Jordan Dawson
The elections for Missoula School District 1 came to a close tonight, May 7 with a surprising result — all four incumbents lost their seats on the board of trustees.
In honor of Earth Day (April 22) and spring (we hear it just around the corner), NorthWestern Energy is asking people to take pictures of the area they live in and around, and show how they preserve their communities, conserve energy and live more efficiently. Then they're asking that those photos be submitted to their contest for a chance to win some high-value prizes.
UPDATE 2:20 p.m., April 17: The staff, but only the staff, has been allowed to go back inside the courthouse.
Amidst speculations of an arrest of a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, the Federal Courthouse in south Boston has been evacuated due to a bomb threat.
The fire that burned a portion of the Missoula Senior Center on Friday, April 12, as well as the fire at the Boone and Crockett Club the same day, have been deemed to be caused by arson. The Missoula Police Department is in search of information on the suspect and the people with him, all three of which were captured by surveillance cameras.
Two explosions were seen and heard by spectators and participants at the finish line of today's Boston Marathon. News outlets are reporting a variety of different things in regard to the number of people who have been injured and the severity of the injuries. It has been confirmed that two people are dead and at least 23 are injured.
I grew up in and around Seattle — when I wasn't growing up in Montana that is — and Seattle Mariners baseball was what spring was all about! As kids, we all used to pretend to be Ken Griffey Jr., Edgar Martinez and Randy Johnson as we played baseball with our friends. There was always someone in the back of the field who took on another familiar role though — that of commentator Davie Niehaus, i.e. the voice of the Mariners.
Niehaus died unexpectedly Nov. 10, 2010. In early April 2011, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis put together a moving, yet catchy, tribute to the man who apparently narrated the spring days of their childhood too.
The 2013 NCAA Championship concluded Monday night (April 8) with a 82-76 victory for the Louisville Cardinals over the Michigan Wolverines. The conclusion of the tournament, also meant the end of our 2013 NCAA Bracket Challenge.
Let's take a look at how our local bracket-predictors did...
Taylor Swift has crossed over into the full-on pop scene with her song "22," which talks about the carefree life of those in their early-20s. However, just because Swift is hiding out from the country scene on this tune, doesn't mean she isn't still getting teased for it just as she does for her country songs.
Missoula's social media community has helped The Garden City make it to the final round of the contest to host the the 2013 Social Media Tourism Symposium, #SoMeT13US.
**This contest has closed. Thank you for your interest.**
The games have begun and the heat is on. Follow your score in the Million Dollar NCAA Bracket Challenge - and the scores of your favorite DJs - below, as the tournament continues toward the Final Four finale, and the NCAA championship game on April 8.
We are posting pictures throughout the Chamberlin Rail Jam in Missoula. Take a look at what we've snapped so far, and if you aren't at Cara Park for the final day of the jam, get down here and join us!