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Crisis Intervention Team moving from Missoula Fire Dept. to MPD
Officials from the city of Missoula announced this week that the Crisis Intervention Team, which has been in operation for seven years, would be transferred from the fire department to the police department.
A press statement from the…
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Montana man leaves hospital after long recovery following plane crash
A Billings man who almost perished in a terrible aircraft accident had a pleasant homecoming Thursday night.
Riley Stephens walked out of a Salt Lake City hospital two days ago to applause and celebrations, more than four months after a…
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Snowpack percentages drop in most Montana river basins
After a damp December in the Treasure State, officials with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) said January was mostly deficient in precipitation.
According to Montana's monthly NRCS SNOTEL site totals, January…
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License violations shut down illicit massage business in Billings
A Billings spa has been closed, and criminal charges may be filed after its business license was refused on suspicion of conducting an illegal massage business.
Sky Spa is Billings' eighth massage establishment to be refused a license.…
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CASA of Missoula adorns courthouse lawn for virtual Light of Hope
Missoula —CASA of Missoula's "Light of Hope" week, which aimed to raise awareness about the need for child advocates in the court system, ended on Friday with luminaries and foster children's stories placed on the Missoula County Courthouse…
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Montana COVID-19 update: Feb. 4, 2022
On Friday, 4,374 new COVID cases were recorded in Montana. According to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, there are now 15,713 active cases in the state (DPHHS).
"As previously stated, the DPHHS COVID-19…
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Changes coming for Missoula Crisis Intervention Team
MISSOULA, MONTANA – After seven years, the Missoula Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) is transitioning from the Missoula Fire Department to the Missoula Police Department.
According to CIT program director Theresa Williams, they will be…
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Montana man pleads guilty to double murder, putting bodies in acid
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) – A Montana man pleaded guilty Friday to stabbing two individuals to death, one of whom was a young girl, dismembering their corpses, and then attempting to dissolve them in acid-filled tubs in a home's basement.…
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Willie Beamon, longtime Missoula football coach, dies at age 64
MISSOULA, MONTANA — Willie Beamon, a famous Missoula football coach who directed the now-defunct Phoenix semi-pro team for many years, died on Friday.
He was 64 years old at the time.
Beamon, who also worked as an assistant coach for…
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Breaking ice at the Black Eagle Dam
Ice may concern NorthWestern Energy at the Black Eagle Dam in Great Falls when the weather turns chilly.
"We aim to prevent the ice cap that builds on the river from pressing on the dam," said Jerry Gray, supervisor of Hydro O & M.…
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