The Missoula Police Department is currently investigating a case of assault that occurred on Tuesday, January 17th in a casino parking lot in the 1500 block of Dearborn Avenue.
The American Cancer Society has updated its prevention guidelines. New priorities such as maintaining a healthy weight and exercising regularly are now side by side with kicking the smoking habit for those who want to reduce their risk of developing cancer. People who are overweight have higher levels of insulin and estrogen in their systems. Cancer Society spokesperson Denise Kolba explains why an excess of those particular chemicals is a problem.
Before American children reach the age of 18 one out of every four girls and one out of every six boys will be the victims of sexual assault. Montana is no exception to the problem of child sex abuse, in 2009 and 2010 local child advocacy centers helped over a thousand children. The saddest part of the story is that many cases are never brought to light, and that only 30% of assaults are reported to police. Learning
Every year over 300 bikes are found neglected or discarded and are rounded up by the Missoula Police Department. Those bikes are held for 60 days and unless someone claims them, they end up at a public auction. Tomorrow (January 24th), one such auction will take place at the Gardner's Auction house at 4810 Highway 93 South. Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Manager for the City of Missoula Phil Smith tells us what to expect.
Montanans have a new way to travel to California. Allegiant air, which specializes in connecting small cities to popular destinations announced today that the cities of Billings, Missoula, Kallispell, and Bozeman will have routes flying directly to the Oakland/San Francisco area by late April 2012. Starting rates should be around $40 and flights will leave on Fridays and Mondays.
On January 25, 1962 a Montana Air National Guard C-47 aircraft was hit by a hurricane force wind that sheared off its right wing. The airplane which was flying to Cut Bank crashed into the Wolf Creek area killing all members on the plane. Among the dead were executive secretary Dennis Gordon, Montana National Guard Majors Joseph Devine and Clifford Hanson, Crew Chief Charles Ballard, the state agriculture commissioner Edward Wren, and the Governor of Montana Donald G. Nutter.
Many of the arguments in support of the Keystone XL pipeline center on economic development. One important factor to Montanans that is often overlooked is the effect on the local price of gas if the pipeline were to be approved. Petroleum analyst Patrick Dehaan explains what he thinks would happen.
The first Payroll Tax Cut Committee meeting will be streamed live here tomorrow, Tuesday, February 24 at 12:30 p.m. MST. The goal of the committee is to find a compromise between the House and the Senate that will allow the payroll tax cut to stretch on for a full year without adding to the budget deficit. Many economists fear that if the payroll tax cut is allowed to expire it could cause a 1 to 2% drop in GDP. Some of the main topics on the table will be unemployment insurance, Medicare, and payroll tax relief. Montana Senator Max Baucas is the current Chair of the Senate Finance Committee and should be on hand for the meeting.
Every week, Crime Stoppers enlists the public's help in order to catch local criminals. Missoula County Sherriff's Office Public Information Officer Jason Johnson explains what the top priority is for this week.