Missoula Montana

Missoula’s squirrels knocked out electricity to thousands of city residents.

A second Missoula Starbucks elected to unionize Wednesday, joining hundreds of the coffee giant’s locations that have organized across the country.

Montana’s state auditor says some home insurance companies are failing to provide proper coverage for homeowners due to wildfires.

Bone dry conditions, powerful winds and multiple new wildfire starts kept ground and air firefighting resources busy in recent days. Evacuation orders are in effect northwest of Polson due to the Nirada Fire.

Missoula’s bus service is getting $39 million from the federal government to create a new transportation facility. Mountain Line managers said it will also help create an all-electric fleet by 2035.

Baristas at a Missoula Starbucks will be voting Friday on whether to unionize. The state’s first report of rabies has led to a countywide quarantine for some pets in southeastern Montana. Montana’s Department of Agriculture is asking residents along the Rocky Mountain Front to lookout for a newly detected noxious weed.

Renowned documentarian Ken Burns is visiting Missoula this week to preview his upcoming film “The American Buffalo.” The documentary previews Thursday at the Wilma theater, followed by a panel discussion.

Missoula police say there is a “significant health and safety concern” following the arrest of a man on charges of arson and assault of a peace officer early Thursday morning.

A Missoula Starbucks has become the first store in Montana to join a growing list of unionized stores across the country.

A state judge has temporarily blocked new restrictive abortion policies from going into effect while their constitutionality can be hashed out in court. Montana Public Radio’s Shaylee Ragar was in the courtroom and joined Austin Amestoy to break down what happened.