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Missoula Schools Attorney to Parents: “The District Does Not Need Your Consent”
Missoula County Public Schools attorney Elizabeth Kaleva told the parent of an Alberton School student in an email that the school district “does not need your consent” to coerce students into wearing masks or possible testing requirements. Alberton Superintendent and “Google Certified Teacher” Jeff Crews was included in the email. The school district attorney’s reasoning…
Montana Election Integrity Group Announces Take Back Montana: 2020 Election Analysis Event
The Montana Election Integrity Project announced its first educational event focused on providing Montana citizens with data and analysis of the Montana 2020 General Election. The three speakers who will be sharing their research include Dr. Douglas G. Frank, Former Army Cpt. Seth Keshel, and Law Professor David K. Clements. The event will be held…
Alberton Principal Threatens To Call Police on Students Who Protest Masks Friday
A national movement of parents, students, teachers, and staff called Mom’s For Liberty has set tomorrow, September 10th, as a nationwide school walkout event protesting mask mandates. The walkout is set to start at 10 AM. Parents of Alberton School students shared stories with Missoula County Tyranny yesterday about their children being threatened by school…
Missoula Has A Marxist Government
In words that could only be appreciated from John Wayne as Sargent Striker in the movie Sands of Iwo Jima, “Life is tough, but it is tougher when you’re stupid.” Most Montanans pride themselves on not being stupid. However, it seems Missoulians do not understand that principle. Missoula voters have managed to elect and keep electing Marxists…
Montana Public Health: No Evidence Masks Work, Missoula Schools Defiant
Defiantly, Missoula schools said that parents who choose not to mask their children opt into “virtual learning.”
Missoula School Mask Lawsuit Filed: Parents have “fundamental liberty interest in the care, custody, and control of their children”
Stand Up Montana and 11 parents are the plaintiffs listed in a lawsuit filed yesterday against Missoula County Public Schools and Missoula County. Other defendants in the suit include Elementary District 1, High School District 1, Target Range School District, and Hellgate Elementary School District. In an interview with KGVO, the attorney representing the parents,…
Missoula Parents and School Employees Raise Legal Funds For Mask Lawsuit
After Missoula County Schools Superintendent Rob Watson shutdown in-person access to school board meetings and finalized mask requirements for students and staff, despite overwhelming demands for parental choice, Missoula parents and school staff are stepping up their fight against the school board’s unscientific mask mandates. Missoulian and parent Joseph Suchanic took to GoFundMe just over…
Missoula Food Bank Limits Access To Food, Requires Medical Device
Two people was ejected from the Wyoming Street Missoula Food Bank including one man who was escorted by Missoula Police.
Montana Ace Hardware CEO Excoriates Unvaccinated Employees, Cancels Christmas Parties and Meetings
An employee of Montana Ace Hardware shared a letter they received from President & CEO Stewart Weis in July where he writes to employees how “profoundly disappointed” he is with employee vaccination rates and that decisions to not be vaccinated, outside of a physician recommending against a vaccine, are, “rooted in either being uninformed, misinformed,…
Sen Theresa Manzella Calls for “Select Committee” to Investigate Missoula County Elections
“I would like to see a select committee appointed specifically to investigate Missoula County and the election process there and evaluate all the evidence and then make a decision on that,” said Manzella.
Missoula Weather
42°F Missoula Crime Reports
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Intensive public safety activities noted across Missoula neighborhoods.
Monday, October 27, 2025
Westside neighborhood sees a variety of incidents, including thefts and disturbances.
Sunday, October 26, 2025
Multiple Incidents of Disturbance, DUI, and Camping in City
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Extensive early morning incidents followed by steady activity
Friday, October 24, 2025
Numerous Incidents of Theft and Suspicious Activity Reported
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Significant incidents of theft and assistance requests noted.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Day marked by varied incidents across multiple neighborhoods
Monday, October 20, 2025
Numerous incidents report throughout Missoula
Sunday, October 19, 2025
Multiple disturbances and thefts reported throughout the city.
Saturday, October 18, 2025
A notable increase in early morning incidents.