Laura Scheer

Managing editor @missoulian. Email [email protected] with tips and story ideas.

[David Erickson @David__Erickson]

Couple big healthcare stories in today’s Missoulian. Hospital choosing to eliminate bedside doctors in the pediatric ICU in favor of virtual docs (nurses are very opposed), and overprescribed opioids in Cut Bank

[David Erickson @David__Erickson]

You readers have no idea how much work Carly and the team put into this story. Great political reporting, breaks the news that UM’s prez may run against Daines.

Tester rips Democrats, signals support for UM president as best bet to challenge Daines
https://t.co/dMdqPTGWKp

[Griffen Smith @Griffen8Smith]

Investigation: A woman who stayed at an anti-human trafficking safe house in western Montana said she fled the operation after five months, calling the group a cult. At least four woman have sought other services since the center opened in 2023.

https://t.co/R6mfQkfDSE

[Laura Scheer @Laura_Scheer]

It was standing room only on the lawn outside the Missoula County Courthouse on Saturday, as more than 3,000 people gathered to protest Donald Trump's presidency and the actions of special government employee and billionaire Elon Musk. https://t.co/pN67j8USGR via @missoulian

[Missoulian @missoulian]

Kaleb E. Fleck, 20, pleaded guilty earlier this year to the deliberate homicide of Scott Bryan, 60, on June 25, 2023. https://t.co/0WsBVJFN32

[Sam Wilson @s_wilson__]

Howell guilty on both counts: https://t.co/N8FES62E1d

[Laura Scheer @Laura_Scheer]

Last year, Bonnie Tarses began her most ambitious project yet, called “A Million Cranes.” It does involve a wish, and also has a million cranes. https://t.co/3rc6DkmLTs via @missoulian

[Griffen Smith @Griffen8Smith]

“This will result in not only many layoffs but also — and most important — the cancellation of programming designed to educate rural Montanans about American freedom and liberty,” a Mansfield employee said. Via @AndyTallman1

[Missoulian @missoulian]

Danit Ehrlich was reported missing this past Friday. https://t.co/6MGckBiise

[Phil Drake @phildrakemt]

Fascinating story by @Victoria_Eavis https://t.co/Nz1W23YLfL

[Missoulian @missoulian]

After roughly four hours of testimony, District Judge Molly Owen sentenced Sunny K. White, 29, to the maximum sentence allowed under a plea deal reached in November. https://t.co/wHyiP8pICp

[Frank Gogola @FrankGogola]

Hattie Morrow and Lucia Schlapfer have been key cogs in fueling the rise of girls wrestling at Big Sky and are ranked first and second in the state in their weight classes heading into the postseason as they try to become Missoula's first state champions.

https://t.co/2mESZNbUkh

[Nora Mabie @NoraMabie]

Want to learn more about tribes? New online class, Native American Studies for Everyone, is open to all.

"This is the start of something that could be really big," said Chris La Tray. "You don’t have to be on the outside, you can actually be part of it."
https://t.co/SyuqwhzDuS

[Griffen Smith @Griffen8Smith]

"It seemed like everyone wanted to believe what was on Facebook more than the stories I had written.” Local paper in Lincoln, Montana, set to close after 44 years. #mtnews

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[Victoria Eavis @Victoria_Eavis]

Scoop from @SeabornLarson and me: A Hamilton senator recently signed a state-funded contract with a longtime business associate all without legislative leadership's knowledge or parktaking in the public bidding process.
https://t.co/W0oSUzXYhy

[Nora Mabie @NoraMabie]

Story 2 in our tribal college series is out today! @carlykgraf and I wrote about how these schools bolster local workforces and economies.

"When Indian Country does better, the surrounding economies do, too."
https://t.co/b2ShC2Mru0 #mtnews #mtpol

[Nora Mabie @NoraMabie]

NEW: For 9 months, @carlykgraf and I have been working on a series about tribal colleges.

The first story - on how these schools revitalize language and culture "for the sake of a nation" - is out today with no paywall. #mtnews #mtpol
https://t.co/aCgxX3I4oU

[Seaborn Larson @SeabornLarson]

"If you guys and the Democrats want to control the floor, that's your prerogative," Senate President Regier, Day Four #mtleg #mtnews
https://t.co/XUh3y1Ec81 via @helenaironline

[Laura Scheer @Laura_Scheer]

"It's a point of inspiration, both from a community organizing standpoint and from the standpoint of artists that have been giving and supporting this institution for so long,” MAM executive director Laura Millin said. https://t.co/SND29XXFkW via @missoulian

[Griffen Smith @Griffen8Smith]

New: A 45-unit multifamily housing complex next to a popular Missoula trailhead is set to be approved by city council next week. The city originally approved the development in 1994. #mtnews

https://t.co/3SFiGVFOY6