Missoula Montana

After news broke that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the national right to an abortion, our reporters went out to ask Montanans their views on the ruling.

Two Missoula primary races for Republican precinct heads were omitted from the election ballot.

A weather system is edging into western Montana that forecasters are calling “excessive rainfall.” A handful of flood watches are now posted for the region. Cooler, unsettled conditions are anticipated to last through the rest of June and impact fire season.

Before some Montanans have a chance at finding housing they first need a cell phone. Programs in Missoula have worked with homeless clients to make that happen. But the money and the phones are running out.

Fair housing laws protect many Montanans from discrimination when they’re looking for a place to rent or buy. People with criminal records, though, struggle to secure housing long after their sentences end. Some Montana organizations are working to change that.

A Big Sky High School student was arrested Thursday after an altercation allegedly led to a threat of physical violence. The student was in possession of knives, and the case remains under investigation.

The baby formula shortage is leaving some Montanans wondering how they’ll continue to feed their newborns. Families are struggling to find food for their children, and women are rallying together to help mothers in need.

Police believe an overnight fire in Wyoming that damaged a building being renovated to house a new clinic that would provide abortions was deliberately set. Authorities are trying to determine the identity of a possible suspect seen running away from the building before dawn Wednesday.

Last winter, residents of a mobile home park in Missoula found out that the development had been sold and that rents would go up. The park’s new owners also plan to change the property’s layout, which will displace some long-term renters.

Affordable housing options can look like bulldozer bait to real estate developers looking to create more high-income condos. Nonprofits and tenants in one Missoula neighborhood are taking an innovative approach to keep that from happening.