Good morning, Missoula.

Missoula County Sheriff's Office confirmed a missing hiker is safe after he called for help with his GPS coordinates early Monday — a man in his 60s who had started his McCormick Peak hike Saturday — and was escorted back to his trailhead and residence without needing medical care.

A report by the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research and the Montana High Tech Business Alliance showed Montana’s tech sector generated $7.9 billion in 2024 and 87 percent of firms used AI—supporting high wages.

Tech leaders said growth capital remained a challenge.

Tuesday morning, the Northern Rockies Complex Incident Management Team took command of the Elder One Fire near Frenchtown, which has grown to 510 acres, while firefighters build control lines and officials consider a temporary closure amid hot, dry winds and reduced visibility from regional smoke.

Missoula County officials will remove one culvert and widen two others on Marshall Creek to help fish travel more easily on county property.

The project aims to improve local ecosystems and support wildlife.

Local conservation agencies and wildlife crews are seeking community help tracking invasive American bullfrogs in Mission Valley wetlands, as these frogs out-compete and eat native amphibians (including Columbia spotted frogs, northern leopard frogs, and western toads).

Tips should be emailed to [email protected].

Missoula city and county approved a new Green Power Program today to boost clean energy use and lower utility costs for local residents.

Officials will share more details at upcoming meetings.

On Sunday, the U.S. Department of Energy issued an emergency order for Montana and Wyoming to activate backup generators as heat increases power demand.

Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative said the measure may help avert rolling blackouts by targeting large industrial loads (like Billings area refineries).

The Big Sky Conference held its media day Monday at Northern Quest Resort & Casino, where coaches ranked defending Bobcats first and Montana State’s Grizzlies second (with new head coach Bobby Kennedy).

They said deep quarterback talent will boost the conference’s competitive season.

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