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Bitterroot Front project approved to cut wildfire risk

Bitterroot Front project approved to cut wildfire risk

RAVALLI COUNTY, Mont. — A major wildfire reduction project in the Bitterroot Valley got final approval on May 12, 2026. According to a press release, the Bitterroot Front Project was designed to reduce wildfire risk for communities in the Bitterroot Valley. More than 800,000 acres had burned since 1999 and

Judge blocks Election Day voter registration changes

Late voter registration, allowing Montanans to sign up to vote so long as they’re in line before polls officially close, will continue at least through the June 2 primary election under a court order issued Monday. In Lewis and Clark District Court, Judge Adam Larsen blocked a law passed

Big Sky Brewing shifting gears on events, concerts; parting ways with Knitting Factory

Many western Montana music fans have been wondering what's going on with summer lineup announcements, or lack thereof, at the Big Sky Brewing Amphitheater just outside Missoula, and now it appears there's some clarity. Big Sky Brewing cofounder Bjorn Nabozney told the Missoulian that there are

Montana Highway Patrol says drones are speeding crash scene work

Montana Highway Patrol says drones are speeding crash scene work

MONTANA — Montana Highway Patrol said drones had become a key tool in some of its most serious crash investigations. The agency said the aircraft helped troopers document scenes from the air instead of relying only on work done on the ground. Troopers explained that the technology helped them map crash

Montana gas prices near $4.48 as drivers rethink trips

MONTANA — Gas prices in Montana keep climbing, with the average reaching nearly $4.48 per gallon after rising almost 14 cents in the past week. Up from $3.16 per gallon a year earlier, the higher cost is already changing how some people in Montana think about driving and household

Missoula fifth-grader wins Montana law enforcement poster contest

Missoula fifth-grader wins Montana law enforcement poster contest

HELENA, Mont. — Brooke Murphy of Missoula is the winner of the 2026 Law Enforcement Appreciation Poster Contest during National Police Week. Brooke, a fifth-grade student at Hellgate Intermediate, celebrated with her class today along with Attorney General Austin Knudsen, Montana Highway Patrol Col. Kurt Sager and a Stockman Bank

Montana district court blocks law restricting voter registration hours, allows voter ID law

A Montana district court has ordered a temporary halt on a new law aimed at restricting Election Day voter registration and tightening the hours voters can register in the days leading up to it, while upholding a new voter identification law. In a 22-page order on Friday, District Court