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EPA Nominates Missoula Mill Site for Superfund Status on National Priorities List

Jon King — Tue, 21 May 2013 21:15:54 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency has recommended that Missoula's former Smurfit-Stone mill site be listed as a priority for Superfund status.

Montana Gas Prices Skyrocket as Memorial Day Approaches, Dakotas See Record Highs

Jon King — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:44:26 +0000

With just a week to go till Memorial day, gas prices are skyrocketing in Montana at a rate not seen for many months.

What Was So Special About Saturday?

Alan K — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:59:17 +0000

How many of you stopped just for a moment this past Saturday and thought about where you were on May 18th 33 years ago? That moment didn’t occur for me until I was sitting out on the deck that evening. May 18th 1980, we were living on the bench east of the Stevensville airport. We [...]

UPDATE – Details From Police Chief After Child Found Safe Due to Amber Alert in Polson [AUDIO]

Jon King — Sun, 19 May 2013 16:11:57 +0000

An amber alert has been issued for a young, two-year-old girl from Polson.

Don't Forget Your Powerball Tickets

Denny Bedard — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:36:02 +0000

How high will Saturday night's jackpot go?

Elk Foundation Opens Land Parcel to Public Access Near Missoula

Denny Bedard — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:52:45 +0000

A 40-acre parcel of Montana forestland is now open to public access after Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation donation.

Department of Justice Says Missoula Showed "Reliance on Gender Based Stereotypes" In Sexual Assault Response, Reaches Settlement With City of Missoula

Jon King — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:28:05 +0000

Today, May 15, representatives of the Department of Justice, the city of Missoula and the Missoula police department met to disclose a comprehensive agreement over the response to sexual assault in Missoula.

Montana Blackfoot Trumpeter Swan Release Raffle

Alan K — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:51:31 +0000

You still have time to buy a raffle ticket for the 9th Annual Blackfoot Trumpeter Swan Release. The event is set for Thursday, May 16. The tickets are only $20 and that includes a breakfast at the Ovando School the morning of the release. To purchase a ticket you can call 406-793-3900 or go to [...]

Warning to Be Cautious When Donating to Assist Cleveland Kidnap Victims From Better Business Bureau [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Mon, 13 May 2013 22:18:11 +0000

Whenever a tragedy like the ordeal of the three women who were kidnapped and sexually assaulted for over a decade in Cleveland, Ohio receives national media attention, generous people want to help the victims financially. Chelsea McGuire with the Better Business Bureau, Montana division, said Monday afternoon that people should be cautious before sending money [...]

Billings Woman Drunk on Horse

Denny Bedard — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:58:29 +0000

As happens with these stories, a Billings woman caught national attention for riding her horse while drunk.

Smokejumpers Drop in on Pot Garden

Alan K — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:45:14 +0000

A team of smokejumpers parachuting into a fire in the mountains of Southern Oregon landed in an illegal marijuana garden. The six smokejumpers from a base in Redmond found the site Monday evening, when there was a rash of lightning strikes. The smokejumpers notified authorities, who hiked into the remote site. They seized two guns [...]

Deficiencies in Policy, Training, and Practice Found in The University of Montana Sexual Assault Investigation by the Department of Justice

Jon King — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:15:42 +0000

The Department of Justice finally revealed what it found during its more than year-long sexual assault investigation into The University of Montana.

Robots Descend on Small Montana Ranching Community

Alan K — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:51:21 +0000

Kristina Davis the science and math teacher at Potomac School sent in a short note that I’m going to pass along. The Robots are coming to Potomac Community Center this Saturday at 2PM . Hunter Lloyd from MSU built his robot Looney and recently attended the Robot Olympics in CA. He’ll have Looney with him [...]

Hey What's That Smell?

Alan K — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:44:37 +0000

Those scratch-and-sniff cards that energy companies send to customers to teach them to recognize the artificial smell added to natural gas work pretty well.Energy West general manager Nick Bohr in Great Falls says that workers recently discarded several boxes of expired scratch-and-sniff cards. But when the garbage truck picked them up and compressed the load [...]

New Montana Population Figures Flow With Oil

Denny Bedard — Tue, 07 May 2013 23:11:25 +0000

Newly released county population estimates show significant growth in Montana's northeastern oil patch.

First Official Prediction for 2013 Fire Season Released, Likely Similar to 2012

Jon King — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:56:17 +0000

The first official fire forecast for 2013 has been released and if the predictions are accurate, the year will likely play out very similarly to 2012.

Explosives Missing From Forest Service Bunker in Montana, ATF Offering $5,000 For Investigative Leads

Jon King — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:42:54 +0000

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the National Forest Service, and the Carbon County Sheriff's Department are attempting to find out who stole explosives from a National Forest Service bunker about two miles south of Red Lodge

There's No Bar Quite Like The Filling Station

Alan K — Thu, 02 May 2013 12:56:41 +0000

If you haven’t stopped in at The Filling Station in Seeley Lake you’re missing out on a fun place. The Filling Station is an institution. It’s been there since St. Patrick ’s Day 1947. It was first opened by Eddie Coyle. Beer sold for 15 cents and a shot was a quarter. The place was [...]

Music Videos by Featured Artists at Headwaters Country Jam 2013

jennamartin — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:58:39 +0000

Do you want a taste of the country music talent that will be present at Headwaters Country Jam this summer? Check out these music videos of recent hits by all the featured artists.

Bakken Oil Boom Doubles

Alan K — Wed, 01 May 2013 13:55:00 +0000

Just about every one of us knows someone who has gone to ND to work in the oil fields. It looks like they’ll be over there for longer than they originally thought. The folks in ND got some good news yesterday. A U.S. Geological Survey has determined that there are approximately 7.4 billion barrels of [...]