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Pack mules visit UM campus in Missoula to highlight summer courses

Pack mules visit UM campus in Missoula to highlight summer courses

MISSOULA, Mont. — The University of Montana (UM) recently welcomed pack mules to campus as part of an annual event that also gave students a closer look at summer and field-based learning opportunities. The U.S. Forest Service helps facilitate the event each year. Along with giving students time with

Pres. Trump's pick for Montana federal judge faces questions over trial experience

Pres. Trump's pick for Montana federal judge faces questions over trial experience

BOZEMAN, Mont. — A federal judge opening in Montana moved into the Senate review process as President Trump nominated Bozeman attorney Katie Lane to fill the seat Judge Susan Watters is preparing to leave. The Senate Judiciary Committee considered nominations for the U.S. District of Montana, and Lane testified last

Sustainable farmers close price gap as war drives cost up

MISSOULA, Montana — Rising grocery prices have made sustainably farmed food look more within reach for some shoppers, according to local producers. A 2021 study in the journal PLOS-ONE found high prices were a major reason people did not buy more organic products. As costs have climbed for farm inputs

Study: Hundreds of thousands of tourists influenced by TV or movies to visit Montana

There are tourists visiting Montana from out of state who specifically include a trip to see the Missoula County courthouse building downtown. It's a pretty impressive building, designed by famous Missoula architect A.J. Gibson and built starting in 1908, then listed on the National Register of Historic

Caras Park canopy replacement moves ahead in Missoula

Caras Park canopy replacement moves ahead in Missoula

MISSOULA, Mont. — A Downtown Missoula Partnership press release said work was underway on an update at Caras Park, with the pavilion and bandstand getting new fabric canopies and fresh paint after a 2025 fundraising campaign. The release said local business Staggs Painting had finished painting the bandstand framework and was

Case Ranch: $4.8M deal protects 2,300-acre wildlife hotspot east of Missoula

POTOMAC — Elk lumbered through the hills, springtime bird songs filled the air and sandhill cranes swept across the meadow Friday morning at the Case Ranch east of Missoula, where 2,300 acres of forests, fields and working ranch land are now forever protected from development. Earlier this month, the seven

Missoula County deputy charged with speeding in crash that killed man set to go to trial

A Missoula County Sheriff's Office deputy is set to go to trial this week for a speeding ticket in the case of an on-duty crash that left one man dead and the deputy injured. Speeding tickets are usually simple. You go too fast, you get a ticket,