{"id":94127,"date":"2022-04-04T09:16:22","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T15:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/?page_id=94127"},"modified":"2025-02-20T08:59:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T15:59:56","slug":"mtfp-local","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/mtfp-local\/","title":{"rendered":"MTFP Local"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-borders is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-5 is-3 is-uncropped is-style-default\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"94127\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"262343\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-missoula tag-mtfp-local category-missoula type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/02\/25\/report-missoula-housing-prices-down-overall-affordability-still-limited\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ravara-sale-sign.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"Report: Missoula housing prices down overall, affordability still limited\u00a0\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/02\/25\/report-missoula-housing-prices-down-overall-affordability-still-limited\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Report: Missoula housing prices down overall, affordability still limited\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> In 2025, the median sale price of a Missoula-area home decreased 2.2% to $550,000, according to the 2026 Five Valleys Housing Report. That includes sales of single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and manufactured homes on owned lots. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/katie-fairbanks\/\">Katie Fairbanks<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T16:36:03-07:00\">02.25.2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T16:36:12-07:00\">02.25.2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MTFP-Local-logo-email.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MTFP-Local-logo-email.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MTFP-Local-logo-email.png 600w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MTFP-Local-logo-email-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MTFP-Local-logo-email-400x227.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:21px\"><em>News doesn\u2019t just happen at the national or state level \u2014 it happens in your town and in your neighborhood. MTFP Local is in-depth, <em><em>independent reporting on the stories impacting your community from reporters who know your town.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group newspack-pattern subscribe__style-1\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<span data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\" class=\"everlit-audio everlit-no-audio\" data-everlit-no-audio=\"true\"><span data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\" class=\"everlit-audio everlit-no-audio\" data-everlit-no-audio=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-white-color has-dark-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-no-shouting-no-name-calling-just-local-montana-reporters-working-for-you\">No shouting. No name calling. Just local Montana reporters working for you.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:22px\">Sign up for our free weekday newsletter.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-newsletters-subscribe newspack-newsletters-subscribe \"\n\t\tdata-success-message=\"Thank you for signing up!\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<form id=\"newspack-subscribe-1\" data-newspack-recaptcha=\"newspack_newsletter_signup\">\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"newspack_newsletters_subscribe\" value=\"1\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"lists[]\" value=\"2\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-newsletters-email-input\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input\n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"newspack-newsletters-subscribe-block-input-61130-email\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"email\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tname=\"npe\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tautocomplete=\"email\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tplaceholder=\"Email Address\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tvalue=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"submit-button has-background-color\"type=\"submit\" style=\"background-color: #f75028;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"submit\">Subscribe<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-newsletters-subscribe__response\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-newsletters-subscribe__icon\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-newsletters-subscribe__message\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/span>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-latest-headlines\">LATEST HEADLINES<\/h4>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha is-grid columns-3 colgap-3 show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-3 is-uncropped show-category is-style-default has-text-color has-dark-gray-color\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"94127\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"261972\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-kenneth-britton-britt-cotter tag-mtfp-local category-transportation type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/02\/16\/what-does-an-85m-railroad-merger-have-to-do-with-montana\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"729\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Union-Pacific-Franz.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"What does an $85B railroad merger have to do with Montana?\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/category\/transportation\/\">Transportation<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/02\/16\/what-does-an-85m-railroad-merger-have-to-do-with-montana\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">What does an $85B railroad merger have to do with Montana?<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With politicians here in Montana expressing concern about the proposed merger, one would think Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are major players in the state. They\u2019re not. In fact, more than 90% of Montana\u2019s railways are controlled by one company: BNSF. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/justin-franz\/\">Justin Franz<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-16T09:00:00-07:00\">02.16.2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-18T14:10:36-07:00\">02.18.2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"261732\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-glacier-national-park tag-mtfp-local category-tourism type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/02\/11\/to-ticket-or-not-to-ticket-that-is-the-question-in-glacier-national-park\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"824\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Glacier-tourists.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"To ticket or not to ticket, that is the question in Glacier National Park\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/category\/economy\/tourism\/\">Tourism<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/02\/11\/to-ticket-or-not-to-ticket-that-is-the-question-in-glacier-national-park\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">To ticket or not to ticket, that is the question in Glacier National Park<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Five years after Glacier National Park first introduced a ticketed-entry system to handle ever-increasing summer crowds, the park plans on eliminating the at-times controversial system. At least that\u2019s what the superintendent said during a chamber of commerce meeting late last year. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/justin-franz\/\">Justin Franz<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-11T09:43:36-07:00\">02.11.2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-11T09:43:45-07:00\">02.11.2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"261541\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-aaron-gams tag-mtfp-local tag-st-peters-health tag-wade-johnson category-helena type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/02\/09\/inside-the-systemic-sexual-abuse-reporting-failure-at-one-montana-hospital\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"857\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/StPetes-002.png\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"Inside the \u2018systemic\u2019 sexual abuse reporting failure at a Helena hospital\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/category\/helena\/\">Helena<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/02\/09\/inside-the-systemic-sexual-abuse-reporting-failure-at-one-montana-hospital\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Inside the \u2018systemic\u2019 sexual abuse reporting failure at a Helena hospital<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A 2025 federal investigation that has not previously been reported found that a dozen staffers at St. Peter\u2019s in Helena had failed, on more than a dozen occasions, to file required reports about hospital employees allegedly sexually harassing and abusing patients.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/mara-silvers\/\">Mara Silvers<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/jwagner\/\">JoVonne Wagner<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-09T08:29:48-07:00\">02.09.2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-02-09T14:32:42-07:00\">02.09.2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<span data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\" class=\"everlit-audio everlit-no-audio\" data-everlit-no-audio=\"true\"><span data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\" class=\"everlit-audio everlit-no-audio\" data-everlit-no-audio=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide newspack-pattern donation__style-3 has-white-color has-dark-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-99bea790 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MTFP-Logo-Gold-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68553 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MTFP-Logo-Gold-3.png 500w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MTFP-Logo-Gold-3-300x144.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-empower-your-community\"><strong>Empower your community.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-power-the-press\"><strong>Power the press!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<span data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\" class=\"everlit-audio everlit-no-audio\" data-everlit-no-audio=\"true\"><span data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\" class=\"everlit-audio everlit-no-audio\" data-everlit-no-audio=\"true\">\n<p id=\"h-our-mission-is-to-produce-in-depth-journalism-that-creates-positive-change-in-the-lives-of-our-local-communities-but-we-need-your-help-to-make-our-journalism-possible-and-keep-it-free-for-all-readers\">Fuel the future of independent, public-powered news in Montana. Become a member of Montana Free Press and help bring high-quality, independent journalism to more communities in our state.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<a href=\"#XETGYZDF\" style=\"display: none\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/span><\/span>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha is-grid columns-3 colgap-3 show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-2 is-landscape show-category \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"94127\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>MORE STORIES<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"261062\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-earthquake tag-great-falls tag-mtfp-local category-great-falls type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/01\/29\/4-2-magnitude-earthquake-rattles-central-montana\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSCF7486-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"4.2 magnitude earthquake rattles central Montana\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/category\/great-falls\/\">Great Falls<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/01\/29\/4-2-magnitude-earthquake-rattles-central-montana\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">4.2 magnitude earthquake rattles central Montana<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> A 4.2-magnitude earthquake that originated just northeast of Great Falls was felt across central Montana, although authorities said there were no early reports of damage. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/mhudson\/\">Matt Hudson<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-29T14:07:40-07:00\">01.29.2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-01-29T16:33:42-07:00\">01.29.2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"260852\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-helena tag-immigration tag-mtfp-local category-helena type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/01\/27\/helena-commission-votes-to-restrict-local-police-work-with-ice\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260126LM-HelenaCityCounil-0004.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Helena commission votes to restrict local police work with ICE\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/category\/helena\/\">Helena<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/01\/27\/helena-commission-votes-to-restrict-local-police-work-with-ice\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Helena commission votes to restrict local police work with ICE<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After months of pressure from local immigration advocates and members of the public, and amid growing national frustration with immigration authorities, the Helena City Commission approved a resolution calling for its police officers to \u201cavoid\u201d assisting federal authorities with immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/jwagner\/\">JoVonne Wagner<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-27T09:59:50-07:00\">01.27.2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-01-27T16:49:39-07:00\">01.27.2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"260698\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-helena tag-mtfp-local category-helena type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/01\/23\/helena-pd-exits-drug-task-force-over-border-patrol-involvement\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_0671.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Helena PD exits drug task force over border patrol involvement\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/category\/helena\/\">Helena<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/01\/23\/helena-pd-exits-drug-task-force-over-border-patrol-involvement\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Helena PD exits drug task force over border patrol involvement<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Helena Police Department has announced its exit from a regional drug task force after the agency decided to collaborate with U.S. Border Patrol agents. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/jwagner\/\">JoVonne Wagner<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-23T15:23:11-07:00\">01.23.2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-01-23T19:14:15-07:00\">01.23.2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha is-grid columns-3 colgap-3 show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-3 is-landscape show-category  has-more-button\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"94127\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"260389\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-development tag-great-falls tag-growth-policy tag-housing tag-mtfp-local category-great-falls type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/01\/16\/proposed-growth-policy-for-great-falls-emphasizes-citys-core-over-urban-sprawl\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250813LM-GreatFallsArchive-0025-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Proposed growth policy for Great Falls emphasizes city\u2019s core over urban sprawl\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250813LM-GreatFallsArchive-0025-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250813LM-GreatFallsArchive-0025-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250813LM-GreatFallsArchive-0025-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250813LM-GreatFallsArchive-0025-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250813LM-GreatFallsArchive-0025-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/category\/great-falls\/\">Great Falls<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/01\/16\/proposed-growth-policy-for-great-falls-emphasizes-citys-core-over-urban-sprawl\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Proposed growth policy for Great Falls emphasizes city\u2019s core over urban sprawl<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The city of Great Falls has released a draft of its new growth policy, a document that aims to guide development decisions in Montana&#8217;s slowest-growing major city.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/mhudson\/\">Matt Hudson<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-16T07:59:45-07:00\">01.16.2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-01-16T07:59:56-07:00\">01.16.2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"260247\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-helena tag-mtfp-local tag-school-boundaries category-helena type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/01\/14\/helena-school-board-approves-changes-to-district-boundaries\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260113LM-HelenaElementarySchool-0023.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Helena school board approves changes to district boundaries\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/category\/helena\/\">Helena<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/01\/14\/helena-school-board-approves-changes-to-district-boundaries\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Helena school board approves changes to district boundaries<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The approved plans outline boundary changes that will be implemented gradually with the ultimate goal of redistributing student enrollment across all grade levels. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/jwagner\/\">JoVonne Wagner<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-14T09:33:47-07:00\">01.14.2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-01-14T16:48:46-07:00\">01.14.2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"260060\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-mtfp-local category-news type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/01\/09\/former-judge-elect-sentenced-to-probation-in-drug-case\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Untitled-design-583-800x600.png?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Former judge-elect sentenced to probation in drug case\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Untitled-design-583-800x600.png?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Untitled-design-583-900x675.png 900w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Untitled-design-583-600x450.png?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Untitled-design-583-400x300.png?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Untitled-design-583-200x150.png?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 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