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Hello Missoula! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will 300 new AI cameras change life on UM's campus?
  • How Missoulians turned a stadium walk into life-saving support.
  • What Missoula residents must know before trying dumpster diving locally.

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you know the moon is going broke? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 36 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 73, low: 49.
  • Wednesday: Increasing amounts of sun, with a high of 68 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• UM Installs More Than 300 AI Security Cameras (weareshelby.com) — Students and staff in Missoula are now being recorded by more than 300 AI‑equipped security cameras installed across the University of Montana campus, including the Oval and residence hall common areas. UM police say the system improves emergency response and does not use facial recognition, but some students and parents are uneasy about privacy and the lack of advance notice.
   

• Missoula's Out of the Darkness walk shines a light on suicide prevention (kpax.com) — Hundreds of Missoulians packed Ogren Park at Allegiance Field on Sunday for the Out of the Darkness suicide-prevention walk, raising funds and awareness for mental health support across Montana. Participants honored loved ones, shared personal stories, and used symbolic colored beads to recognize different kinds of loss, all while pushing toward a $100,000 fundraising goal to expand prevention, education, and advocacy work.
   

• Is Dumpster Diving Legal in Montana? State & City Laws (kmmsam.com) — If you're thinking about dumpster diving in Missoula, know that city code doesn't explicitly ban it, but trespassing laws still very much apply when dumpsters sit on private property. This statewide guide compares rules in Billings, Bozeman, Great Falls, and Missoula, and urges would‑be divers to check with local officials, obey posted signs, and consider serious health and safety risks first.
   

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  • Six years later, suspected triple-homicide arson in Bitterroot Valley remains unsolved (easternprogress.com)

Ok Missoula! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's down to its last quarter. (Thank you Linda H. for sending it in!)
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