By Edward O'Brien on Oct 18, 2019 06:23 pm
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock’s order to temporarily halt the sale of flavored e-cigarettes will not go into effect next week after all. On Friday, a state district judge blocked the administration’s move until a hearing later this month. Montana vape shop retailers last week vowed to challenge Bullock’s order to temporarily halt the sale of flavored e-cigs. They made good on that promise in a Thursday court filing , and State District Judge Jennifer Lint of Hamilton has backed them up, at least for now.
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By Anonymous on Oct 17, 2019 06:40 pm
It’s fall and that means it’s prescribed fire season in Montana. Wildland managers are now intentionally setting fires to reduce forest fuel buildup or to restore native vegetation. Two prescribed wildfire operations just north of Missoula produced dense smoke that degraded air quality to unhealthy levels Wednesday night into Thursday morning. As weather forecasters predicted though, a cold front pushed into the region Thursday afternoon, increasing winds which helped dissipate the smoke.
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By MTPR News on Oct 17, 2019 06:32 pm
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission approved an emergency order Thursday requiring anglers in Upper, Middle and Lower Thompson lakes to kill any walleye caught in those bodies of water and turn the fish over to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP). This comes just a week after FWP discovered two non-native female walleyes in Upper Thompson Lake during a routine fishery survey. The fish are thought to be illegally introduced and can severely alter ecosystems.
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By Nora Saks on Oct 17, 2019 06:08 pm
This week, the parties in charge of the Superfund cleanup of the Butte Hill and urban creek corridors agreed on a final cleanup deal, marking a turning point in the Mining City’s decades long Superfund saga .
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By Corin Cates-Carney on Oct 17, 2019 04:00 pm
The Johnson & Johnson company has agreed to pay nearly $117 million in a multi-state settlement, including Montana, over allegations it deceptively marketed its pelvic mesh products.
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By Corin Cates-Carney on Oct 17, 2019 03:48 pm
Montana Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney is asking his opponents in the Democratic primary race for governor to sign a pledge to limit outside spending and self-funding in their campaigns. The pledge was called a media stunt by one opponent. Cooney this week offered the pledge to donate to charity half of the value of any independent expenditures made by outside organizations, individuals, or corporations that benefit his campaign.
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By Jenny Gessaman on Oct 16, 2019 07:22 pm
A prescribed fire in Missoula’s Rattlesnake corridor is sending up plumes of smoke today.
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By Edward O'Brien on Oct 16, 2019 07:17 pm
Class resumed Wednesday at a Helena elementary school that was evacuated after a bomb scare Tuesday. No bomb detonated and no one was injured. MTPR's Edward O’Brien reports on the aftermath of the unusual day for both the school and Montana journalists.
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By Olivia Reingold on Oct 16, 2019 06:39 pm
Montana Hires Two New Human Trafficking Agents Montana hired two full-time agents to investigate human trafficking cases throughout the state. Montana has had law enforcement agents investigating human trafficking cases full-time on the local, and up and until recently, federal level. But this is the first time the state has employed full-time agents to look at human trafficking.
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By Olivia Reingold on Oct 16, 2019 06:39 pm
Senate Hears Testimony On Roadblocks To Tribal Housing A Fort Belknap council member briefed the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Wednesday about roadblocks to homeownership.
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By Corin Cates-Carney on Oct 16, 2019 06:37 pm
State health officials say a teenager's death is related to a vaping-associated illness. On Wednesday, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services announced the state’s first identified death linked with the national outbreak of e-cigarette use.
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By Aaron Bolton on Oct 16, 2019 06:29 pm
Two grizzly bear cubs were killed by a train northwest of Whitefish. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) discovered the carcasses Tuesday. Trains have now killed more grizzlies in 2019 than any year on record.
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By Aaron Bolton on Oct 16, 2019 05:19 pm
Two nonnative walleyes were detected during a routine fishery survey west of Kalispell last week. The species could prove detrimental for a number of lakes in the area, and fishery managers are still deciding how to respond.
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By Aaron Bolton on Oct 15, 2019 06:39 pm
A new citizen-science project is attempting to help Montana transportation and wildlife officials gain a better understanding of hotspots for wildlife crossings and fatal collisions with vehicles along state highways. The project is calling on bicyclists to survey over 130,000 miles of road for roadkill over the next three years.
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By Edward O'Brien on Oct 15, 2019 05:18 pm
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock will not share the debate stage with the twelve remaining Democratic presidential candidates Tuesday night in Westerville, Ohio. With three and a half months to go until the Iowa caucuses, a handful of Hawkeye State Democratic party stalwarts Tuesday cheered him on to stay the course.
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By Corin Cates-Carney on Oct 15, 2019 12:15 pm
Updated 4:30 p.m., Oct 15, 2019 Students at Rossiter School in Helena evacuated Tuesday morning after the Lewis and Clark’s Sheriff’s Department reported a detonated improvised explosive device found on the school playground. But law enforcement now says there was no detonation and no bomb.
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By NPR News on Oct 14, 2019 08:04 pm
Loading... Twelve candidates take the stage for October's Democratic primary debate, which begins at 6 p.m. NPR reporters are posting context and analysis in real time, right here.
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By Associated Press on Oct 14, 2019 07:47 pm
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Early snowstorms in northwest Montana have contributed to the deaths of five grizzly bears in one week on the Rocky Mountain Front. The Missoulian reports that a sixth grizzly was put down east of Rogers Pass for killing cattle, pushing the one-week death toll to six and the unofficial annual mortality count to 38 in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem.
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By Edward O'Brien on Oct 14, 2019 07:28 pm
Montana still officially celebrates October 14 as Columbus Day, but a handful of cities here have replaced it with Indigenous Peoples Day. Some local leaders refuse to recognize a day that they say glorifies colonization and mistreatment of Native Americans. Missoula is one of those cities.
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By Jess Sheldahl on Oct 14, 2019 06:05 pm
Bureau Of Land Management Increases Drilling Fees The Bureau of Land Management last week announced an increase to drilling permit fees on public lands. The fee increases directed by the U.S. Congress also apply to some mineral cost recovery for oil and gas developers.
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