News Staff TOWNSEND – This Saturday at the Watson’s Event Center in Broadwater County, runners will gather in the 2nd annual Many Abilities Fun Run. The run is inclusive of all abilities, and orgnaziers say there are participants who will be running, walking, and rolling. The fun run in Townsend aims to spread community awareness of autism, … Read more
HELENA – The Montana DPHHS is hosting a Disability Employment Conference in Butte from May 30 through June 1. The conference is meant to help provide employers with helpful tools when recruiting, hiring, training, retaining, and advancing those with disabilities. Organizers say that this conference is a great way to help bring those with disabilities … Read more
This Saturday [April 22] is National Drug Take Back Day. Residents are encourged to remove unneeded, unused and expired medication from their homes, in an effort to prevent prescription drug abuse. Collection boxes will be set up at multiple locations, including the Helena Police Department. And, the post office in Lincoln will also host a … Read more
A former state assistant attorney general was sentenced Thursday on one felony count of aggravated assault against her 3 year old child. A judge ordered Katherine Proctor, of Helena, Thursday, to the maximum of 20 years in the Montana Women’s Prison, with credit for time served. She’s been jailed since Dec. 15, 2022, after the … Read more
BOZEMAN – Bobcat Stadium has seen more than two-and-a-half feet of snow blanket its field, making the push for an indoor facility even greater. It’s been almost six years since Montana State released its 20-year master plan to bolster the Bobcats athletic facilities, and with the Bobcat Athletic Complex (BAC) completed in October of 2021, … Read more
LAUREL – Lawmakers in Helena are moving closer to passing new legislation to get construction of the NorthWestern Energy gas plant in Laurel moving again. A judge recently revoked the plant’s permit, saying further evaluations needed to be done of the plant’s impact on air quality and greenhouse gas emissions. House Bill 971 passed the … Read more
A Douglas fir beetle outbreak has resulted in the loss of more than 1,000 trees on Mount Helena. The city of Helena’s Open Lands Division is working this spring to address the growing disease that has affected trees throughout the city’s open spaces and officials said they will continue to monitor the outbreak. Trees that … Read more
Fortunately, no one was injured when fire destroyed a detached garage with a living unit on the city’s westside near Fort Harrison. The Helena Fire Department said in an update Wednesday that multiple crews responded to 1512 Summit St., and found the garage engulfed in flames which threatened a nearby residence. The neighboring home was … Read more
MISSOULA – Motorists should expect delays, as the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) gears up for a road safety project along two highways this year. MDT is beginning a four-phase cable rail project along sections of Interstate 90 in the Missoula, Butte, and Bozeman areas and Interstate 15 in the Butte and Helena areas. Construction … Read more
This Saturday [April 22] is National Drug Take Back Day. Residents are encourged to remove unneeded, unused and expired medication from their homes, in an effort to prevent prescription drug abuse. A collection box will be set up at the Helena Police Department. The Lewis And Clark County Sheriff’s Department will have collection sites at … Read more