I just graduated from the University of Montana with a degree in broadcast journalism, in May. I am now a full time employee for KGVO and am excited for what the new year will bring.
Shande Wiest
Santa Socks-Delivering Smiles For Veterans
The fourth annual Santa Sock deliveries will be taking place this weekend. Members of the United Veterans Council of Missoula and Ravalli Counties have put together care packages stuffed in a pair of new warm socks for veterans in nursing homes throughout Missoula the Bitterroot Valley.
Senate Passes STOCK Act
Senator Jon Tester’s bipartisan bill to prohibit insider trading on Capitol Hill passed the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee today. The committee overwhelmingly approved Tester’s Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act.
Baucus: families, Not Feds Should Decide Farm Chores
Senator Max Baucus is urging the Department of Labor to stop the proposed expansion of labor rules that would adversely affect Montana farming and ranching families. In a letter to Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, Baucus outlined the real world challenges additional regulations would impose on family farms.
House Pass Job-Creating Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act
Congressman Denny Rehberg today joined House colleagues from both parties in passing H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act.
Gift Wrapping Fundraiser [AUDIO]
A gift wrapping fundraiser to benefit Lily Norton who is suffering from childhood leukemia will take place at Red’s Bar beginning Tuesday, December 20th through Saturday, December 24th.
Carousel Increasing Ride Prices [AUDIO]
Starting January 1st A Carousel for Missoula will increase the price of ride tokens.
UM Ranked #1 for Campus Safety [AUDIO]
The University of Montana ranked No.1 in Montana for campus safety in a recently released ranking of the safest colleges and universities in the U.S. by StateUniversity.com
Pipeline Safety Provisions To Clear This Week
Montana’s U.S. Senators Max Baucus and Jon Testers’ pipeline safety and transparency legislation passed today. 12-12-11
Bill To Protect Troops Exposed To Burn Pits
Senator Jon Tester is calling on the VA to safeguard the health of American veterans by establishing a list of burn pits used by the military in Iraq and Afghanistan to dispose of waste materials.
Upgrading Curve Warning Signs
C/O safety.fhwa.dot.gov
The Montana Department of Transportation will be upgrading the horizontal curve warning signs in parts of Western Montana