Phil Howard

4 days ago | nbcmontana.com | Phil Howard

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Missoula City Council approved a resolution recognizing the pride flag as an official flag of the city of Missoula at Monday’s meeting. The resolution comes in response to House Bill 819, which Gov. Greg Gianforte signed into law on May 13. The bill prohibits flags on state property that represent a “political viewpoint, including but not limited to flags or banners regarding a political party race, sexual orientation, gender or political ideology” on government property.

5 days ago | nbcmontana.com | Phil Howard

MISSOULA, Mont. — Many of Montana's rivers are currently experiencing peak flows due to snowmelt runoff, creating challenging but promising conditions for anglers. With the main channels running high and often murky, fishing side channels has become a safer and more effective strategy as fish tend to move away from the banks in these conditions.

6 days ago | nbcmontana.com | Phil Howard

CLINTON, Mont. — Clinton Rural Fire District volunteers and the Missoula Rural Fire District extinguished a fire between Rock Creek and Beavertail at 7 a.m. Sunday. Once on scene, four volunteers and a Missoula Rural Fire District engine worked to put out a vehicle fire from a family traveling through Montana. Crews were able to extinguish the vehicle fire and grass adjacent to the railroad tracks, using about 2,700 gallons of water. No one was injured in the incident.

1 week ago | nbcmontana.com | Phil Howard

MISSOULA, Mont. — NBC Montana caught up with University of Montana director of business and economic research Jeff Michael to get the latest job market numbers. Michael says the data shows Montana is a top 10 state for employment growth, even though population growth is decreasing. He says we're seeing growth in technical services, construction, hospitality and retail industries. "Unemployment in Montana remains below 3% , well below the national average.

1 week ago | nbcmontana.com | Phil Howard

MISSOULA, Mont. — Ruby Wang, a fifth grade student at Saint Joseph Elementary School in Missoula, is competing in the 100th annual Scripps Spelling Bee this week in Washington, D.C.Excellence at spelling runs in the Wang family, with Ruby following in her sister Cheyene's footsteps. "I saw my sister doing it, and I was like ‘I want to do it, too,’" Ruby said. Ruby's mother says an AI tool called Word AI helps her daughters practice ahead of the competitions.