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When (and Why) Nursing Homes Fail
The MT Lowdown is a weekly digest that showcases a more personal side of Montana Free Press’ high-quality reporting while keeping you up to speed on the biggest news impacting Montanans. Want to see the MT Lowdown in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. Late last month, nursing...
Kenny Jinks Inks Pro Contract with Missoula Paddleheads/Makes Pro Debut Friday
Wheeling, W. Va. - Friday night was a historic one for the Wheeling University Baseball program, as one of their own made their professional baseball debut. Left-handed pitcher Kenny Jinks took the mound for the Missoula Paddleheads of the Pioneer League on Friday, as he made his professional debut. It was the highest level of pro baseball that a Cardinal player has reached since former Wheeling Baseball player, and Hall of Fame Class of 2024 inductee Noah Mull made it to High A ball with the San Diego Padres organization.
Blacktail Canyon Fire slowly grows to 76 acres Monday evening with very hot perimeter
UPDATE: July 22 at 7:40 p.m. Crews were able to map the fire at 76 acres Monday evening, a slow increase from the acreage burned this morning. A Forest Service update says there is not so much smoke visible from this fire, however, residual heat remains high, especially along the edge of the fire perimeter.
Montana Grizzlies picked to win Big Sky, Montana State Bobcats No. 2 in preseason polls
SPOKANE, Wash. — The Big Sky Conference preseason coaches’ and media polls were released Sunday, and the Grizzlies of Montana have been tabbed the league favorites heading into the 2024 campaign. The Grizzlies, who received 26 first-place votes from the media and 10 from the league's head coaches,...
Venture West Development Underway on 196-Acre Mixed-Use Project Near Bozeman, Montana
Belgrade, Mont. — Venture West Development is underway on Jackrabbit Crossing, a 196-acre mixed-use project in Belgrade, roughly 11 miles outside Bozeman. Rosauers Supermarkets, which recently signed a long-term lease, will anchor the property. Plans for the development, which is located three miles from the Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport, also include a proposed 53,000-square-foot Amazon distribution center.
Rory Feek fans cry ‘she would have wanted this!’ as country singer remarries 8 years after the death of his wife Joey
RORY Feek has fans bawling with joy after the singer got remarried - nearly a decade following his wife Joey's death. On Friday, The country artist revealed that he married his daughter's teacher, Rebecca, on July 14. Rory, 59, described the intimate moment on his blog, saying they exchanged vows...
Tickets still available for the 2024 Red Ants Pants Music Festival, July 25-28th
The Red Ants Pants Music Festival is a program of the Red Ants Pants Foundation, dedicated to women’s leadership, working family farms and ranches, and rural communities. Proceeds from the festival fund the Foundation’s community grants and run their timber skills workshops and Girl’s Leadership Program. Held every July in a cow pasture just outside of White Sulphur Springs, the Festival celebrates music, local food, beer, community, agriculture, and the rural Montana landscape. ...And tickets are still available!
Montana Air Quality Takes Another Hit From New Fires
A combination of fresh fire starts, and smoke pouring into the Northern Rockies from other states, is pushing air quality to some of the worst levels we've seen so far this summer. While a change in the weather later this week, expected as high pressure shifts east, could bring winds...
Montana Man Sentenced For Assaulting Women On Crow And Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservations
A Lame Deer man who admitted to assaulting women on the Crow and Northern Cheyenne Indian reservations and to illegally possessing a sawed-off shotgun in two separate cases was sentenced on Wednesday, July 17th, to 21 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, according to U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich.
Foul play ruled out for body found at Drummond rest stop early July
DRUMMOND, Mont. - A deceased person was discovered in a vehicle at the westbound rest area, west of Drummond, Montana, on Wednesday. According to the news release from Granite County Sheriff and Coroner Scott Dunkerson, Emergency responders were dispatched to a report on July 3, 2024, at approximately 9:17 (unspecified PM or AM).
Man Keeps Stealing From Missoula Stores
Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - On July 16, 2024, a Good Food Store employee reported a theft. The report indicated that a male, later identified as 42-year-old Aaron Bakula, entered the store and stole $11.98 of consumable goods without paying for them and passing all points of sale. The report included photos of the suspect and the white Pontiac Bakula was driving.
Missoula Homeless Woman Lights U.S. Post Office Bushes on Fire
Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - On July 17, 2024, Missoula Police Department Officers were dispatched to the U.S. Post Office located at 1100 Kent Avenue for a report of a fire. Call details described a homeless female lit a bush on fire next to the building and the flames were almost as tall as the flagpole. An officer responded to the Post Office and contacted the complainant who is an employee.
Need Help in Missoula County? Dial 211, 988, and 911 for Assistance
Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - Missoula Public Health, in their growing effort to provide the help that Missoula County residents may need in a variety of situations, is promoting the fact that ‘Help is 3 Numbers Away’. I spoke with Leah Fitch-Brody on Tuesday about three important programs...
New Life for Great Falls Motel & Apts Sold to Aisling Suites
There's A New Hotel/Extended Stay Brand In Great Falls. I was driving by the old Perkins and Mid-town hotel, and I saw a new sign:. There is a website that features the Aisling Suites and an extended stay building here in Great Falls. The Mid-town Motel is now An Aisling...
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