Public Safety
Prescribed Burn Reported in Lewis and Clark County, Acreage Listed at Zero
A prescribed fire designated Wakina Sky RX has been reported in Lewis and Clark County, with official acreage listed at ...
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Thursday, September 17, 2026
Government
City Attorney Reminds Commission How to Move Budget Money — Before Anyone Tries To
With the Helena City Commission's final budget adoption vote approaching, City Attorney Doctor took time at the September 8 meeting to walk commissioners through the procedural mechanics of budget amendments — a process he noted hadn't been used in roughly a year and that several newer members of the commission had not seen in practice.
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Spray-Paint Graffiti Down in the Walking Mall, Though Sticker Tags Are Rising
The Helena Business Improvement District brought some mixed but mostly encouraging news to the City Commission on September 8: spray-painted graffiti ...
Government
Transfer Station Now Takes Cooking Oil, Moves Recycling Drop-Off to Entrance
Helena residents who've been hauling used cooking oil with nowhere to take it now have an option: City Manager Lake announced at the September 8 commi...
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NWS Warns of Patchy Morning Fog Along I-15 Corridor North of Helena
The National Weather Service office in Great Falls issued a Special Weather Statement early Tuesday morning warning of p...
Arts & Culture
'The Moors' Brings Gothic Camp and Queer Desire to the Helena Stage This Fall
A gothic romance with sharp teeth is coming to a Helena stage this fall. "The Moors," a darkly comic send-up of the Vict...
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