Missoula County

For the first time in decades, Missoula will host a major music festival next July. The Zootown Festival is the latest event in Montana’s flourishing live music scene.

Briefs: Bowhunters kill a charging grizzly bear near West Yellowstone; Low-risk offenders are unlikely to be arrested again after they’re enrolled in a new pretrial program in Missoula County.

President Joe Biden has approved a disaster declaration in Missoula and Powell Counties following July’s major wind storm.

Missoula County Commissioners have approved a major subdivision near Frenchtown that is projected to bring over 400 housing units to the area over the next two decades.

Cleanup of last week’s windstorm in Missoula could take months. Missoula city and county officials say more than a thousand trees were downed.

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte declared disasters in Missoula and Mineral counties Friday.

Thousands of people in Missoula were still without power Friday afternoon after a powerful storm blasted through the area Wednesday night.NorthWestern Energy at noon Friday said they had more than 160 personnel and 34 line crews working to restore electricity as quickly as possible. The utility warned some outages might not be repaired until early next week.

Power to thousands of homes was knocked out Wednesday night as a severe thunderstorm swept through western Montana.

Missoula County recently received two grants totaling nearly $80,000 to help local domestic violence services.