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Baucus takes to a new post office "career" in Missoula Play Video
April 11, 2012 2:33 PM
MISSOULA- Senator Max Baucus has wrapped up his "at work day" at the Missoula mail processing center. "In case my other job doesn't pan out," he joked with a customer. The Senator showed up at 5 a.m. on Wednesday and spent the morning sorting mail for delivery in... more » -
Missoula celebrates Passport Day
March 10, 2012 8:19 PM
MISSOULA- Missoula celebrated a holiday Saturday but it's probably not something you've heard of before. It's Passport Day, a national passport acceptance and outreach event and Missoula's main post office celebrated the day by providing passport information and accepting passport applications. The event started at 10 a.m. and... more » -
Mail processing facility stays in Missoula, for now Play Video
February 23, 2012 11:10 PM
MISSOULA- The United States Postal Service has been was studying whether to move the Missoula mail processing operation to Spokane since last year. But on Wednesday afternoon, 28 employees at the Missoula processing center learned they won't be losing their jobs and the next day the USPS announced the Missoula... more » -
Fate of Kalispell mail processing center still in limbo Play Video
February 23, 2012 7:13 PM
KALISPELL- The Kalispell Mail Processing Center has avoided the chopping block for now but the US Postal Service (USPS) continues to evaluate whether the center should consolidate, which would mean cut backs on employment. The facility in Kalispell had been studied by the USPS over the past five months... more » -
Future of Kalispell mail processing center still in limbo Play Video
December 14, 2011 7:37 PM
KALISPELL- The question of whether or not mail processing facilities all over the United States will be closed remains, but after a press release issued Tuesday, employees that work at the Kalispell center are breathing a sigh of relief. A news release issued by some of Montana's Congressional delegation... more » -
Long lines greet Missoula mailers at Post Office Play Video
December 12, 2011 11:19 PM
MISSOULA- The lines at the Post Office are getting longer as the number of days until Christmas dwindles. The Kent Avenue office was bustling early Monday morning with people shipping out Christmas gifts and with the big holiday less than two weeks away, the USPS is encouraging last-minute shippers... more » -
Tester proposes bill to stop MT post office closures Play Video
October 12, 2011 9:47 PM
WASHINGTON DC- Montana Senator Jon Tester introduced legislation to prevent the U.S. Postal Service from closing operations in some rural Montana communities. "In Montana and across rural America, post offices define communities and serve as lifelines to the rest of the world-providing everything from important communication and correspondence to... more » -
Monarch residents ready to fight for post office Play Video
October 11, 2011 10:20 PM
MONARCH- Monarch residents plan on delivering a message to the U.S. Postal Service during a public meeting on Tuesday night. One of them is Jim Volk, who is one of the Monarch post office's regular clients; he said, "I spend over $800 dollars a year in postal services." ... more » -
Downtown Missoula "all clear" after bomb scare Play Video
July 21, 2011 6:57 PM
MISSOULA- Some of the busiest blocks in downtown Missoula came to a standstill Thursday afternoon after police discovered a suspicious package outside the post office. Things were back to normal outside the main post office on Broadway after a couple of hours, but for a time the area looked... more » -
Suspicious package shuts down downtown Missoula
July 21, 2011 5:28 PM
MISSOULA- Law enforcement have blocked off streets around the post office in downtown Missoula for a report of a suspicious package. Officials tell us the post office is under lockdown and area businesses have been evacuated. Our reporter on the scene said a robot retrieved the package and... more » -
Postal Service: 7,500 workers, $20,000 buyouts
March 24, 2011 4:05 PM
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The Postal Service is offering a $20,000 buyout to thousands of veteran workers as part of its bid to eliminate 7,500 administrative jobs, the agency announced Thursday. The struggling agency also announced plans to shutter seven district offices. The seven offices that are closing... more » -
Attempted break-in at Hungry Horse Post Office
April 29, 2010 6:25 PM
HUNGRY HORSE - Police are investigating an attempted break-in at the Hungry Horse Post Office. The Flathead County Sheriff's Department received information about the attempted break-in at nearly 4:00 pm on Wednesday afternoon. Sheriff Mike Meehan tells Montana's News Station that the incident is under investigation and that... more » -
USPS to consider eliminating Saturday delivery
March 2, 2010 2:01 PM
WASHINGTON - Facing a $238 billion shortfall over the next decade, Postmaster General John Potter on Tuesday outlined several legislative and regulatory changes that he believes are necessary to maintain a viable United States Postal Service. The most dramatic proposal is the elimination of Saturday mail delivery. Other changes... more » -
Mail's here! Huson Post Office reopens Play Video
February 2, 2010 8:53 AM
Huson residents have spent months traveling to Frenchtown to collect their mail after the U.S. Postal Service pulled out of their location at the Huson Mercantile. But, now the post office is back up and running. Jolene Sayler knows how important a post office is to Huson residents, and... more » -
Huson gets its post office back
February 1, 2010 6:38 PM
Residents in Huson have their Post office back after the facility shut their doors due to financial troubles. The Post Office opened under a new contract January 11th after being closed in July after Inspector General investigators say there were shifty financial transactions. But the United State Postal... more »
