A major heat wave is headed to Montana, a region already experiencing significant drought conditions.

In this Spotlight Montana, experts from the National Weather Service in Missoula breakdown Montana’s heat wave forecast, drought outlook and fire weather forecast.

Warning coordination meteorologist Marty Whitmore and hydrologist Ray Nickless explain the impacts, what you should prepare for, safety precautions to take and how you can help.

They also share new data on Montana’s weather trends, snowpack conditions, precipitation and climate change.

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The Western Montana Mental Health Center is currently transitioning to a new model of care thanks to a two-year grant making it the first certified community behavioral health center in Montana.

In this Spotlight Montana, we follow up on the center’s transition and find out exactly what the new model of care means for those seeking help. Also hear about the center’s new crisis hotline, Lifeline.

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The Pekin Noodle Parlor in Butte is the oldest continually operating family Chinese restaurant in America.

In this Spotlight Montana, the Pekin’s current owner, Jerry Tam, talks about the restaurant’s rich history, his family’s legacy, the famous customers known to dine there, what’s next for the restaurant and much more.

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In this Spotlight Montana, we hear once again from award winning author Brian D'Ambrosio.

He talks about some of Montana’s most notorious murders from 1903 to 2013, which are highlighted in his recent book, “Montana Murders: Notorious and Unsolved.”

The list includes “Dynamite” Ike's campaign of terror, the murders of actor Patrick Duffy's parents and the Unabomber.

D’Ambrosio also talks about unsolved murder cases in Livingston, the Florence beauty parlor murders and the unsolved murder of reporter Jennifer Servo.

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October 17, 1991 -- that's when a Missoula teenager vanished in Deming, New Mexico, after using a pay phone at a gas station to talk to her mother.

Fast forward to 2021. On April 4, Jennifer Pentilla would have turned 48.

Now, on this 30TH anniversary of her disappearance, Montana author Brian D’Ambrosio dives into the case.

He just got back from New Mexico, where he retraced her footsteps.

In this Spotlight Montana, D’Ambrosio shares with us what he discovered in New Mexico and how he hopes officials will take another look at this case.

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In this week's Spotlight Montana Traolach O’Riordain, the director of the Irish Studies program at the University of Montana, introduces us to some very special guests.

They share with us a performance featuring traditional Irish songs, including one song with a special link to Butte.

Also, hear about Montana’s Irish history, a new class being offered in the Irish Studies program and plans for a Montana St. Patrick’s Day virtual concert.

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Big news for Western Montana Mental Health Center in Missoula. The center will become the first Certified Community Behavioral Health Center after being awarded a two-year grant supporting the center’s transition to a new model of care.

Hear from Levi Anderson, CEO of Western Montana Mental Health Center on what this means for the center, patients and the economy.

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In this Spotlight Montana, hear from longtime Missoula news broadcaster Jim Harmon on the 1956 fire that ripped through the American Legion Hall in Missoula.

The building later became a broadcasting station, where Harmon worked for 30 years until he retired. He bring us a behind the scenes look at what it was like in the early days of broadcasting in Missoula.

The American Legion Hall fire is featured in his new book, titled “The ‘Sneakin’est’ Man That Ever Was,” a collection of 46 headline stories from Montana’s early days.

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Hear from Robert Saldin, Political Science Professor at the University of Montana and director of the Mansfield Center's Ethics and Public Affairs program, on the future of the GOP party last week's riots in our nation's Capitol, what's next and how Montana is being impacted.

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This holiday season carries extra weight for many due to the pandemic, and in this Spotlight Montana the focus is on mental health during this time.

Hear from Levi Anderson, CEO of Western Montana Mental Health Center, on ways to cope, services available and how the pandemic is impacting those services.

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