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Keila Szpaller

Keila Szpaller

Keila Szpaller is deputy editor of the Daily Montanan and covers education. Before joining States Newsroom Montana, she served as city editor of the Missoulian, the largest news outlet in western Montana.

How a Montana city with an affordable housing crunch added hundreds of new homes

By: - October 16, 2023

This article was first published by the Daily Montanan. People who used to be homeless are moving into the Villagio. “We’ve had quite a few who had been living in their cars,” said Mary Melton, with the Missoula Housing Authority. Tenants fleeing rental increases of $500 to $700 a month are finding homes in the […]

University of Montana working on vaccine for fentanyl, heroin overdose

By: - September 18, 2023

This article was first published by the Daily Montanan. A vaccine to prevent overdosing on fentanyl and one for heroin are in the works at the University of Montana and partner institutions. Human trials are expected to start in early 2024 for both vaccines, according to UM. UM researcher Jay Evans, who leads a campus […]