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Mountain Line Breaks Ground On $76 Million Operations Center Near Missoula Airport
Mountain Line just broke ground on a $76 million operations center near the Missoula airport, and it's one of the biggest moves the transit agency has made in its 50-year history.

SW Montana Ski Area Was NOT Lost to Fire
Reports of Maverick Mountain Ski Area being destroyed were wrong and spread fast. The full picture is more hopeful, than what circulated online.

Bankhead Shows Determination in Montana Senate Race
An Air Force veteran running for Montana's U.S. Senate seat says she was pressured to drop out. She's not going anywhere.

This is Now the Largest Fire of 2026 in Montana
Evacuation orders expanded to GO status around Elkhorn Hot Springs and Maverick Mountain as the Sand Creek Fire pushed past 11,600 acres over the weekend.

Will This Solution Work for Missoula’s Horse Herd?
Those feral horses near Miller Creek have been neighborhood regulars for a while now. Missoula County is finally putting a formal plan in place to deal with them.

Berries Vanish, Bad News Bears Back in Missoula, Kalispell
A poor huckleberry season in Montana means hungry bears are showing up in neighborhoods, and wildlife officials say the calls are already piling up fast.

Update: Above Normal Risk of Significant Montana Fires
Montana's fire season is running hot right now — and some parts of the state are looking at an above-normal threat that stretches well past summer.

As Northwest Fires Rage, Montana Tries to Hold On
Crews climbing two steep ridge lines every single day just to reach the fire's edge — that's what it's taking to fight the Elder 1 Fire south of Missoula right now.
Where Are The Montana Measles?
Montana's foster kids are about to keep money that's been going to the state for over twenty years — and it took a governor's signature to finally change that.
Knudsen: Why Fentanyl Numbers Are Dropping in Montana
Fentanyl seizures in Montana are down — but meth and cocaine numbers are heading the other direction. There's more to this story than just one drug.
Montana’s Tech Sector is “Booming” With Billions in Business
Montana's tech economy quietly crossed a threshold most people haven't heard about yet — and the numbers behind it are pretty hard to ignore.

Montana’s Fire Season is Finally Here…The Important Info
Eighteen new fires reported in a single day — and that was just Sunday. Montana's fire season isn't easing in slowly this year.


