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UPDATE – RED LODGE, Mont. (AP) – Montana authorities said Tuesday that human remains found in Carbon County about 18 years ago have been identified as those of a Wisconsin hitchhiker who left his home state to flee legal trouble. The Carbon County Sheriff’s Office said the decomposed body of Rogers Lee Ellis were identified … Read more

Construction of the $84 million Montana Heritage Center in Helena is slightly ahead of schedule. Museum officials said Tuesday the Montana Historical Society in the existing museum will close Dec. 15 for about two years as construction workers move into the 70-year-old Veterans and Pioneers Building to do the renovations. The museum store in Helena … Read more

BILLINGS – Police say they’re continuing their investigation into a fatal weekend shooting in Billings. In a press update this week [Tuesday] authorities said they believe the incident began when a witness saw someone in a group fire a gun on Second Avenue South just before midnight Sunday on Billings South Side, so they grabbed … Read more

The Montana Grain Growers Convention & Trade Show is underway at the Heritage Inn in Great Falls. This year, the attendance number reached an all-time high with an estimated 1,000 producers in attendance, highlighting just about every division of the Montana production world. Organizers said, as farmers prepare for the new season the theme of … Read more

HELENA – The Children’s Legislative Forum was held in Helena Wednesday to update those in the field on the state of children’s behavioral health in Montana. The annual Youth Risk Behavior Survey found that reported feelings of sadness or hopelessness among Montana’s 7th through 12th graders are currently at a 30-year high. Heading into January’s … Read more

HELENA – A district judge in Helena has decided to allow Montana’s wolf hunting and trapping regulations for the 2022 season to move forward. District Court Judge Chris Abbott ruled against environmental groups that filed suit saying the regulations would threaten the state’s wolf population, and declined their request for a preliminary injunction to block … Read more

BOZEMAN – The defensive coordinator for the Montana State football team has been suspended following his arrest on drunk driving charges earlier this month. MSU announced in a press release Monday that Willie Mack Garza will not be coaching the Bobcats’ playoff game on Saturday. According to a report Tuesday, Garza was also cited for … Read more

Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. customers could soon see bigger bills. MDU has filed an application with the Montana Public Service Commission to raise rates for Electric Service by 19.2%, citing higher costs of providing electric service to its Montana customers. -0-

(HELENA) – Major changes for both convenience and safety could soon be coming to Helena. The Helena Citizens’ Council (HCC) has recently made a proposal to construct a pedestrian and bike bridge over Henderson Street on the Centennial Trail. Currently, the train bridge before the crossing makes this spot potentially dangerous to pedestrians. The bridge … Read more

Intermountain’s ‘Festival of Trees’ will be returning to its full capacity for the first time since 2019 at the Helena Civic Center. This year’s theme is ‘Christmas Bells and Seashells’ and the silent auction items can be viewed online all week long. We also have a giving tree on the ballroom floor and it is … Read more