News Staff HELENA – The Montana High School Association has amended its rules for co-ops, announcing Thursday that any schools whose combined enrollment exceeds the maximum limit for a class will compete in the next class up. The decision was made at the MHSA’s annual meeting Monday in Missoula, following an MHSA vote to allow the Drummond … Read more
A 22-year-old Helena man is facing multiple charges for sexual abuse of a child. Following a Helena Police Department investigation, John Caleb Fredrick is believed to have violated a judge-issued order of protection prohibiting Fredrick from being within 1,500 feet of or contacting the victim by any means. Investigators uncovered 183 phone calls between Fredrick … Read more
Heroes and Horses is a non-profit in Belgrade that helps combat veterans find purpose through non-traditional ways. The non-profit received a $500,000 grant and is looking to build facilities for veterans at their ranch in Virginia City to be able to use year-round. -0-
BILLINGS – More passengers are illegally packing firearms at Montana airports. New numbers released Wednesday by the Transportation Security Administration are showing all-time records for guns found in carry-on luggage in Montana. Statewide, travelers through Billings Logan International Airport were the biggest culprits. In Montana, the TSA found 50 firearms, with 17 of those in … Read more
BOZEMAN – A ban on Tik Tok has students at MSU up in arms. Starting today [January 20], all campuses in the Montana University System will be blocked from having access to the social media app while using the university’s Wi-Fi. Governor Greg Gianforte issued an order to restrict the app on state-owned devices and … Read more
HELENA – A bill that could change the way votes are tallied in local, state, and federal elections was introduced during the House State Administration Hearing. A Republican from Missoula, sponsored House Bill 196 to bring back a portion of a 2019 law that allows vote counting to be paused overnight and resume the next … Read more
The Lewis and Clark County/City of Helena 911 Dispatch Center saw more emergency calls last year. According to updates provided by the Helena Police Department, over 63,900 calls were taken in 2022, a 5.3% increase from the year before. -0-
Some Helena teachers could be getting a pay raise. East Helena Public Schools and the East Helena Education Support Association (EHESA) signed a memorandum of agreement to raise the basic compensation rate for classified staff. East Helena participates in a budget survey with other Class A schools of similar size around Montana to compare their … Read more
HELENA – Advocates say Montana has made important steps in addressing the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous people, thanks in part to a state task force. Now they want that task force’s work to continue. On Wednesday, state lawmakers held a hearing on a bill that would extend and expand the Montana Missing Indigenous … Read more
CARDWELL – Cardwell’s Lahood Park Steakhouse has reopened after fire closed the popular Jefferson County business, just south of Helena in 2021. A phoenix carved out of a burnt beam from the old restaurant can be seen at the new eatery, a symbol, the owner says, of how they were able to rise from the … Read more