Missoula Current

06/08/2026

Missoula County is updating its Community Wildfire Protection Plan in a push to prepare for the inevitability of wildfire.

06/08/2026

The nation faces an estimated shortage of 311,000 starter homes for middle-income hopefuls.

06/08/2026

Mike Garrity writes, Administratively changing what qualifies as secure grizzly habitat doesn't actually make more secure habitat for grizzlies.

06/08/2026

Dave Stalling writes, A grizzly bear does not care about bureaucratic definitions. It cares whether the landscape provides enough secure habitat to survive. One acre is not habitat security.

06/08/2026

Nearly 111,000 Montanans voted in the Democratic primary election, while more than 168,000 voted in the Republican primary, including 128,064 for Alme.

06/08/2026

https://missoulacurrent.com/bugs-raymond/ “No Booze for Bugs,” read the headline in newspapers across the country, including the local Daily Missoulian. Don't miss the Jim Harmon's sad tale of Bug Raymond's tragic tenure in Major League Baseball. Missoula History Montana Historical Society Montana The Magazine of Western History Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA) New York Giants

“No Booze for Bugs,” read the headline in newspapers across the country, including the local Daily Missoulian. Read the sad tale of Major League Baseball pitcher Bugs Raymond in this morning's edition of Harmon's Histories.

06/05/2026

Young tomatoes?

[Update Sat. morning: The probabilities for a frost have trended lower for Sunday morning due to clouds/shower chances, but are still on track for Monday morning]🌱 ATTENTION GARDENERS: We are tracking the potential for late-season frost this coming Sunday and Monday mornings (June 7-8).

☁️ The Wildcard: Cloud cover. If the skies clear out overnight, temperatures across the region could easily drop into the low-to-mid 30s.

🧤 What to do: If you have already planted tender vegetables, annuals, or sensitive potted plants outside, you may want to prepare to cover them up or bring them indoors Sunday night.

We will keep a close eye on the sky cover and update you as we get closer to the weekend! 📉