ATV rollover near Big Sky leaves 1 person injured
Bystanders and Gallatin County Search and Rescue worked together to help an injured off-road ATV driver after a vehicle rollover south of Big Sky.| KPAX News
The sounds of motorized vehicles may soon be coming to the national forests as the Trump Administration has proposed repealing the 2001 Roadless Rule.| Homepage
The Johnson Street Emergency Shelter closed Tuesday, after months of the City of Missoula phasing out beds.| Homepage
Bystanders and Gallatin County Search and Rescue worked together to help an injured off-road ATV driver after a vehicle rollover south of Big Sky.| KPAX News
Action Inc., which serves six counties in Southwest Montana, says cuts to federal programs that support working families could leave many without basic necessities.| KPAX News
From an interactive mineshaft to tipis, exhibits are more than just displays; they are the heartbeat of every museum.| KPAX News
A hearing aid client is taking action to reduce the risk of dementia, a disease that one study is tracing to hearing loss.| KPAX News
Butte Commissioner Trudy Healy has been calling for a new ordinance that would ban the practice of unhoused people camping around the city.| KPAX News
Three students were injured, including one who was taken to the hospital, following a First Student school bus crash in Billings on Thursday afternoon.| KPAX News
Two additional cases of measles have been confirmed in Gallatin County, bringing the total current number to seven.| KPAX News
Officials have downgraded the Evacuation Order to an Evacuation Warning for residents west of Cottonwood Creek, Dry Cottonwood Creek, and Kelley Creek.| KPAX News
A woman has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty, a felony, in connection with the seizure of dozens of animals in Sun Prairie.| KPAX News
The Helena Indian Alliance has a mission to advocate for Indigenous peoples in the Helena community, but one of their latest projects is bringing that mission to a group over 1,500 miles away.| KPAX News
A 73-year-old Iowa woman died on Wednesday as a result of the 450-foot fall that happened between Big Bend and Triple Arches.| KPAX News
Crews are on the scene of a structure fire that broke out on Friday morning on Tyler Way in Lolo.| KPAX News
The Powell County Sheriff's Office has issued an emergency evacuation order for all residents living in an area located south of Helmville on Friday.| KPAX News
The Knowles Fire, east of Plains, has burned 3,790 acres and is 21% contained as of Tuesday, August 26.| KPAX News
The Granite County Commission has approved a resolution implementing Stage II Fire Restrictions due to extreme fire danger.| KPAX News
Andrew Sullivan of Marion has been charged with negligent homicide after an August 23, 2025, morning crash that killed a teenager.| KPAX News
It’s hard to believe, but school is officially back in session this week for a number of school districts in Western Montana.| KPAX News
"YWConnect" visits are new monthly sessions being held at the Missoula YWCA that are open to the community.| KPAX News
Brandi Lindstrom lives in Lincoln and was awake with friends when a helicopter suddenly crashed in the Mid-Town Plaza parking lot right on Main Street.| KPAX News
MTN teamed up with Jefferson Graham to find some photo spots and learned how he makes his entire show with just an iPhone.| KPAX News
Employees say they had worried about the company’s direction for months before receiving confirmation on July 11, 2025.| KPAX News
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service listed grizzly bears in the lower 48 states as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 1975.| KPAX News
A search has resumed for a Wyoming man who went missing after a boat capsized Tuesday morning on Flathead Lake.| KPAX News
According to court documents, a former contractor with Montana political campaigns will admit to embezzling more than $250,000 from her clients.| KPAX News
A decades-long battle is intensifying in Montana's Crazy Mountains as family farms and ranches are increasingly purchased by large corporations and millionaires.| KPAX News
The Powell County Sheriff's Office has issued an emergency evacuation order for all residents in the OS Properties/GMPOA – Reforestation area, located south of Helmville.| KPAX News
According to Upper Sever Law, Christopher Martinez Marvan, 31, accepted voluntary removal to Mexico rather than remain in detention.| KPAX News
A lawsuit filed by the Chippewa Cree Tribe argues that Chouteau County’s current electoral system silences Native voices.| KPAX News
Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke and others removed a provision allowing the selling of public lands in Utah and Nevada from the Big Beautiful Bill.| KPAX News
The state’s first Safe Haven Baby Box is a secure, anonymous way for parents to legally surrender their newborn without fear of judgment or prosecution.| KPAX News
The Bigfork Chamber of Commerce has partnered with wildlife experts and local businesses to launch the “Bear in Mind Business” initiative.| KPAX News
Matt Hegstad, a U.S. Army Combat veteran, plans to make his brewery a haven for all veterans and first responders looking for a place to connect.| KPAX News
The Hamilton School District recently discovered an unwanted presence in its middle school's main building.| KPAX News
Logan Pass is experiencing low water levels, resulting in a water supply that can't support the number of visitors the area receives daily.| KPAX News
The Windy Rock Fire and Devil Mountain Fire, 15 miles northeast of Drummond, have burned 1,957 acres.| KPAX News
The Ransome Fire is burning 250 acres, approximately 11 miles northwest of Libby in the Quartz Creek drainage.| KPAX News
The Knowles Fire, which is burning six miles east of Paradise, has grown to 2,075 acres and remains 0% contained.| KPAX News
A Friday morning wildfire along Interstate 90 in Missoula prompted evacuations and road closures.| KPAX News
The lightning-sparked Corral Creek Fire, which is six miles southwest of Frenchtown, has burned 221 acres as of Friday.| KPAX News
Jeffrey Serio has been charged with Deliberate Homicide after being accused of driving over a pedestrian, causing a fatal vehicle incident on Birch Grove Road in Kalispell.| KPAX News
Kalispell's Bias Brewing is hosting a block party on Saturday to raise money for the Flathead Valley Youth Chorus.| KPAX News
The Northern Rockies Incident Command Team 9 has taken command of the fire, which has burned around 1,000 acres near Paradise.| KPAX News
The Sanders County Sheriff's Office issued pre-evacuation notices for some people living in the area of the Knowles Fire.| KPAX News
High fire danger means fires can start easily in grasses and grow quickly, especially on hot, windy days and can be difficult to control.| KPAX News
Amid the McAllister Fire’s devastation, local business owners Larry and Terry Shore recount their narrow escape and emphasize the community's resilience and support.| KPAX News
On Thursday, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission made updates to wolf hunting and trapping in Big Sky Country, with changes specifically targeting the most populated areas of the state.| KPAX News
Three weeks after an Anaconda bar shooting, a daughter remembers Nancy Kelley as a devoted caregiver and lively “social butterfly.”| KPAX News
The buzzword around the national economy over the past couple of months has been uncertainty.| KPAX News
Missoula County has rolled out the draft of a letter stating the value of the U.S. Forest Service's Region 1 office in Missoula.| KPAX News
A man is recovering after a Wednesday evening crash involving a minibike in Missoula.| KPAX News
Many in Polson walked to bring awareness to the uptick in fentanyl-related deaths and advocating for those who are struggling with addiction.| KPAX News
The new trail system is located in the North Hills, which were previously inaccessible but are now available through the Bluebird Preserve.| KPAX News
Emergency crews are on the scene of an incident near the 4700 block of Graham Street in Missoula.| KPAX News
New infrared mapping shows that the Knowles Fire, six miles east of Paradise, has burned 1,812 acres.| KPAX News
The Flathead County Commission has approved a preliminary plat request for the proposed Flathead Lake Club Resort in Lakeside.| KPAX News
The Jenny Fire and the Point Six Fire are burning in the Rattlesnake Wilderness area near Snowbowl near Missoula.| KPAX News
A second committee has announced it’s going to try to get an initiative onto next year’s ballot to ensure that Montana’s judicial elections remain nonpartisan.| KPAX News
According to the latest figures, Montana’s unemployment rate was 1.4% lower than the national rate of 4.2% in July.| KPAX News
One of the newer scams deals with cryptocurrency ATM’s, prompting the Billings Police Department to send out a warning.| KPAX News
It’s the one thing most of us carry every day, but now your driver’s license might not be in your wallet at all, but rather on your smartphone.| KPAX News
Butte Law Enforcement shut down a portion of Park Street after a suspected armed man holed himself up in a residence at Park and Clark streets early Wednesday.| KPAX News
NorthWestern Energy replaced the mighty Montana Power Co. in 1997, which was headquartered in Butte for decades.| KPAX News
United States Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz, the keynote speaker at Tuesday’s panel, spoke on a variety of topics.| KPAX News
A shooting that claimed the life of a 19-year-old woman on the Blackfeet Reservation is now moving through the federal court system.| KPAX News
Beginning Saturday, high pressure will settle into the northern Rockies for the prolonged forecast period and strengthen allowing for above average temps.| KPAX News
Erratic driver strikes and kills pedestrian in Kalispell, Missoula’s Wastewater Treatment Facility is struggling to fill key jobs, and Home Resource offers a summer program for Indigenous youth.| KPAX News
Church on the Move, in Plains, offered free backpacks and school supplies to all Sanders County children.| KPAX News
The Missoula primary elections are coming up on September 9th, with the Missoula County Elections Office mailing more than 47,000 primary ballots right now to voters who live within city limits.| KPAX News
A local Missoula coffee shop has such long lines for its lotus drink, they had to find a bigger space to accommodate all the traffic.| KPAX News
The Congressional Western Caucus's annual policy summit continued on Wednesday with Congressman Ryan Zinke taking part in a panel discussion.| KPAX News
Several wildfires are burning across the Missoula Valley Wednesday August 20th following Tuesday's thunderstorms.| KPAX News
The Knowles fire burning east of Plains has grown to 2,000 acres with 0 percent containment on Wednesday.| KPAX News
Crews are continuing to make progress fighting on the Mile Marker 91 and Little Seepay Fires.| KPAX News
A project years in the making is inching closer to the finish line as Columbia Falls looks to build its first skate park.| KPAX News
The search continues for a 58-year-old man who went missing last week after a boat capsized on Flathead Lake.| KPAX News
Man indicted on federal charges for the death of Jadie Butterfly, forecast predicts positive shift in Flathead Lake levels, and City Council approved the sale of the Riverfront Triangle Fox Site.| KPAX News
This year’s crop is a mixed bag as some orchards survived damaging winds and heavy rains to start July while others weren’t so lucky.| KPAX News
The Missoula Parking Commission gave an informational presentation on Wednesday about why they want to expand their boundaries to the Hip Strip.| KPAX News
Around 200 personnel are assigned to the fire, including seven crews with four engines, four water tenders, two helicopters, two dozers, and two skidgens.| KPAX News
On February 10th, 1985, 23-year-old Randy Church was closing the Pizza Hut restaurant off Main Street in Bozeman. Temperatures that night dipped to 2 degrees.| KPAX News
Butte Sheriff Ed Lester hopes improved DNA technology and artificial intelligence advances will one day help solve several of Butte's cold cases.| KPAX News
St. Patrick House in Missoula has provided a home away from home for over 40,000 patients and family members since opening in 1999.| KPAX News
The Missoula Fire Department plans to construct a sixth fire station somewhere between South Third and Russell streets.| KPAX News
The Missoula County Clerk and Treasurer’s Office is warning residents of several scams related to property tax payments that are making the rounds.| KPAX News
A Montana-made film will be showcased at the Wachholz College Center's McClaren Hall each Wednesday for the next seven weeks.| KPAX News
Flathead Electric Cooperative has scheduled a planned power outage on Tuesday, July 22.| KPAX News
New mapping shows the human-caused Deer Fire has burned 75 acres southeast of Missoula.| KPAX News
Recently started human-caused fires have prompted the Bitterroot National Forest to issue a warning about abandoned campfires.| KPAX News
It may sound and look like chaos, but beneath the noise and sawdust are bears, moose, Bigfoot, and much more, all to support families battling childhood cancer.| KPAX News
Indigen-Unity will be honoring Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives at the upcoming Western Montana Fair.| KPAX News
A Mother-Daughter duo who run the Lazy Sousa Ranch, Massive cleanup efforts on the Missoula Marathon route as the race is next Sunday, and a planned power outage in Lakeside| KPAX News
Way out in Western Montana, Huson's Lazy Sousa Ranch raises Scottish Highland cows, horses and more.| KPAX News
SPARK! Arts held its summer Ignite conference at the UM School of Education, offering professional development in arts-integrated teaching methods for elementary and middle school educators.| KPAX News
Retired smokejumpers honored Don MacKey with a special flight over his Blodgett Canyon memorial during the 85th anniversary reunion in Missoula.| KPAX News
The Missoula Pride Parade and Block Party returned downtown for a fourth year on Saturday.| KPAX News
The alpine sections of Going-to-the-Sun Road will be closing at 8 p.m. on Friday due to heavy rain and predicted snow.| KPAX News
Volunteers spent their weekend making sure hometown runners and those visiting the Garden City alike will have a pristine running environment.| KPAX News
