News Staff A train carrying lumber derailed Tuesday afternoon near Trego, north of Whitefish. According to Volunteer Fire Department Chief Isaiah Williams, there were no injuries. Williams says one train car blocked a local road for a couple of hours. Fire department staff and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s office directed traffic until the railway crossing was cleared. … Read more
Wisconsin-based cable and internet service provider TDS officially opened its Helena warehouse Tuesday. Several local leaders were on hand to help in the ribbon cutting ceremony of the new facility on E. Lyndale Ave. TDS announced it is hiring 25 people to positions within Montana. The company also states it has begun construction of its … Read more
A 23-year-old Deer Lodge man is facing domestic abuse charges for allegedly choking the mother of his child. Helena police responded to a home on Raven Run and the victim said she and the defendant, identified as Cameron Christopher Johnson, were arguing when he grabbed her by the neck and began to strangle her. Cameron … Read more
A routine traffic stop resulted in felony theft charges for a 26-year-old Helena woman. According to a Lewis and Clark County sheriff’s deputy’s sworn affidavit, Korissa Marie Thornbury was pulled over on Tuesday for inactive license plates at the intersection of Montana Avenue and Echelon Place and dispatch advised the vehicle was reported stolen from … Read more
Politicians across the state reacted Monday to the news that Charles S. “Chuck” Johnson, one of the state’s longest-serving statehouse journalists, had passed away. Widely known as the “dean of Montana political reporters,” Johnson died unexpectedly at his home in Helena on Saturday. Johnson reported on Montana politics and government for Montana’s largest newspapers and … Read more
MISSOULA, Mont. – The leader of the Flathead chapter of the Pagan motorcycle gang has been arrested in connection to an assault last month, at the Majestic Valley Arena. Michael Allen Murphy was taken into custody at his home in Kalispell by the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies on several warrants, stemming from … Read more
The city of Helena is taking drastic measures to recruit employees amid longstanding vacancies in some of the most critical departments. Positions such as city planners, engineers, accountants and transit operators have been vacant for months, and and the staff shortages are creating a backlog of work in the respective departments, including housing projects. The … Read more
WHITEFISH – The City of Whitefish is debating how to regulate marijuana facilities. Although recreational marijuana has been legal in Montana since 2021, the Whitefish City Council adopted an interim zoning ordinance late last month to put a hold on any new dispensaries for six months to be sure there is not an overbearance of … Read more
U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale is trying to disassociate himself with a white supremacist hate group, after he said he unwittingly posed for a photo. The photo, taken last week, shows Rosendale with high profile members of the neo-Nazi movement, which included those who participated in the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection. This isn’t Rosendale’s first compromising … Read more
Columbia Falls High School students were greeted by an increased police presence Monday morning after the school received a threatening email late Sunday night. The Columbia Falls Police Department and Flathead County Sheriff’s Office were notified and the school said in a notice to parents that after an investigation law enforcement determined the threat “was … Read more