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IN SOME CITIES WITH GROWING NUMBERS OF HOMELESS PEOPLE, THE ISSUE GOES BEYOND ENCAMPMENTS IN PUBLIC PLACES.
THEY’RE ALSO COPING WITH MORE PEOPLE LIVING IN CARS AND RV’S PARKED ON CITY STREETS.
MONTANA PBS’ JOE LESAR REPORTS ON HOW CITY LEADERS IN BOZEMAN, MONTANA, ARE DEALING WITH THE TENSIONS BROUGHT ON BY THIS MORE VISIBLE DISPLAY OF HOMELSSNESS.
>> I WILL TELL YOU, MAN, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THICK SKIN OUT HERE.
>> THE WINDOW BROKE OUT.
IT IS COMPLETELY GONE.
JOE STEVE AND BELINDA ANKNEY : HAVE BEEN LIVING IN THEIR TRAILER ON THE STREETS OF BOZEMAN FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
>> WE TAKE PLATES AROUND, OR IF PEOPLE ARE HAVING A HARD TIME AND THEY’RE NOT EATING THEY’LL STOP BY AND ASK IF WE CAN HELP IN ANY WAY.
JOE THE RISING COST OF LIVING : HAS ONLY COMPOUNDED ISSUES THEY’VE BEEN FACING FOR YEARS.
>> I WAS RAISED WITH THE DRUGS, I WAS RAISED WITH THE ALCOHOL.
IT’S ALL I KNEW.
JOE BOTH HAVE STRUGGLED WITH : ADDICTION.
BELINDA WORKS FULL TIME AT A RESTAURANT, BUT HEALTH ISSUES MADE WORSE BY INCONSISTENT ACCESS TO CARE HAVE AFFECTED STEVEN’S ABILITY TO WORK.
BELINDA: ONE OF THE BIGGEST MISCONCEPTIONS IS THAT WE WANT TO BE HERE AND WE ARE NOT TRYING TO GET OUT.
JOE: BELINDA’S LEGAL TROUBLES ADD ANOTHER BARRIER TO SECURING HOUSING.
BELINDA: THE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, THE DRUG ISSUES, IN AND OUT OF INCARCERATION, NOT GETTING THE RIGHT HELP, NOT BEING ON THE RIGHT MEDS.
JOE: URBAN CAMPING, AS IT’S BEEN NAMED, HAS INCREASED BY 200% IN THE LAST 2 YEARS, ACCORDING TO CITY OFFICIALS.
IT’S A GROWING ISSUE THAT’S INCREASINGLY DIVIDING BOZEMAN.
>> IF BOZEMAN IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO LIVE IN, CHOOSE ANOTHER PLACE TO LIVE.
>> IT FEELS MORE LIKE A WARZONE WITH ALL THIS HOUSING CRISIS AND NO SOLUTION TO ANYTHING.
>> BOZEMAN DOESN’T OWE ANYBODY ANYTHING.
>> I’VE NEVER BEEN IN A CITY WHERE THERE’S SO MUCH CONFLICT OVER THIS HOMELESSNESS THING.
JOE: TO TACKLE THIS GROWING ISSUE, BOZEMAN RECENTLY IMPLEMENTED A NEW ORDINANCE LIMITING CAMPING IN THE SAME SPOT TO 30 DAYS, WITH THE OPTION OF FILING FOR AN EXTENSION.
THERE ARE RULES ABOUT KEEPING CAMPS CLEAN, AND AFTER THREE WARNINGS, $25 CIVIL PENALTIES WILL BE ISSUED.
IF UNSANITARY CONDITIONS CONTINUE, THE CITY CAN CLEAR A CAMP 72 HOURS AFTER GIVING NOTICE.
BUT SOME ARE CRITICIZING CITY LEADERS FOR PUTTING TOO MUCH OF A BURDEN ON THE UNHOUSED.
OTHERS FEEL THEY ARE BEING TOO LENIENT.
MAYOR TERRY CUNNINGHAM SAYS THE RULES ABOUT WHERE CAMPING WILL BE ALLOWED WILL HELP MAKE THE SITUATION MORE MANAGEABLE.
>> YOU CANNOT BE PARKED IN FRONT OF A BUSINESS.
YOU CANNOT BE PARKED IN FRONT OF A SCHOOL, CHILD CARE FACILITY, RESIDENCE, ETC.
SO NARROWING THE AREAS THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO CAMP IN FRONT OF IS IMPORTANT SO WE CAN GET SOME LEVEL OF PREDICTABILITY AND CONTROL.
JOE: BUT MANY CAMPS ARE ALREADY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THOSE RULES.
A GROUP OF BUSINESSES ARE SUING THE CITY, ALLEGING THAT IT IS REFUSING TO ENFORCE EXISTING LAWS WITHIN THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS.
ANDREW HINNENKAMP RUNS ONE OF THE BUSINESSES INVOLVED IN THE LAWSUIT.
ANDREW: EARLY ON, WE HAD SOME THEFT OF SERVICES ON THE PROPERTY.
WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A HARASSMENT INTERACTION WITH AN EMPLOYEE AND ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS.
>> HOMELESSNESS HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON THE RADAR.
THIS WITH URBAN CAMPING COME UP MORE CARS, THIS IS A RECENT PHENOMENON.
JOE: BECAUSE OF THE GENERATORS, NEW MODEL CARS AND TV ANTENNAS, THERE’S A SENTIMENT IN BOZEMAN THAT PEOPLE ARE CHOOSING TO CAMP IN ORDER TO SAVE MONEY ON HOUSING.
CITY OFFICIALS ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE DOING THAT, AND WILL BE ASKED TO MOVE ON.
BUT – – MOVE ON.
BUT FIGURING OUT WHO THOSE PEOPLE ARE COMES WITH CHALLENGES.
>> ONE OF THE DIFFICULTIES IS HAVING THAT DISCUSSION AND ASKING, WHY ARE YOU CURRENTLY HOMELESS?
THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE US WITH THAT INFORMATION AND ARE OFTEN UNCOMFORTABLE ANSWERING THAT TYPE OF QUESTION.
JOE: THE POPULATION OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN BOZEMAN HAS INCREASED BY 50% SINCE 2020.
AND THE GROUPS PROVIDING SERVICES TO THIS GROWING POPULATION HAVE STRUGGLED TO MEET THE DEMAND.
>> AS A RESULT OF COVID, THERE WAS THIS BIG UPTICK IN DEMAND AND THERE WAS THIS OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT, AND NOW THE OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT HAS DROPPED OFF.
BUT THE DEMAND HAS STAYED UP AT THIS LEVEL AND THE RESOURCES ARE VERY INSUFFICIENT TO MEET THE NEED.
JOE: HEATHER GREINER, WHO RUNS THE NONPROFIT HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, SAYS HER ORGANIZATION’S CASELOAD IS AT CAPACITY, AND THERE ARE NOT MANY ALTERNATIVES AVAILABLE.
HEATHER: IT’S REMARKABLY DIFFICULT BECAUSE THERE’S NO PATHWAY FOR US TO HELP THEM, THERE’S NO HOUSING, THERE’S NO RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP THEM GET INTO A HOUSING UNIT, EVEN IF THERE WERE A HOUSING UNIT, THERE’S NO TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.
JOE: USAGE OF HRDC’S OVERNIGHT SHELTER HAS NEARLY DOUBLED SINCE 2019.
SOME OF THAT NEED SHOULD BE EASED WHEN THEIR NEW 24/7 OVERNIGHT SHELTER OPENS, BUT THAT’S NOT EXPECTED UNTIL NEXT YEAR.
GRENIER BELIEVES THIS NEWER, MORE VISIBLE FORM OF HOMELESSNESS HAS CAUSED A SHIFT IN ATTITUDES AROUND BOZEMAN.
HEATHER: JUST THE GENERAL SENTIMENT THAT EVERYONE DESERVES A SAFE, WARM PLACE TO SLEEP IS NOT — DOESN’T REALLY RESONATE WITH EVERYONE ANYMORE.
BELINDA: ARE WE OUT?
ARE WE OUT FOR REAL?
STEPHEN: NO, IT IS HEATING UP.
I DON’T KNOW.
JOE: CAUGHT BETWEEN A LACK OF SERVICES AND A FRUSTRATED COMMUNITY ARE PEOPLE LIKE STEVEN AND BELINDA.
STEPHEN: THERE ARE GOOD PEOPLE IN BOZEMAN.
IT IS JUST OVERSHADOWED, THE UGLY OVERSHADOWS THE GOOD.
WE ARE HAVING THE STRUGGLES AND WE ARE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS.
BUT WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT TO THE OTHER SIDE.
JOE: FOR PBS NEWS WEEKEND, I’M JOE LESAR.
Oregon women’s basketball moved to 11-1 following a 69-44 win over Montana State Sunday at Matthew Knight Arena.
Four of Oregon’s starters scored in double figures, led by guard Sofia Bell’s 15 points.
Mia Jacobs added 13 points and 10 rebounds. Katie Fiso and Ari Long each scored 10 points. Fiso added five assists.
Oregon (11-1) struggled shooting, hitting 19 of 58 field goal attempts (32.8%), including 9 of 31 from three-point range (29%). However, those numbers were mainly dragged down in the fourth quarter when the game was well in hand.
Oregon, which led 37-14 at halftime, shot just 22.2% from the field in the final quarter and missed all seven of its three-point attempts. MSU won the quarter 16-11.
Bell went 4 of 8 from long distance, Jacobs went 3 of 8 and Long made both of her three-point attempts. The rest of the team went 0-for-13.
Montana State (6-3) received 14 points and four rebounds from Jamison Philip. The Bobcats shot 1 of 19 from three-point range and committed 23 turnovers that the Ducks converted into 25 points.
Next up: The Ducks host Portland (7-4) at 11 a.m. on Thursday. The Pilots defeated Kent State 88-78 on Sunday.
MISSOULA, Mont. — The No. 3-seeded Montana Grizzlies proved too much to handle on Saturday afternoon, overwhelming the No. 11-seeded South Dakota Coyotes 52-22 in the FCS playoff quarterfinals at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.
The Griz used the home crowd to their advantage in an all-around dominant performance in all three phases of the game in front of a home crowd of 22,750 fans. The win sets up an all-Montana semifinal in the FCS playoffs as the Griz will go to face No. 2 Montana State on Dec. 20 for a trip to the national championship.
Montana’s Keali’i Ah Yat had 305 yards and three passing scores, as Michael Wortham had 11 catches for 201 yards and two receiving touchdowns, as well as 43 rushing yards and a score.
All told, the Coyotes had 63 plays on offense for 351 total yards, but the 10 offensive penalties seemed to be a key difference in finding any consistency.
Montana State advances with decisive victory
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Montana State ran for 227 yards as the Bobcats dominated the third-ranked rush defense in the country en route to beating Stephen F. Austin 44-28 on Friday to advance to the FCS playoff semifinals.
Adam Jones finished with 117 yards and Julius Davis had 96 on the ground for Montana State, which jumped out to a 24-0 lead. Justin Lamson had 246 passing yards for the Bobcats.
Villanova holds down Tarleton State to advance
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Villanova overcame a 14-0 deficit as the No. 12 Wildcats beat fourth-seeded Tarleton State 26-21 on Saturday.
It is the fourth time in program history and the first time since 2010 that ‘Nova advanced to the semifinals. The Wildcats held Tarleton State to 56 yards rushing and 266 total yards while racking up 426 overall on their own.
Ja’briel Mace had a 47-yard run to trim Tarleton State’s lead to 21-19 in the third quarter and Braden Reed hauled in an 11-yard TD pass in the fourth to complete the comeback.
Dawson runs Illinois State past UC Davis
DAVIS, Calif. — Victor Dawson carried 29 times for 148 yards and Tommy Rittenhouse threw a 93-yard TD pass as Illinois State beat UC-Davis 42-31 on Saturday, one week after the Redbirds upset North Dakota State in Fargo.
Rittenhouse finished 15 of 20 for 266 yards and three touchdowns and one interception. Daniel Sobkowicz had six receptions for 150 yards and two scores.
Davis quarterback Caden Pinnick was 24 of 41 for 402 yards with three touchdowns and a pick.
Trey Houchin of the Mitchell Republic contributed to this report.
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Winning Powerball numbers from Dec. 13 drawing
01-28-31-57-58, Powerball: 16, Power Play: 2
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Winning Lotto America numbers from Dec. 13 drawing
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04-06-11-31, Bonus: 09
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Winning Montana Cash numbers from Dec. 13 drawing
01-16-18-31-37
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When are the Montana Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 8:59 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 9 p.m. MT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky For Life: 8:38 p.m. MT daily.
- Lotto America: 9 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Big Sky Bonus: 7:30 p.m. MT daily.
- Powerball Double Play: 8:59 p.m. MT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
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