Some brutal, brutal news for Wyoming 💔 jhnewsandguide.com/news/state/loc…

Study: Why are 100,000 working-age Montanans not working despite many open jobs? helenair.com/news/state-reg… David Erickson #mtpol #mtnews

There are some stories I regret to report, like this one:

Fire near I-90 in Missoula. Bretz RV and Consumer Direct are evacuating employees, very windy today

I felt sprinkles from this due to the high wind! A second fire has now started. Evacuations still going

Technically, the Johnson Street Shelter was the largest homeless shelter in Montana, I believe. A good look here from the perspective of people affected:

Ranchers on the Blackfeet Nation grapple with worst drought in generations missoulian.com/news/local/bus… David Erickson #mtnews

Less water, fewer calves: Historic drought threatens Blackfeet ranching economy missoulian.com/news/local/bus… David Erickson #mtnews

The Missoulian is paywall free today. Here's one from me from 2020, relevant now because the Big Beautiful Bill made many parts of the 2017 tax cuts permanent. The top 3.4% of income earners in MT got nearly $359 million combined thanks to the '17 law: missoulian.com/news/local/art…

Investigation: A woman who stayed at an anti-human trafficking safe house in western Montana said she fled the operation after five months, calling the group a cult. At least four woman have sought other services since the center opened in 2023. missoulian.com/news/state-reg…

Not a bad front page for a random Thursday after Labor Day weekend at a small paper

Lotta drama for a city council primary: Candidates calling another a liar, a political practices complaint, false info in campaign texts, an apology from an out-of-state ad firm. Griffen’s been all over it

A Texas man is facing federal charges for buying eagles and eagle parts on the black market from poachers who shot 3,600 birds (eagles and hawks) in Montana and elsewhere. missoulian.com/news/local/bus…