Edward F. O'Brien
Associate News DirectorEdward O’Brien first landed at Montana Public Radio three decades ago as a news intern while attending the University of Montana School of Journalism. His first career job out of school was covering the 1995 Montana Legislature. When the session wrapped up, O’Brien was fortunate enough to land a full-time position at the station as a general assignment reporter.
Feel free to drop him a line at edward.obrien@umt.edu.
(406) 243-4065
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Missoula airport officials expect demand to nearly double over the next two decades. That forecast is part of an update to the airport’s long-term plan to meet projected passenger needs. -
Montana’s first taste of spring weather will soon end. In some cases, it is already being replaced with chilly, damp conditions. -
A particleboard plant that’s operated in Missoula for over five decades announced Wednesday it will shutter by week’s end. The announcement is the second significant blow to the county’s rapidly dwindling wood products industry in less than a week. -
The Secretary of State complied with a court order to send lawmakers a veto override poll on a 2023 bill to redistribute marijuana tax revenue funding. Thirty-two Montana communities will share over a million dollars of state funding to design infrastructure projects. A longtime southwest Montana lawmaker has died. -
A committee of state lawmakers has voted to rebuke Montana's superintendent of public schools. -
State health officials said they will pay community providers to do court-ordered mental health evaluations. Scam artists are trying to trick Montanans out of their money or sensitive personal information. -
Drought conditions are getting worse across much of Montana and it’s going to take above-normal springtime snow and rain to break out of the spiral. -
Montana’s latest snowpack report is out. There’s more moisture on the ground but it’s still below normal. Experts say there’s plenty of room for improvement and the clock is ticking. -
Montana met its forest management goals for the third consecutive year. State officials say they increased the amount of thinning, timber harvests, prescribed burns and restoration projects on forests by 16% over 2022 levels. -
Scammers are targeting Montana businesses that took out loans during the COVID pandemic to help retain staff
