Helena, Montana
A multinational military exercise involving more than 350 soldiers from 10 countries concluded at Fort Harrison this week, capping a training event that brought together forces from across U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility for joint field exercises, medical response drills, cybersecurity scenarios, and operational coordination work.
A 500-pound bronze statue of a wildland firefighter arrived Thursday at the Montana State Firefighters Memorial in Laurel, installed just ahead of the...
Jun 12
Three out of four Montana adults say they always wear a seat belt, according to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services — a rate th...
Jun 11
Beaverhead County law enforcement descended on a truck stop south of Dillon last week in a raid involving roughly 30 to 35 officers, alleging the busi...
Jun 11
A 13-year-old boy suffered serious injuries Sunday afternoon after falling from a ride at the Midwest Amusements Carnival operating in the north parki...
Jun 10
The National Weather Service office in Great Falls has issued a High Wind Watch for the Helena Valley and surrounding areas, running from Wednesday mo...
Jun 10
The Lewis and Clark County Sheriff's Office continues to publish a daily jail roster with current booking information, giving residents a publicly acc...
Jun 7
Drivers heading northbound on Interstate 15 near Helena are dealing with a right lane closure that will remain in place through July 3. The constructi...
Jun 6
Helena and the surrounding region spent much of this week watching water levels with one eye and the calendar with the other. A Flood Watch covered Ga...
Jun 5
For four Montana National Guard soldiers based at Fort Harrison, a recent final ride in an M1 Abrams tank was less about the miles covered and more ab...
Jun 4
The Park Lake campground and day-use area in the Helena National Forest is closed to visitors starting June 1 while crews repair an earthen dam and re...
Jun 2
A man died Friday after being shot by a Flathead County Sheriff's deputy during an incident in the Emery Bay area near Hungry Horse Reservoir, accordi...
Jun 2
The Missouri River below Holter Dam was moving at 3,820 cubic feet per second as of Saturday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey's stream...
May 31
Emergency responders in Great Falls conducted two separate rescues from the Missouri River last Friday, May 29, both within hours of each other — a pa...
May 31
A Flood Watch issued by the National Weather Service in Great Falls remains in effect through 6 p.m. Sunday for portions of central and north central ...
May 31
The Flathead County Sheriff's Office recovered a body from Flathead Lake near Bigfork on Wednesday, May 27, after receiving a report that a person was...
May 30
A Flood Watch issued by the National Weather Service in Great Falls is in effect through 6 p.m. Sunday, June 1, covering portions of central and north...
May 30
A first-grader was struck by a vehicle last Thursday near Prickly Pear Elementary School in East Helena, renewing concerns from parents and residents ...
May 29
The National Weather Service office in Great Falls issued a hydrologic outlook Thursday morning flagging the potential for significant flooding across...
May 29
A Helena man appeared in Lewis & Clark County Justice Court Thursday on a felony charge of sexual abuse of children after a state internet crimes task...
May 24
A federal judge has ordered the release of Roberto Orozco-Ramirez, a mechanic and father of four from the small northeastern Montana town of Froid, af...
May 19
First responders from across the region gathered in Dillon this week to celebrate the short life of Sammy Duet, a two-year-old boy whose badly decompo...
May 19
The National Weather Service office in Great Falls issued a Winter Weather Advisory early Saturday morning for the mountain ranges surrounding the Hel...
May 17
A wildfire reported as the Jericho Creek fire has burned approximately one acre in Powell County, according to incident information. The cause is list...
May 16
A Winter Weather Advisory issued by the National Weather Service in Great Falls is in effect from midnight Saturday night through midnight Sunday nigh...
May 16
The National Weather Service office in Great Falls has issued a High Wind Warning covering the Rocky Mountain Front, MacDonald Pass, and the Upper Bla...
May 13
Yellowstone National Park officials released new details this week after a grizzly bear attack Monday left two hikers injured — a 28-year-old and a 14...
May 12
A vehicle crash on Interstate 15 southbound in Jefferson County slowed traffic between Helena and Montana City, according to emergency crews respondin...
May 12
Three separate fire-related stories moved through this week's editions, and together they signal that the window for casual outdoor recreation in the ...
May 8
A prescribed burn designated the Poorman RX fire has burned 20 acres in Lewis and Clark County, according to fire reporting. The cause is listed as un...
May 7
What looked like a major emergency response unfolding near the small town of Power on Tuesday was actually a carefully coordinated training exercise. ...
May 7
A Lewis and Clark County District Court judge — and a separate court handling the case in Anaconda — set another status hearing for Michael Paul Brown...
May 7
The Conrad Police Department has a permanent chief for the first time since January. Andy Lund, who has been running the department in an interim capa...
May 5
The U.S. Forest Service is reminding the public that fraud involving USDA contracts on Helena National Forest lands can and should be reported — a not...
May 5
The U.S. Forest Service has initiated fire restrictions on the Helena National Forest, a seasonal measure aimed at reducing wildfire risk and protecti...
May 5
The Helena National Forest has issued a caution-level notice, the agency's designation for conditions that may impede planned recreational activities ...
May 5
A Hardin tow-truck company owner has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Hardin and its former police chief, alleging she was kic...
May 1
Drivers on U.S. Highway 12 near Helena should expect lane closures, detours, and a reduced speed limit of 35 mph along a stretch of Prospect Avenue be...
May 1
Nearly all charging documents from the quadruple homicide case stemming from an August shooting at the Owl Bar in Anaconda will be made public on May ...
Apr 30
Five people — including four juveniles and one adult — face felony criminal mischief charges after Billings police say they threw bricks at parked veh...
Apr 30
District Court Judge Jeffrey Dahood on Tuesday ordered the unsealing of nearly all charging documents in the state's homicide case against Michael Pau...
Apr 30
The Lewis and Clark County Sheriff's Office publishes a daily jail roster listing current booking information for individuals held at the county deten...
Apr 28
Residents of the Raiders Village subdivision near the Mount Helena trailhead came before the Helena City Commission with urgent accounts of what they ...
Apr 27
A prescribed fire in Lewis and Clark County has burned approximately 3 acres, according to data from the National Interagency Fire Center. The fire, i...
Apr 27
Two residents of the Readers Village subdivision delivered testimony at the March 23 Helena City Commission meeting describing years of nightly crimin...
Apr 26
The Helena City Commission voted 4-0 at its March 23 meeting to table an ordinance that would have established nighttime parking restrictions at city ...
Apr 26
Residents of the Readers Village subdivision and Carriage Lane told the Helena City Commission at its March 23 meeting that their neighborhood has bec...
Apr 26
A Helena 911 dispatcher is drawing recognition from a state agency for work that extended well beyond the emergency communications center....
Apr 26
The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest has posted an informational alert on its website. Forest officials describe such alerts as generally not da...
Apr 25
The USDA Office of Inspector General has resources available for anyone who wants to report suspected fraud on USDA contracts, including those connect...
Apr 25