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The last 12 months without the 165-bed emergency shelter have left Missoula’s longstanding homeless shelter full more often than not and have strained other organizations serving people living on the street. Limited shelter capacity also means more people are living outside to navigate the city’s camping restrictions, providers said. The post What Missoula’s homelessness response looks like one year after Johnson Street shelter closure appeared first on Montana Free Press.

Aaron Flint and Sam Forstag appear to be in a dead heat for Montana’s Western District House race, according to a Montana Free Press-Rutgers Eagleton poll. The post Flint, Forstag in dead heat for House seat appeared first on Montana Free Press.

The Toole County Sheriff's Office said on social media that the office received reports of a multi-car derailment on tracks close to town. The post Train derails in Shelby, authorities say ‘no immediate danger’ appeared first on Montana Free Press.

PLUS: Great Falls honors 9/11 responders, victims. The post Film memorializes resurrection of Old Fort Benton appeared first on Montana Free Press.

The U.S. Forest Service is proposing changes to the Roadless Rule and Travel Management Rule that could alter how roads, motorized travel and recreation are managed across millions of acres of national forest land. The changes could have significant implications for public access, conservation and land management. The post Major Forest Service policies could be changing. Here’s what’s at stake. appeared first on Montana Free Press.