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Montana softball coach Melanie Meuchel resigns Melanie Meuchel resigned as Montana softball coach Monday. Her team went 1-14 in Big Sky Conference play this season. Parties agree to drop lawsuit over charter school openings The coalition that brought the lawsuit said in court documents the Office of Public Instruction followed a previous order and set up a process allowing approved schools to open this fall. Missoula’s Levi Janacaro passes Montana’s No. 37 legacy jersey to Billings’ Trevin Gradney Senior cornerback Trevin Gradney is the first-ever Grizzly from Billings to wear Montana’s No. 37 legacy jersey. Error causes PSC District 4 race to appear on some Missoula County ballots The Missoula County Elections Office said in a release Monday that the error affected 16 Missoula County precincts, mostly in the northeast area of the county. Missoula man dies one week after Orange Street motorcycle crash The rider’s mother, Eden Atwood, identified him on the GoFundMe as Benjamin "Benny" Atwood. Wildfire burning in southern Sapphires, mapped at 99 acres The fire is about 11 miles south of Skalkaho Pass, 20 miles southwest of Philipsburg and 25 miles east-southeast of Hamilton. As ER visits go up, Missoula city council hears about youth marijuana use Emergency room visits and hospitalizations among kids for "cannabis poisonings" have gone up drastically in Montana and Missoula since 2016. OPI claims positive reviews for MAST, district representatives say otherwise The Office of Public Instruction’s implementation of the new testing model caused mixed emotions from piloting districts even though the office claimed positive feedback. One dead, one arrested following Polson crash At 3:45 p.m., local authorities responded to a head-on crash at the north end of the Armed Forces Bridge on Sunday. Accidental gunfire in East Missoula sends one to hospital At 7:24 p.m., the Missoula County Sheriff’s Office responded to shots fired at the 600 block of Michigan Avenue. Former smokejumper, 86, earns master’s with historical jump database The fading Missoula smokejumper records, and their corresponding volumes at the West Yellowstone and Grangeville, Idaho, bases, would have been consigned to profound obscurity if not for Missoula’s Roger Savage. Missoula residents want single-use plastic ban on November ballot A group of residents would like to see if voters want to ban single-use plastics inside Missoula city limits. Trump-affiliated group releases new national security book outlining possible second-term approach One group trying to lay the groundwork for a second Donald Trump administration is out with a new policy book that aims to articulate an "America First" national security agenda. Tough racket: Missoula Loyola boys tennis takes aim at fourth straight team championship Missoula Loyola’s boys tennis team has its sights set on an unprecedented fourth straight State B-C team title. The Rams’ experience makes them the favorite to accomplish the feat. Missoula Loyola’s Isabelle Berry hurdles mental barriers on sprint to Montana Grizzlies Berry, a Montana Grizzlies commit, leads the Class B girls in the 100 dash, 100 hurdles and 4x100 relay, and is second in the 200 dash heading into divisionals. ‘Find the Joy’: Gladstone, Tatsey-Murray deliver remarks at UM spring commencement Lily Gladstone received an honorary doctorate at the ceremony along with Carol Tatsey-Murray, both Blackfeet women. Teen charged with false reporting in Kalispell kidnapping case Authorities arrested a 38-year-old man, but on Friday, the Kalispell Police Department reported they wouldn’t be referring the attempted kidnapping charge to the county attorney’s office. Photos: University of Montana Spring 2024 Commencement Photos from the University of Montana’s Spring 2024 Commencement ceremony at the Adams Center, Saturday, May 11, 2024. ’So proud to be Blackfeet’: Mikalen Running Fisher grounds her work in family, community When Mikalen Running Fisher left her home and family on the Blackfeet Reservation in 2017 to attend the University of Montana, she didn’t know what to expect. Man sentenced to prison for starting Boulder 2700 fire Craig A. McCrea, 38, was sentenced to 60 years at Montana State Prison, with 30 years suspended, and ordered to pay more than $1.2 million in restitution. Lawmakers halt implementation of child care reform rules Against the recommendation of child care providers, a legislative interim committee struck down rules that would have made licensure easier and expanded capacity. Potentially historic Northern Lights show could dazzle Montana’s big sky "This is an unusual and potentially historic event," said Clinton Wallace, director of NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center. Gianforte taps Polson attorney for district court bench John Mercer had been an attorney with the Polson firm Turnage Mercer & Wall for 42 years before his appointment to the bench. Missoula doctor pleads not guilty to sex assault charges Tyler J. Hurst, who’s currently not in custody and at an out-of-state treatment facility, appeared via Zoom on Friday for his arraignment. Garnet Ghost Town fee increased to $10 to fund maintenance The increased fees will help pay for parking lot improvements, "modernizing the winter cabin rental program," and active forest management around the Garnet area. A solar storm will produce northern lights over the US. Find out where to look for the aurora borealis this weekend Northern locations in the U.S. are best for viewing the northern lights, but clouds will interfere in many spots. Business Buzz: New restaurants in Missoula; refugee kids need camp gear There’s a new place to eat breakfast and get dessert in downtown Missoula. Missoulian week in review: Local news recap for May 4-10 Here’s a roundup of local stories that ran this week. Sentencing set for August in UM rape case A man pleaded guilty on Friday to sexually assaulting two students at the University of Montana in the fall of 2021. Recommended For You Missoula man dies one week after Orange Street motorcycle crash Montana softball coach Melanie Meuchel resigns As ER visits go up, Missoula city council hears about youth marijuana use The Latest Missoula and Western Montana neighbors:...