Don Fisher, KPAX Missoula News

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KPAX Missoula News

Missoula, MT, United States

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2 grizzlies found dead in Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem

Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks is investigating two separate grizzly bear deaths that happened in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem. → Read More

More fire restrictions being lifted across Northwest Montana

Our recent cooler and wet weather have prompted officials to rescind Stage II fire restrictions throughout Northwest Montana. → Read More

Garden Creek fire explodes to 1,800+ acres

The Garden Creek Fire that's burning near the town of Hot Springs shows the blaze has jumped to an estimated 1,842 acres burned. → Read More

Grizzly bear found dead south of Hungry Horse

An adult female grizzly bear was found dead in the Spotted Bear area south of Hungry Horse Reservoir. → Read More

Two killed in head on crash near Glacier Airport

Two people died in a fatal head-on crash that happened near the Glacier Park International Airport → Read More

Fire danger "very high" across most of Northwest Montana

Fire officials say that Northwest Montana saw 16 fires in the past week that were all human-caused, including illegal debris burning, dragging chains, campfires and cigarettes. → Read More

Report released on grizzly bear attack near Libby

The report revealed that it was a 24-year-old male grizzly bear that attacked a woman working as a field assistant for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on May 18. → Read More

Official cause of Sperry Chalet fire released

The report concluded that despite firefighter's best efforts to protect the structure, an ember entered the building near a second story window and ignited the wooden portion. → Read More

Grizzly bear killed in the Swan Valley

The hunter told FWP game wardens that he mistakenly identified the animal as a black bear. The individual had a license to hunt black bears. → Read More

Woman injured in Hungry Horse shooting

Flathead County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a shooting in Hungry Horse that left one woman wounded. → Read More

Woman dies in crash near Columbia Falls

The crash happened on Montana Highway 40 between Columbia Falls and Whitefish. → Read More

Woman killed in crash near Columbia Falls Identified

An 82-year-old Whitefish woman was killed in the Thursday afternoon accident. → Read More

Deputies ready for tough weekend travel conditions

The Missoula County Sheriff's Office has loaded up with extra patrols in prep for the weekend. → Read More

Man hospitalized after Kalispell stabbing

KALISPELL - A man was stabbed several times after an argument, leading to the arrest of a transient man in Kalispell. Officers responded to a reported fight between two men fighting at a hotel on ... → Read More

Kalispell man accused of assaulting 4 teens

Joseph Lee Kurns, 43, is charged with two counts of felony family member assault and two counts of misdemeanor assault. → Read More

US Capitol Christmas Tree begins its journey from Northwest Mont

Many took part in celebrating the start of U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree's journey during the first viewing event in the Kootenai National Forest. → Read More

Voters pass Somers Middle School Bond

The unofficial tally shows 958 votes for and 870 against the measure. → Read More

Montana Educator Conference comes to Missoula

More than 2,000 Montana teachers and paraprofessionals are spending two days fine tuning their skills. → Read More

Missoula County citizens recognized for life saving efforts

The awards were presented to Jerry Jochinsen and Carey Reynolds during a ceremony on Wednesday. → Read More

New team steps in to fight Rice Ridge fire

Greg Poncin's Incident Management Team has several years of Northern Rockies firefighting experience. → Read More