For Melissa, Erika, Sonny and Brian

Wendy Martin, girlfriend of Sonny Kless, pilot of the plane, is consoled by Kless’ brother Dustin Haines after a rescue helicopter returned to the command post with no survivors Wednesday afternoon. Family members and friends of the four victims had arrived at the National Bison Range to help search for the missing plane. The [...]

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Coming Thursday: Flying and swimming critters!

Photograph by MEGAN GIBSON/Missoulian

We’ve got another wild Outdoors section coming your way this Thursday in the Missoulian.

I’m very happy to let you know that Ryan Rauscher is back writing his monthly “Critter Corner” columns. Rauscher works for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks – and was a staple of our Outdoors section several years ago, [...]

What if the Chinese owned Newsweek?

Photograph by CNNMONEY.com

Should the Chinese be allowed to buy Newsweek magazine?

After the “for sale” sign went up at the longtime American weekly, one of the prospective bidders was the Southern Media Group, based in China, and Chengdu B-Ray Media.

The offer was rejected, but it has provoked considerable discussion about who should and shouldn’t be [...]

Your turn: Ask the candidates a question!

Two-year-old Noah Johnson plays around the voting booths as his mother, Shayna, casts her ballot at the Election Center office at the Missoula County Fairgrounds. Photo by TOM BAUER/Missoulian

The primary elections are past us, and the field of candidates for November’s general election is set.

Already, the Missoulian’s coverage of those candidates has started. But [...]

Thanks Mom, for the news tip

Airport workers look at an air tanker that crashed through a fence at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport Saturday June 26, 2010 in Broomfield, Colo. The crash has prompted officials to shut down its slurry resupply operation at the Broomfield airport for at least the rest of the day, a decision that could hamper efforts [...]

Griz ‘Tunnel Run’ is tops nationally

Photograph by MICHAEL GALLACHER/Missoulian

If you’ve seen it on the Jumbotron at Griz football games, you know the University of Montana’s “Griz Tunnel Run” video is awesome.

Now, the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators has made it official, awarding the promotional video a silver award at its yearly meeting.

Here’s the news release from UM:

The University [...]

Kaboom! We need Fourth festivities

No one loves the Fourth of July more than Missoula’s Susan Campbell Reneau. Photograph by MICHAEL GALLACHER/Missoulian

Drop the pop-bottle rockets for a sec and lend us a hand! The Missoulian is compiling a list of Fourth of July weekend events throughout western Montana. And we need your help.

If you, your neighborhood or community, or [...]

Meet us out at the ballpark, or on your mobile!

Photograph by MICHAEL GALLACHER/Missoulian

We’re all warmed up and ready to throw out the first pitch – literally – at Friday night’s home opener for the Missoula Osprey.

Michael Heinbach, who’s covering the Osprey this season for the Missoulian, is throwing the ceremonial first pitch. And we’ve got an awesome new video about the Missoulian [...]

The Best Headline Ever

Credit Missoulian news editor Justin Grigg for this find, on Twitter, which he christened “The Best Headline Ever.”

Enough said.

Sherry Devlin

Riding the Zootown wave

Quinton Barnett does a Pistol Flip in Brennan’s Wave in the Clark Fork River recently. The 17-year-old kayaker is hoping the trick will earn him a spot on the U.S. Freestyle Kayak Team during competitions in Missoula starting June 30. Photo by TOM BAUER/Missoulian

One of the most exciting additions to downtown Missoula in recent [...]