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September Starts With Dangerous Fire, and Smoke in Montana
It's a warm and smoky start to the month of September, as local, and regional fires are making breathing difficult, and continuing community concerns with evacuations. Most of Western Montana remains under an air quality alert through Tuesday afternoon, because of the combination of smoke and increased fire activity. Unfortunately,...
Gov. Gianforte’s foundation has given away $57 million since 2017. Here’s where it went.
Montana’s governor, Republican Greg Gianforte, is among the state’s highest-profile political figures. He’s also a major philanthropic force. Nonprofit tax records indicate that his family foundation gave $57 million to charities and social issue nonprofits between 2017, the year Gianforte was first elected to public office as a Montana congressman, and 2022, the most recent year for which detailed data is publicly available.
Trump-backed US Senate candidate faces scrutiny for derogatory comments about Native Americans
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Tribal leaders in Montana urged Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy to apologize over remarks he made to supporters about Native Americans being “drunk at 8 a.m.” and throwing beer cans at him on the Crow Reservation Audio recordings of Sheehy’s derogatory comments were obtained and published by Char-Koosta News, the official publication of the Flathead Indian Reservation. Sheehy is backed by former President Donald Trump as he challenges three-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester in one of the most closely-watched congressional races in the nation. A Republican victory could help swing control of the closely divided Senate.
DOC working to move inmates from local jails, but struggles with capacity
(Missoula Current) The Montana Department of Corrections this week said it’s working on plans to move inmates out of county jails to the state prison and is looking for long-term solutions to overcrowding and capacity issues. Missoula County this month launched a dispute with the state agency, saying that...
What Happened? Montana Law Enforcement Responds to Unusual Theft
Montana's growing population has resulted in an increase in crime across the state. Local law enforcement agencies have been busier than ever keeping up with the increase in crime. Over Labor Day Weekend, an unusual crime took place in Bozeman, and the Bozeman Police Department is looking for answers. Montana...
T-Falls harriers open season at Ronan
It was a great day for a run, with the Mission Mountains close enough to reach out and touch.And it was really great Corvallis’ boys and girls cross country teams as they swept both divisions of the Ronan Canal Bank run Saturday in the rural woods east of Ronan. And it was a good day for the Thompson Falls harriers, who were competing like everyone else in their first race of the 2024 high school season. Thompson Falls, paced by the top 20 finish racked up by freshman runner Weston Block, finished seventh in the team standings among the 11 schools who...
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