Ryan Toohill
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Missoula CERT volunteers help first responders and prepare neighbors (opens the original)
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NonStop Local's Ryan Toohill looks at a volunteer-run program that helps first responders in Missoula. Missoula, Mont. â Volunteers with Missoulaâs Community Emergency Response Team step in where they were needed, from flood preparation in Orchard Homes to traffic control at major events around town. Tim Jacobs, a retired paramedic, leads the all-volunteer nonprofit as chair of Missoula CERT. The group trained to support authorities during emergencies and other high-demand situations. âThe
Help Me Ben: Community struggles to fund pavement for park lot (opens the original)
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The Three Mile Community Center needs help with a new parking lot. The gravel lot currently in place could hurt people. Ravalli County, MT â The gravel parking lot at the Three Mile Community Center has become a topic of conversation over weekly coffee meetings. Community members said they have raised more than $30,000 to pave the lot but still have not moved closer to getting the work done. April Wakeman, a board member at the Three Mile Community Center, said it has been an ongoing problem.
Missoula murder case moves to sentencing after guilty plea (opens the original)
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Brown's criminal history dated back to 1998 and included assault charges. His legal team had argued that he suffered from severe mental illness. Missoula, Mont. â James Edward Brown pleaded guilty in the Missoula County Courthouse to the 2024 killing of Aubrey Bird, moving the case to sentencing on December 18. The proceedings made official a plea agreement Brown accepted in July after he first pleaded not guilty. In November 2024, a gas station employee in Missoula saw Bird covered in blood i
Help Me Ben: Hoot Owl Restrictions (opens the original)
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Ben Wineman deployed NonStop Local's Ryan Toohill to the rivers to figure out what goes into placing Hoot Owl restrictions. Missoula, Mont. â Hot summer temperatures can bring hoot-owl fishing restrictions as warmer water harms fish. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks explained that the term traces back to loggers in the early 1900s who worked while owls were still out to avoid the midday heat. Fishing guide Jake Hensley, the Missoula Fly Guy, said he notices a clear difference in fish when the wa
Berry shortage around Montana brings more bear encounters (opens the original)
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NonStop Local's Ryan Toohill takes a look at how a rough year for wild berries has led to more bear encounters across Montana. Missoula, Mont. â A weak wild berry season across the state has pushed bears and other foragers into more human-populated areas. River Shannon Aloia, the Western Montana Wild Forager, described the conditions of huckleberry bushes found on Blue Mountain outside of Missoula.  âThese plants are severely damaged," she said. "We had continuous cold snaps in the spring,
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