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01/11/2025

A new report from the Clean Label Project says some popular protein powders may actually be poisonous.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, there is no safe level of lead for human consumption and cadmium is a known carcinogen.

01/11/2025

Fire crews are racing to get a handle on LA's worst natural disaster in history, where more than 10,000 structures have burned to ash since the fires broke out Tuesday.

01/11/2025

California has issued a state-to-state mutual aid request through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.

The exact number of firefighters headed to Southern California from the Flathead is unknown as crews are still being assembled

01/10/2025

4:35 pm: Winter Weather Advisories are in place through Saturday for the Mission and Swan Ranges along with the mountains in Glacier National Park and along the MT/ID border.

Marias, Lookout, Lolo and Lost Trail passes will be most impacted with snow through Saturday.

01/10/2025

As designed, the project will widen Russell Street from Dakota Street south to Mount Avenue.

The award will enable the city to complete its Russell Street corridor project which began nearly a decade ago but was only half completed due to funding.

01/10/2025

The MRFD crew and engine are expected to be in southern Califonia on Saturday morning.

The Missoula Rural Fire District has sent a Type 3 Wildland Engine with four firefighters to help battle wildfires in the Los Angeles area.

01/10/2025

Snow showers return today through Saturday.

Snow showers will be off and on Friday through Saturday. Heaviest snow falls in the mountains with only light amounts expected in the valleys.

01/10/2025

A new piece of the economic story comes from the rise of AI, according to the Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research.

The Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research has been forecasting the state's financial outlook for the past 50 years.

01/10/2025

A specialized Canadian firefighting plane responding to the wildfires in Southern California was grounded Thursday after it struck an unidentified drone, officials said.

The collision left a waterbombing aircraft with a visible hole in one of its wings. It is expected to be repaired and flying again by Monday.

01/10/2025

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced this week what they say is a new, more comprehensive management approach for the Lower 48 states.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has denied Montana and Wyoming's petitions to delist grizzly bears.

01/10/2025

The Round Star Vegetation Management Project is classified as a major logging project planned to take place 13 miles west of Whitefish.

Four conservation organizations are suing the United States Forest Service for a logging project they say violates several different federal laws.

01/10/2025

The U.S. job market continued to show its strength in 2024 as the U.S. added 2.2 million jobs throughout the year.

Average weekly earnings also increased in 2024 by 3.6% throughout the year.

01/10/2025

Cannons fired through the day Thursday at Fort Harrison as the Montana Army National Guard honored the life and legacy of former President Jimmy Carter.

01/10/2025

Four days into the Montana Legislature’s 69th session, a split in the majority Republican party is lingering.

01/10/2025

Community Medical Center cut the ribbon on its new Heart Center on Thursday, officially opening the $18 million facility.

The project broke ground in March 2023 and was buoyed by a $17.9 million investment from Lifepoint Health.

01/10/2025

Four firefighters and a Type 3 wildland engine are headed out to help battle fires in the Palisades area.

The Missoula Fire Department is sending a crew and engine to help battle the wildfires that continue to rage in the Los Angeles area.

01/10/2025

Officials increased the official death toll from this week's Los Angeles wildfires to 10, but cautioned the actual number of dead could be higher.

Over 10,000 structures have been destroyed and the Palisades Fire is considered the largest in Los Angeles County history.

01/10/2025

Ten days before his inauguration, President-elect Trump was sentenced to no jail time on 34 counts of falsifying business records on Friday.

Trump's sentencing comes 10 days before he takes the oath of office for a second term in the White House.