KTVM-TV (Butte, MT)

NBC Montana consists of a network of three television stations located in western Montana, all of which are linked to NBC. The main station is KECI-TV based in Missoula, which operates on virtual and VHF digital channel 13. It is supported by two semi-satellite stations: KCFW-TV (channel 9) in Kalispell and KTVM-TV (channel 6) in Butte. Additionally, Bozeman is served by a Class A translator, KDBZ-CD (channel 42), which broadcasts a direct feed from KTVM. All these stations are owned and managed by the Sinclair Broadcast Group. While the stations generally share the same programming, KCFW and KTVM feature their own commercials and legal IDs, along with some distinct local newscasts.

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Tenant union holds vigil in Bozeman for evicted residents

1 day ago | nbcmontana.com | Bryanna Carroll

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Bozeman Tenants United, a local tenant union, held a vigil for those evicted from their homes in the city on Thursday. Attendees gathered on the library lawn among boxes and shoes, a visual representation of the items left behind by those forced to leave in a hurry, a message to the community ahead of a commission decision on funding a tenant right to counsel program in the city.
Vanished in Montana: How 1 murder became catalyst for change in Browning

3 days ago | nbcmontana.com | Jacob Owens

BROWNING, Mont. — Rhonda Grant-Connelly is the woman behind Blackfeet MMIP, a grassroots effort on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation to bring missing and murdered Indigenous people home. Grant-Connelly’s nonprofit helps families search for missing loved ones and collaborates with other organizations to help families with meals and gas money, while they seek answers.
Western Montana Clinic sounds off on Providence maternity center closure

3 days ago | nbcmontana.com | Jacob Owens

MISSOULA, Mont. — Providers from the Western Montana Clinic are speaking out after Missoula’s Providence St. Patrick Hospital announced its maternity center will close Oct. 10. Staff within the clinic, which is attached to St. Patrick Hospital's main campus, said the change came as a “shock.”Western Montana Clinic’s group of five OB-GYNs and two nurse practitioners who work in the Family Maternity Center will not lose their jobs.
Washington man arrested in connection with bombing of fertility clinic

3 days ago | nbcmontana.com | Denise Whitaker

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Plains' Banana Lake Fire highlights early fire season

4 days ago | nbcmontana.com | Jacob Owens

PLAINS, Mont. — Crews battled the Banana Lake north of Plains as the blaze reached 913 acres as of Tuesday morning. The fire, which began Saturday, sits 4 miles north of Plains near Highway 28. The cause remains unknown. The Banana Lake Fire is one of western Montana’s major blazes early in the state’s fire season. “Progress has been really good.
Gallatin Co. works to develop model zoning code

4 days ago | nbcmontana.com | Bryanna Carroll

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Gallatin County planners are currently working to collect feedback from residents to guide their development of a model zoning code for affordable housing projects. The model code will be focused on the county’s urban and rural growth areas, mainly Four Corners and Gallatin Gateway, as they either already have infrastructure in place or are anticipated to have infrastructure in place in the future to support the development of affordable housing projects.
Gallatin Valley Land Trust to celebrate National Trails Day on Saturday

4 days ago | nbcmontana.com | Bryanna Carroll

BOZEMAN, Mont. — This weekend, the Gallatin Valley land Trust is celebrating National Trails Day with their biggest volunteer event of the year. The organization is seeking volunteers of all ages to lend a hand this Saturday at Peet’s Hill from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to help with a variety of tasks including clearing vegetation, spreading gravel, clearing drains and repairing fences.
Native Americans hurt by Federal health cuts, despite RFK Jr.’s promises of protection

4 days ago | nbcmontana.com | Katheryn Houghton |Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez |Arielle Zionts

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Missoula approves pride flag as official city flag in opposition of new law

5 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.
TroyStrong June blood drives start in Missoula

5 days ago | nbcmontana.com | Jacob Owens

MISSOULA, Mont. — Donors trickled into the University of Montana's Adams Center Monday for a TroyStrong blood drive. The process and life-saving aim are the same as any other blood drive, but this particular drive is inspired by a boy named Troy who owes his life to blood donated nearly eight years ago. “We had never donated blood prior. We always thought someone else will do it, there’s a lot of people in this world, somebody's doing it, doesn’t have to be me,” Wes Ross, Troy’s dad, said.