Missoula Local Pulse

Montana's extreme heat is driving new fires and prompting urgent worker safety warnings.

• Fire surge: DNRC logged 18 new fires Sunday, including the...

Missoula County deputies found an overdue hiker safe early Monday morning in the McCormick Peak area after a multi-agency search with ground crews,...

Montana's high gun ownership doesn't translate to federal charges for law-abiding owners—firearms violations rank second among federal sentences, mainly hitting felons in possession or trafficking cases.

Two decisions this week shape Missoula's energy future and tax bills.

• Green Power Program: City Council and county commissioners take final local...

• Location set: Council eyes 2-acre site at Third and Curtis streets for $2.3 million purchase
• Design preview: Renderings show one possible look for...

No significant updates today.

Energy Policy Progress

• 🔥 Green Power Program Advances: Missoula and Missoula County have advanced their proposed green power program with a...

Fire crews responded to three new wildfires Friday afternoon in the Lolo National Forest.

• Elder 1 Fire: Five acres in heavy timber seven miles...

Montana weighs two simultaneous grizzly developments that could reshape both state authority and public safety.

• Federal proposal opens 30-day...

Fire danger remains high in Missoula County amid ongoing heat. Frenchtown Rural Fire District offers these practical steps:

• Extinguish campfires...

A 22-year-old Missoula woman was arrested July 20 after refusing to leave the FedEx store on W. Broadway and damaging items.

• Officers found her...

President Trump claims Montana communities are "begging" for AI data centers, citing jobs and minimal disruption while calling opponents less...

Missoula and county officials advanced a voluntary green tariff allowing NorthWestern Energy customers to subscribe to new Montana renewable power.

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Interactive GIS zoning maps from the Frontier Institute visually exposed how strict regulations limited housing types in Missoula, directly leading to...

Housing Developments

• 🔥 Route 202 Senior Housing Proposal: The revised proposal calls for 131 age-restricted townhomes, including 105...

Flash flood watches cover parts of Montana as monsoon rains and thunderstorms bring rapid flooding risks, especially near wildfire burn scars where...

The University of Montana is expanding entrepreneurship support beyond campus.

• Eight-week workshop series: Guides 10 Missoula...

The University of Montana’s Lodge Dining Center captured the grand prize for new collegiate dining facilities, plus top honors for New Facility of the...

The revised Route 202 senior housing proposal now features 131 age-restricted townhomes, including 26 affordable units alongside 105 market-rate ones.

The Missoula Marathon generated a record $5 million+ in direct economic impact, smashing the $4.2 million estimate with 92.8% hotel occupancy and thousands of visitors filling local shops and restaurants.