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Arlee, Potomac see benefits of 4-day school week
Posted 1:20 PM 5/23/2013 by Robin O'Day - KPAX News
MISSOULA - Closing down shop for one day a week can save a school money, but it can also give students more continuous time with their teachers - plus there's that three-day weekend.
Reporter Robin O'Day went on Special Assignment to find out if the switch is really a good thing.
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Some Montana schools see benefits of four-day weeks
Posted 1:33 PM 5/22/2013 by Robin O'Day - KPAX News
ARLEE - Going to school one less day a week sounds like a dream come true for most students. But could it be hurting their educational growth?
Arlee schools switched over to a four-day school week four years ago, and high school principal Jim Taylor says the impacts from the change have (More)
Montana job-seekers face challenges
Northwest Montana bear managers staying busy
Smartphone images can reveal more than just pictures
5/21/2013
MT bear managers try to prevent bear-public conflicts
Posted 8:44 AM 5/22/2013 by Dax VanFossen - KAJ News
KALISPELL - Spring is a busy time for just about everyone, but it's also the time that bears are searching for food, which keeps bear managers pretty well occupied.
It seems like those of us living in Western Montana hear more and more about bear activity and the need to manage them.
(More)...A look behind Montana's unemployment numbers
5/20/2013
Internet safety tips offered up for Missoula parents
Posted 7:05 AM 5/21/2013 by Jacqueline Quynh - KPAX News
MISSOULA - The flood of information available at our fingertips can actually be a scary thing - especially for young children online.
Reporter Jacqueline Quynh learned more on what parents need to know about kids accidentally finding inappropriate images and content online.
A word (More)
5/17/2013
UM grads see tight, but improving job market
Posted 1:35 PM 5/17/2013 by Bernie Riggs - KPAX News
MISSOULA - Graduating University of Montana students will leave school on Saturday and move on to their next step in life. Reporter Bernie Riggs went on Special Assignment to see how things are shaping up for the class of 2013.
When the Great Recession hit home in 2008 (More)
Sharing economy trend gaining popularity in Missoula
5/16/2013
Female orthopedic surgeon defies multiple stereotypes
Posted 10:08 AM 5/16/2013 by Angela Douglas - MTN News
BILLINGS - They are known as the jocks of the operating room and although the majority of surgeons are men, the team of orthopedic surgeons at Billings Clinic is co-ed.
"I broke my clavicle one year playing hockey and then I tore my MCL," Dr. Giselle Tan said. "So the only physician I ever (More)
