Missoula, United States (Local)
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Austin's focus is primarily on local news in Montana, particularly around government and politics, education, healthcare, and wildlife management. He covers a broad range of topics related to the state-specific issues.
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Missoula has a reputation for attracting all kinds of wayward characters, but it’s likely never hosted the driver of a pear on wheels — yes, we’re talking about the fruit. That changed in June with the arrival of a social media celebrity on a road trip for the ages.
By: Aaron Bolton, Austin Amestoy
Montana wildlife officials warn residents to check boats for invasive mussels, Congress honors Montana 'transportation innovators,' and a Bozeman man arrested by ICE pushes back.
A partner in a proposed data center east of Missoula says he’s backing out of the project after robust public opposition. It’s a win for locals who rallied against it.
A Bozeman man arrested by immigration authorities last week has been ordered released after a federal judge found his detention likely unconstitutional.
As fire season heats up across Montana, officials say people living in areas prone to wildfires should be ready to evacuate at a moment’s notice.
Missoula County commissioners this week pressed pause on data center development. They voted unanimously for a one-year moratorium on proposals.
By: Austin Amestoy
The musician John Lennon was many things — a songwriter, an activist and certainly not least, a Beatle. To his former companion, music executive May Pang, he was “complex.” Their whirlwind 18-month relationship in the early 1970s, while he was separated from his wife, Yoko Ono, became known to fans as “the lost weekend.” It’s the title of a documentary recounting Pang’s time with Lennon — and a gallery of her photographs immortalizing their love. Pang is in Missoula this week on her gallery tour. MTPR’s Austin Amestoy caught up with her.
By: Austin Amestoy
Hope Hospice Center's mission and values statement is one of the first things guests see when they enter the facility. It's western Montana's only inpatient hospice care facility, offering families some relief from the intensity of caring for a loved one at the end of life.
By: Austin Amestoy, Victoria Traxler
The Fort Shaw Indian School Girls Basketball Team navigated boarding school and forced assimilation while becoming a team of skilled athletes, artists and 1904 world champions. Now, more than 120 years later, the team is inspiring new generations and helping people connect with their families and their own cultural identities. Learn more about the team's legacy and why it resonates so strongly, on this episode of The Big Why.
By: Austin Amestoy
Some Montana nonprofits that rely on federal grants say they’re not getting the funds they’ve already been awarded. The problem extends far beyond the Treasure State.
