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12/25/2025

🎄 There's no KPAX 5:30 & 10:00 News tonight so our incredible team can enjoy Christmas with their families. Instead, tune in for a special 30-minute Positively Montana looking back at 2025's most heartwarming stories where we shined a light on our communities doing amazing things! Merry Christmas from all us at kPAX TV.✨

12/25/2025

Don Hass was an unassuming Glendive native who went on to star with the Bobcats in the 1960s, earning perhaps the greatest nickname in MSU history — the Iron Tumbleweed — and rolling his way to numerous Bobcat records.
The university announced Saturday that Hass recently passed away in Oklahoma.

Don Hass was a Glendive native who went on to star with the Bobcats in the 1960s and roll his way to numerous program records. The university announced Saturday that Hass recently passed away.

12/25/2025

Valley fog Christmas morning. A cold front then brings rain, snow, breezy winds and cooler temperatures Friday into the weekend. Details here ->

Valley fog, mild and dry Christmas. A cold front bring rain/snow and breezy winds Friday. Much colder with high sin the 20s to low 30s this weekend.

12/25/2025

Wednesday’s jackpot was worth $1.817 billion — the largest offered by any U.S. lottery since 2022. The only larger jackpot came in November 2022, when a $2.04 billion Powerball ticket was sold in California.

hristmas luck! Arkansas ticket wins $1.817B Powerball prize, breaking a 46-draw streak and marking the state’s first jackpot in 15 years.

12/25/2025

Rosters for the 79th Montana East-West Shrine Game - scheduled for June 20 in Butte - have been released.

Check them out here:

https://www.montanasports.com/category/high-school/football/rosters-announced-for-79th-montana-east-west-shrine-game

12/25/2025

The U.S. Postal Service's plan to raise cash by opening its distribution centers to other shipping companies could backfire, potentially costing the agency its biggest customer.

12/25/2025

Coach Bobby Hauck recaps Montana's season on the final Griz Insider show of the 2025 campaign.

Montana coach Bobby Hauck joins this week's edition of the Griz Insider to look back on the 2025 football season.

12/25/2025

⭐ For decades, a giant star has brightened the Bitterroot Valley mountainside near Hamilton, honoring Daryl Cooper who was killed by a drunk driver in 1981. This beautiful family tradition continues to bring joy and remembrance each holiday season.

This Positively Montana story brought to you by Whitefish Credit Union

The Cooper family's giant Christmas star has illuminated the Bitterroot Valley for decades, honoring a brother killed by a drunk driver in 1981.

12/25/2025

DEVELOPING STORY: A shooting on Columbia Falls Stage Road Christmas Eve has left one man injured and hospitalized. The suspect is in custody and there's no ongoing threat to the public. Road closures remain in effect.

A man was shot on Columbia Falls Stage Road Christmas Eve with the suspect in custody and no ongoing public threat, authorities say.

12/25/2025

The U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday it has been informed of more than a million additional documents related to its Epstein investigation. The department says it plans to release the files, but it could take weeks to screen and redact the documents first.

The U.S. Department of Justice says it has been informed of more than a million additional documents related to its Epstein investigation. It says it could take weeks to redact the new files.

12/24/2025

❤️ Logan Health Children's Hospital is spreading Christmas magic with their 7th annual Toy Box event! Over 6 years, they've supported 300+ families and 850+ children. Community donations make this beautiful program possible.

This Positively Montana report brought to you by Whitefish Credit Union.

Parents of children facing health challenges are invited to the Toy Box where they can select gift items at no cost for all their children.

12/24/2025

A white Christmas just not in the cards for us this year. This will be the 3rd straight year without a white Christmas in Missoula and Kalispell and the 27th on record in Missoula.

Below is a look at the highest snow depth and snowfall on Christmas day.

Full forecast in comments.