News Staff Over 13,000 pounds of food was collected at Saturday’s “Symphony Under the Stars,” at Carroll College to be used to help feed the needy in the Helena area, Helena Food Share officials said Monday. This year’s food drive attracted nearly 16,000 attendees and marked Helena Food Share’s largest food drive of 2023. Food collected will … Read more
One person died and another was injured after they were hit by a vehicle in Great Falls Monday [July 17] on Central Avenue West at Sixth Street. Great Falls Police said the two pedestrians were struck by a pickup truck while trying to cross the busy intersection on a red light. Both were rushed to … Read more
The Cathedral of St. Helena is getting some TLC. Scaffolding is going up at the N Ewing St. place of worhsip as part of a repair project to restore and preserve its architectural integrity, following damage from powerful winds in November 2021. Services at the historical church will continue as planned during the renovation work. … Read more
The Montana Highway Patrol said a 59-year-old East Helena woman was killed while trying to flag down help for her disabled vehicle. Police say she died early Monday morning after she was struck by a passing motorist while standing along U.S. Highway 2 in Blaine County, where her truck had broken down about 2 a.m. … Read more
BUTTE, Mont. – High school students from Butte, Anaconda and Helena are getting a head start on preparing for college thanks to Montana Tech’s Upward Bound summer program. Forty students gathered at Butte’s East Middle School on Monday as part of the initiative, which hosts youth from underprivileged backgrounds to work alongside college faculty and … Read more
LGBTQ+ advocates, nonprofits and businesses are suing the city of Helena for allegedly withholding permits for upcoming Pride events in light of the 2023 state law banning drag performances and story hours in public places. The new accusations from the Helena-based Montana Pride organizers are part of a lawsuit that argues the Republican-sponsored House Bill … Read more
A mother and her two sons are being hailed heroes after they pulled an elderly neighbor from his burning home. The Helena Fire Department said in a statement on Monday that the 70 year old became trapped in the Joslyn Street manufactured home which became engulfed in flames early Monday, and the brave trio were … Read more
A Missoula man will spend 95 years in prison for fatally shooting his father at their home in 2021. Colton R. Merritt is charged in the death of, Daniel C. Merritt, 58, who police say was shot 21 times. The 24 year old sat quietly and without emotion in a Missoula County District Court room … Read more
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has confirmed sightings of grizzly bears in 2023 where grizzlies haven’t been seen in recent years, and in some cases more than a century, officials said Monday. Over the last couple of months, FWP staff have confirmed grizzly bear sightings in several places, including in the North Hills and Grizzly … Read more
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK – An Arizona woman was seriously injured when a bison attacked her in Yellowstone National Park Monday morning [July 17]. The 47-year-old from Phoenix was walking in the field near Lake Lodge with another person when they saw two bison, one of which charged and gored the woman, park officials said in … Read more