On Monday, the University of Montana officially reopened the doors of McGill Hall that had been closed for over 30 days to clean up asbestos discovered in the building.
Reports Tuesday afternoon that an armed man may have been holding hostages in a residence near the University of Montana turned out to be a hoax, according to Missoula and UM police.
A convicted killer and an accomplice from Washington State were nabbed at the Home Depot parking lot last Thursday with a pound of meth.
Also:
A challenge to allow drilling near Glacier National Park.
Controversial clean-up plan for Libby to be announced today...
Missoula County plans on applying for a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Grant. The grant, known as the Brownsfields Multi-Purpose Pilot Grant is meant only for "community based organizations" and requires those organizations to conduct community notification before submitting a request. According to the E.P.A.'s frequently asked questions site, which you can read here, only one project per region will receive the grant and a total of $550,000 is possible for cleaning up the chosen site. The Missoula County request would be used to help clean up asbestos at the Missoula County Courthouse.