On January 7th, Missoula police officer Deni Poling was badly injured after being run over by a car driven by a suspect trying to escape arrest on a probation violation. Chief Mark Muir said this week that Poling has returned to work on a limited basis.
Missoula County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg, in a Thursday afternoon news conference, announced there would be no felony offense his office can prosecute in the matter where Chance Geery, 18, was struck and killed while walking with his girlfriend on the sidewalk on Mullan Road on April 1.
On August 12, 2012, three juveniles robbed the Town Pump convenience store in Florence at gunpoint. One of the three, William Lawrence Waldman, 16, entered a plea of guilty to charges of felony robbery and felony assault with a weapon on Wednesday afternoon in Ravalli County District Court.
Superintendent Alex Apostle said this week, that the three committees tasked with coming up with ideas and suggestions on how to enhance school safety in Missoula schools are making excellent progress after two meetings
On May 1, 2012, Thomas Perez with the U. S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division held a news conference to announce an investigation into sexual assaults on the UM campus and in the city of Missoula.
The legendary comedian, author and actor Bill Cosby will perform in Missoula at the Adams Center on The University of Montana campus on Friday, November 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Law enforcement personnel will be joining together Friday and Saturday, May 3 and 4 to carry the Flame of Hope through Missoula County on its way to the Special Olympics State Games in Billings on May 15.
Missoula Rural Fire has received a $3,000 grant from one of the world's largest commercial insurance companies, FM Global, to assist firefighters in assessing a fire before they even arrive at the scene.
18 year-old Chance Geery was struck and killed while walking with his girlfriend along Mullan Road on April 1. The investigation into his death has been underway by the Missoula Police Department and the Montana Highway Patrol.
After two straight semesters of reduced enrollment, University of Montana officials are preparing for budget cuts in the coming fiscal year, although not as drastic as were once thought.
Former Lady Griz player Julie Deming, 32, was killed over the weekend in a car accident in Vancouver, Washington.
Just after 2 a.m. Saturday, two members of the Montana Grizzly basketball team were arrested for being in a fight with a third man outside a tavern in downtown Missoula.
