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Radio Awards Finalists Announced
KGVO Radio just received some good news. The Montana Morning News show is a finalist once again for the best newscast award by the Montana Broadcasters Association. Peter Christian was also named a finalist for best news story for his coverage of sexual assaults on the University of Montana campus.
Extreme Fire Danger in Bitterroot National Forest [AUDIO]
With near record temperatures in the Bitterroot Valley this past week, local, state
and federal fire managers are cautioning local residents to use extreme care
when building campfires on the National Forest or when burning slash and other
debris around their homes and on their property.
Grizzly Men Win All-Sports Trophy [AUDIO]
Montana has won the 2011-12 Big Sky Conference Men’s All-Sports Trophy the league office announced Tuesday. It is the first Men’s All-Sports Trophy for the Grizzlies since 1970-71
and just their second since the inauguration of the Big Sky Conference in 1963.
UM Sexual Assault Victim Drops Investigation
Missoula Police Detective Sergeant Travis Welsh sent out an email Friday afternoon announcing that a sexual assault victim asked to have a recent case discontinued.
Van Crashes Into Orange Street Food Farm [AUDIO] [PHOTOS]
At about 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon, an elderly woman mistook the gas pedal for the brake on her minivan, and crashed through the front window of the Orange Street Food Farm. The van took out a display of flowers outside the store, drove over a concrete pillar, crashed through the storefront windows, struck a checkout stand and demolished a large wine display.
McDonalds Honors Moms With Free Food and Flowers
All five McDonalds restaurants will treat Moms with their newest blueberry banana-nut oatmeal breakfast and a free carnation from 8 am till 11 am on Sunday, Mother’s Day. McDonalds manager Chris Seal says it’s McDonald’s way of honoring all Moms.
Ravalli County Whooping Cough Update [AUDIO]
Ravalli County has been dealing with an outbreak of pertussis, known as whooping cough for the past several weeks. The Ravalli County Board of Health issued an order last week that all students in the Corvallis and Victor School Districts who have not been immunized against whooping cough, must stay home from school until mid-May.
Another Attempted Sexual Assault Reported [AUDIO]
After a woman reported an attempted sexual assault near the UM campus last week, another woman has reported a sexual assault that occurred at the end of March on Missoula’s North Side. I spoke with Missoula Police Department Detective Sergeant Bob Bouchet on Wednesday afternoon about the incident.
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For the 15th Year, I’ll Be Your Football PA Guy
Greetings, Griz Nation! After a conversation this week with our new interim Athletics Director Jean Gee, she has assured me that I will be the Public Address Announcer again this season! I can’t tell you how thrilled and excited I am to continue serving all of you as the PA guy. After a tough off-season, I’m sure we’re all ready to enjoy some Grizzly football!
Good Food Store Robbed [AUDIO]
At approximately 3 pm on Monday, a lone female entered the Good Food Store; 1600 S. 3rd St.,
selected items and left the store without payment being made. Loss Prevention personnel confronted the female outside the store and asked her to come back, when an unknown male
approached with an aggressive posture and demanded the employees “let her go”. The couple left the store on foot, heading southw
A Quest For Missoula’s Best French Fries [SURVEY]
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Griz Assistant Coach Stunned, Reflective [AUDIO]
Once they called him Lurch, the gentle giant Scott Gragg who thrilled crowds with his ‘thunder roll’. Now, the young Grizzlies call him ‘Coach’. I spoke with Coach Gragg Thursday evening after a tumultuous day, an emotional roller coaster in which his friend and mentor Robin Pflugrad was released as head coach of the Grizzlies. That interview is attached.