News Staff GREAT FALLS, Mont. – A scam targeting people on Medicare is making the rounds again, Cascade County Aging Services is warning. The caller identifies themselves as Medicare, and after confirming your card’s number, they say they will send you a new card. Aging services says Medicare will never call people to ask for or check … Read more
BILLINGS – The state’s veterinarian is warning dog owners about a rise in canine brucellosis. The Montana Department of Livestock said more than 100 dogs have tested positive for the disease so far this year, a significant increase from the less than 10 reported several years ago. The rise is alarming for area animal shelters … Read more
A nearly two-week trial for a former Montana state prosecutor charged with felony aggravated assault against her infant daughter in 2021 ended with a guilty verdict Thursday. Authorities say, Katherine Anne Proctor, 39, of Helena brought her baby to St. Peter’s where doctors found bleeding on the brain, according to court records. The baby girl … Read more
HELENA — Amazon is coming to Montana, and the first facility is currently being built in Missoula. The site, located on Cartage Road, will be a 72,000-square-foot delivery station, and is expected to create more than 100 new jobs within the community during the coming years, an Amazon spokesperson said in a news release. -0-
BUTTE — See Something Say Something is a familiar police plea and one Butte resident is now being praised for doing just that. The concerned citizen called police when he suspected drug activity at a residence in his Butte neighborhood, resulting in 22 convictions of Butte drug dealers with ties to the Mexican Cartel. Officials … Read more
Helena High’s Holiday Baskets are back. Helena High is resuming its annual tradition of supplying the families of HHS students who are facing food insecurity over the winter break. This tradition began over twenty years ago by a former HHS counselor who started it as a mission to help families in need over the holiday … Read more
Missoula, MT – A huge drug bust put nearly two dozen people in federal prison, including several from Montana. The U.S. Attorney for the State of Montana said during a press conference Thursday that 22 individuals, many from Montana, with ties to the Mexican Cartel were convicted of drug crimes. The cartel was responsible for … Read more
The Montana Premium Processing Cooperative is getting closer to opening its first processing plant in Havre that will provide a sort of one stop shop for ag producers. MPPC manager Bill Jones said, they started working on the plant about a year ago and want to process around 3,500 calltle a year. He added that … Read more
GREAT FALLS – 2023 will ring in more money for Montana workers. The state’s minimum wage will increase from $9.20 per hour to $9.95 per hour beginning on Saturday, January 1, 2023 – an increase of 75 cents per hour, the largest in more than a decade. In 2006, Montana voters approved Initiative 151, which … Read more
Multiple accidents created big backups on I-90 around the Valley Center underpass Wednesday. I-90 was closed eastbound at Airway Blvd., and drivers were forced to use alternative routes. According to the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office, I-90 between Bozeman and Belgrade was down to one lane in both directions, bringing traffic to a near standstill. Montana … Read more