Missoula Montana

Memorial plans for former Montana Congressman Pat Williams are set and open to the public. Williams passed away Wednesday.

The day was abnormally rainy and cold for June in Montana, with clouds hanging low over Mount Sentinel, but that didn’t stop artists from setting up shop in long lines of white tents throughout Caras Park.

Missoula joined Boise and Salt Lake City in adopting the rainbow-hued LGBTQ Pride flag as an official city flag.

Dozens of service providers from dentists and doctors to public defenders packed the Missoula Public Library earlier this month. They offered a one-stop-shop for residents in need as the city begins to close one of its homeless shelters.

Missoula will shut down one of its two homeless shelters. Mayor Andrea Davis Friday announced her decision citing the end of one-time federal pandemic aid. The move will leave more than 150 people seeking a place to stay.

The Missoula Police Department is investigating reported gang activity in the city.

Contractors have been working six days per week since late November to clear Missoula's trees of dangerous loose branches. They're about a third of the way done, according to city officials.

Missoula City Council voted Monday to ban camping in city parks. The decision will tighten restrictions passed six months ago on where unhoused Missoulians can stay overnight.

An entrepreneur with ties to a proposed $100-million retail and condo project in Missoula has been charged with federal wire fraud.

Planners project Missoula has to build as many as 27,000 new homes by 2045 to meet affordable housing needs for a growing population. To do that, the city’s new land use plan proposes a significant boost to the number of dwelling units allowed on many types of residential property across the city.