliver cleans up after a storm ripped out trees in Missoula and cracked a fir over a utility room in her home. (Keila Szpaller/The Daily Montanan) Missoulians were cleaning up debris and negotiating power outages Thursday after a storm and high winds the night before split trees to the ground and uprooted them, dropped power lines and damaged homes and gardens.
Three Havre Softball Players Speak on Upcoming Classic Tournament
Three players from the Havre softball team are not done repping the Blue Ponies. This weekend, pitcher Elle Verploegen, center fielder Jersi Morse, and catcher Camille Keeley will play at the Veterans Memorial Softball Classic in Belgrade, where the best softball players gather for a five-team tournament to honor heroes that served our country.
Operation Walking Shield offers medical, veterinary services to the Reservation community
The parking lot outside the gym at Browning High School was filled with military folks and their equipment on Thursday, July 18. Decked out in camouflage, the Innovative Readiness Training team came from all parts of the country and many different branches of military service. Numbering more than 200 in...
July 24th Downtown Summer Jam Canceled In Great Falls
Heads Up: The July 24th Downtown Summer Jam Has Been Canceled. Unfortunately, the next Downtown Summer Jam concert has been canceled. Concert organizers received word late Tuesday afternoon that Ella Langley had fallen ill and was canceling all her concerts for the week. From Ella Langley:. “Hey y’all! Unfortunately, I...
UPDATE: Boil Advisory & Water Restriction Issued For Portions Of Great Falls
Sometime early Tuesday morning, residents on the north side of Great Falls experienced a water line break. The water main break happened near 32nd Avenue NE and Sixth Street. The City of Great Falls has put out a precautionary boil advisory for the impact areas due to possible contamination. Affected...
Sharks send nine swimmers to state meet
Nine swimmers decided to attempt to make it to state by taking on the 2024 west side divisional meet. Divisional’s this season was located in Columbia Falls and nine of the ten swimmers who attended last weekend will be continuing on to the state meet in Sidney this weekend. Each swimmer managed to improve, even in the blazing sun! Benjamin Waller took 20 seconds off of his 200 meter freestyle and Bebe Croff placed in all three of her events, which is hard to do with how many other kids she was up against last weekend! We are excited to prepare this week for the final push and the state meet in Sidney this upcoming weekend. Here are the results of the swimmers for the weekend: Dafani Bohmer- 5th 50 free, 3rd 100 Breaststroke and 4th 100 free Nateli Bohmer- 4th 50 free, 5th 100 breast and 5th 200 free Bebe Croff- 12th 25 free, 11th 25 back and 2nd 25 meter fly Gavin Gardiner- 9th 50 free, 9th 100 free and 7th 50 meter back Vickie Old Chief- 12th 25 back Marrinity Szilagye- 26th 25 free, 21st 50 free and 20th 25 meter back Benji Waller- 6th 100 meter free, 4th 100 meter back and 4th 200 meter free Mykayla Waller- 7th 200 IM, 11th 50 meter breast and 5th 50 meter fly Rusty Waller- 8th 25 free, 4th 25 breast and 8th 50 free Zeke Waller- 11th 25 back, 21st 25 free and 16th 50 free.
Multiple fires ignite in Mission Valley
MISSOULA, Mont. — Polson Rural Fire Department says firefighters are responding to a wildfire in the Mission Mountains above Bison Lane. The public is asked not to call 911 to report the fire, as responders are already in route. The fire department responded to four fires on Wednesday night...
Missoula County Sheriff's Office closed Thursday
MISSOULA, Mont. — Missoula County Sheriff's Office will be closed Thursday. Due to power outages and multiple safety hazards across the county including downed trees, debris in roadways, and downed power lines, our Administrative Offices, including finger printing, Civil, Warrants, and Records will be closed today, July 25, 2024. Office hours will resume on Friday, July 26, 2024.
Highest Grossing Film Out Of Montana Will Blow Your Mind
How did we not know this movie was partially filmed in Montana? Was our childhood a lie?. The movie business in Montana has been booming lately. Big Sky Country has seen several high-profile and independent film productions come to Montana. Everything from horror to westerns to dramatic movies has set up shop in Montana.
Where Is Ashley? Popular Podcast Helps Search For Montana Girl
I'm a true crime junkie. Not because I am weird or anything like that, but because it intrigues me how authorities collect evidence, conduct interviews, and put together pieces that the average person would typically miss during a tragic situation. When it comes to true crime podcasts, they are not...
New pollinator gardens and park signs in Whitefish
What happens when the Whitefish Park Sign Plan meets and marries an idea for pollinator gardens? Whitefish Parks and Recreation Director Maria Butts and Community Services Director Carla Belski have been working on the city’s Park Sign Plan since 2020, the same year that Children’s House Montessori School suggested a pollinator garden in Memorial Park. Merging the two projects seemed natural and, recently, a dozen city parks received pollinator gardens and new monument signs.Round rock walls contain native plants including birch-leaved spirea, plains coreopsis, purple prairie coneflower and beebalm to attract butterflies, bees and other pollinators. Monument signs denoting the name of...
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...
Freemasons award annual trades scholarships
Bigfork Masonic Lodge 150 held their scholarship award luncheon July 8 and presented three Bigfork High School students with $1,000 scholarships each. This year’s awardees were Kris Burggraf, Ivy Everson and Delcy Stewart. Burggraf will delve into Culinary Arts at Flathead Valley Community College, Stewart will study cosmetology at Crevier’s Academy, and Everson will pursue nursing at Montana State University. The Masonic Lodge is able to offer these vocational scholarships each year through an investment account created from the sale of the now-VFW building. The Masons also recently gifted the Bigfork Community Choir $200 for books and five Kindles to Bigfork ACES for their afterschool program for children. “Without trades, where is the country going to be?” Master of Lodge Jeffrey Sweet said. “There’s going to be nobody to do electrical work or fix your car or build houses. That’s important, so we want to get kids into the trades... Every little bit probably helps them out.” From left, Jeffrey Sweet, Master of Lodge , presents an award to Delcy Stewart with her mother Emily on July 8. (Courtesy photo)
Annual Big Mountain Run racers brave the heat
One hundred forty runners toed the line at 9:30 a.m. to race up to the summit of Big Mountain on the Danny On Trail Saturday, braving blistering temperatures for the 42nd annual Big Mountain Run. Hosted by the Glacier Nordic Club, the event has a rich history dating back to 1983, before mountain running in the US was trendy and high tech. Local legend Ryan Skotnicki took the 2024 King of the Mountain by over 4 minutes, in a time of 35:17. Skotnicki recently got 16th in the U.S. Mountain Running Championships. Brett Winegar raced to a second place finish with...
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...
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