Public Safety
Air Quality Alert for Lewis and Clark County Lifted
The National Weather Service office in Great Falls cancelled the Air Quality Alert for Lewis and Clark County on August ...
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Montana Senate Race Enters Critical Window as Withdrawal Deadline Approaches
The clock is running out for candidates in Montana's U.S. Senate race to reconsider their bids. With the deadline to withdraw less than two weeks away, organized campaigns to push out either Democrat Alani Bankhead or independent Seth Bodnar have intensified, according to reporting from Capitolized, a Helena-based political newsletter.
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Trump Defends $1.8 Billion Jan. 6 Settlement Fund as AG Confirmation Advances
President Donald Trump on July 31 publicly defended his administration's nearly $1.8 billion settlement fund for January 6 defendants, framing the pay...
Public Safety
Skillet Fire Tops 1,300 Acres as Western Montana Sees 118 New Ignitions This Week
Wildfire crews across Western Montana spent the weekend battling a wave of new ignitions, with at least 118 fires starting statewide in the past seven...
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Forest Service Closes Roads in Little Belt Mountains as Ant Park Fire Burns
The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest announced road closures and barrier deployments at six locations in the Littl...
Business
Simkins Lumber Files Liens Against Five Helena Properties in a Single Day
Simkins Lumber Company filed right-to-claim liens against five separate Helena properties on July 29, a single-day sweep...
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