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Montana Has One of the Highest Resignation Rates in the Country
It doesn't matter which way you look at the data, Montanans appear to be leaving jobs for one reason or another. It used to be that people would say that a person stayed at a job on average for seven years. That's not too far off from an Employee Tenure report issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 indicating that "wage and salary workers in the public sector had a median tenure of 6.8 years."
Montana ranked fourth most gun-friendly state, governor says
Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Friday that Montana is ranked the fourth most gun-friendly state in the nation. “As Montanans, we’re proud of our Second Amendment-protected right to keep and bear arms and know we have a responsibility to preserve it,” Republican Gov. Gianforte said in a statement. “We’ll continue to keep Montana a sanctuary for […]
Study Finds Weak Correlation Between THC Blood Levels and Impairment
The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information A new study published in Forensic Science International reveals that while alcohol and benzodiazepines have a clear and significant impact on driver impairment as their blood concentrations rise, the effects of THC are much less consistent and harder to predict, calling into question per se THC driving limits. The research, which examined over 15,000 cases … Continue reading The post Study Finds Weak Correlation Between THC Blood Levels and Impairment appeared first on The Marijuana Herald.
Busse beats Gianforte on latest fundraising haul
Money talks, as the old saying goes, and right now it may be telling the story that Republicans are more vulnerable than previously thought, according to fundraising reports and a political scientist. On Wednesday, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ryan Busse, who is challenging Republican incumbent Greg Gianforte, announced its campaign had raised more money during the […]
Suspicious death in Billings upgraded to homicide investigation Sunday morning
BILLINGS, Mont. - Billings Police officers responded to the 300 block of Sioux Lane on Saturday for a welfare check. The suspicious death the officers found when they arrived was upgraded to a homicide investigation Sunday morning. A release from the Billings Police Department states on August 24, just after...
Missoula Man Found Unconscious in Car With Drugs at Rose Park
Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - On August 18, 2024, Missoula Police Department Officers responded to Rose Park for a report that a male was passed out behind the wheel of a running vehicle. There was an unsheathed knife within his reach. Officers were able to wake the male and identified him as 31-year-old Ivan Bobko. Bobko was dazed but advised he was diabetic and was having issues.
Hamilton power outage impacts thousands; Ravalli Electric Co-op working on lengthy repairs
HAMILTON, Montana – Ravalli Electric Co-op (REC) reports that around 6,000 of its members are experiencing power outages. REC says that several power poles have been downed on Hamilton Heights Road. "All REC Members from Hamilton Heights to Wilcox please prepare yourselves for a long term outage," said REC...
Chick-fil-A has an Interesting New Drive Thru: Could It Help Missoula’s Reserve Street?
One of the irrational ideas I share every time someone complains about the traffic on Reserve Street is that we should have an overpass, but like, a really long one. An overpass that stretches roughly five miles from north Reserve to Brooks. That way, anyone who wanted to go to the Bitterroot without stopping in Missoula could drive straight through.
Remington Fire grows to over 180,000 acres with shelter set up in Lame Deer
UPDATE: August 25 at 11:01 a.m. The Remington Fire grew in size overnight to 184,127 acres as of 9:00 a.m. Sunday morning, according to MT Fire Info and the fire's InciWeb page. The Custer Gallatin National Forest estimates the fire to be burning more than that at 194,000 acres. The...
Spirit Pick Up Win in During Season-Opening Doubleheader
GREAT FALLS, MONT. – The OUAZ women's volleyball team got its season started on Friday, playing a pair of matches at an invitational hosted by University of Providence. The Spirit defeated Evergreen in straight sets in the afternoon before battling hard with the host school in a four-set loss.
Butte preserved a mineyard — waste and all — to show the progress on its Superfund cleanup
At a scenic overlook on the top of the Butte Hill, Joe Griffin addresses a crowd. He stands in front of a tall fence that divides cleanup and contamination. Waste will be left here as a reminder of Butte’s past, even as more cleanup continues in the future. "I...
Montana Grizzlies break football season ticket record for second year in a row
MISSOULA — For the second-straight year, the Montana Grizzlies have set a new football season ticket record at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, with 18,816 packages sold and distributed as of Aug. 23, still a week away from kickoff. As the winningest FCS team this century, demand for Grizzly football is at...
Havre Golf Results – Browning Invite
The Havre golf teams closed out a busy week of tournaments with the finale in Shelby for the Browning Invite. After coming off wins on Thursday at the Havre Invite, the Blue Pony girls’ finished third at this event and the boys’ took fourth place. Here are the individual scores for both sets of teams:
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