News Staff BOZEMAN – On Saturday, 53 students from across Montana made their way to Montana State University for the 58th annual Treasure State Spelling Bee. The students competing on Saturday represented 4th through 8th graders from 250 schools across Montana. A cash prize was awarded to the top three spellers. The winner of the 2023 Treasure … Read more
The name of the Great Falls officer who was shot during a traffic stop last week has been made public. The GFPD said Tanner Lee’s bullet proof vest kept the bullet from penetrating his chest but he sustained a serious injury to his arm and had to have surgery. The suspect who opened fire, 37-year … Read more
3 men have been sentenced for the Gibson Flats Fire two years ago. The fire destroyed 11 homes, 11 garages, and numerous outbuildings and cars on the southeast side of Great Falls December 1, 2021. A judger ordered Brandon Cordell Bennett, Jr. to 11 years probation, Jevin James Mclean was given 10 years probation, and … Read more
The Helena City Commission unanimously approved an employment agreement with Tim Burton during its Monday evening meeting, ending a more than 12-month search for a full time city manager. Burton, who has served in the role on an interim basis since March 2022 after City Manager Rachel Harlow-Schalk suddenly resigned last year, was signed to … Read more
Three Helena non-profits are getting a financial boost, thanks to left over federal COVID funding. The Helena City Commission on Monday approved $1.58 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to Rocky Mountain Development Council for the Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church housing project, $250,000 to Helena Food Share for construction of its Community Food … Read more
The Tri County FireSafe Working group, and local fire departments encourage property owners in Lewis & Clark, Jefferson, and Broadwater counties to sign-up and participate in a free wildfire risk assessment. TCFSWG says spring is a great time to identify risks and prepare your property for wildfire season. The onsite assessments focus on the home … Read more
A federal judge has ruled the families of three people who died at a Billings nursing home can sue the business. Congress passed a measure to exempt care facilities from certain liabilities during the COVID-19 emergency. Attorneys for the familes have sued Koelsch Senior Communities, which operates Canyon Creek in Billings, alleging their elderly loved … Read more
The longer than usual winter is setting records. The number of consecutive days with 1 inch or more of snow on the ground in Missoula marks the third-longest winter on record, since 1893. There were 111 days of snow, from Nov. 10 through Feb. 28, according to the National Weather Service in Missoula. -0-
C.R. Anderson middle school students are getting a look at potential future careers, as they gear up for highschool and beyond. Members of the Capital High School’s Health Occupations Students of America organization paid a visit to C.R. Anderson Middle School to encourage their younger peers to consider a future career in the health care … Read more
It’s time to fall back and spring forward. The Daylight Saving time change takes place at 2 a.m. this Sunday when we turn our clocks ahead and lose an hour of sleep during the late winter time change for the next eight months. -0-