News Staff Showdown Montana ski resort is gearing up for a winter wonderland. With the potential for snow in parts of north-central Montana within the next few days, Showdown is now hiring in preparation for the upcoming season. The facility began preparing for the season this summer, with several updates done on the lodge and the trails … Read more
The Great Falls Police Department is investigating after gunshots were fired near CMR High School early on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, causing some property damage. There were no injuries. The GFPD said in a news release that dispatchers received several calls about gun fire in the area and during an investigation including surrounding homes officers … Read more
HELENA – What is being called ‘zoning irregularities’ is being blamed for some of Montana’s housing shortage. In Montana’s most in-demand communities more than 70 percent of residential areas either prohibit or penalize the building of multifamily housing, according to a preliminary report released Monday that detailed ways lawmakers could address housing scarcity and skyrocketing … Read more
HELENA – The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services is working to make sure millions of dollars in child care funding is getting to the areas with the greatest need. The move comes after an audit found that many parents across the state are having trouble enrolling their children, in part because of … Read more
BUTTE – The operator of Fuel Fitness which abruptly closed the Butte and Helena facilities without warning over the weekend is finally speaking up. Employees and members found the gym boarded up Sunday with no explantion for the surprise closing. Now, the owner has issued a statement saying the facilities had to close due to … Read more
UPDATE: The body of a missing hunter found near Bozeman has been identified. According to a press release, Gallatin County Sheriff Search & Rescue, responded to a late Tuesday night call [October 4] regarding a man who had not returned home from hunting in the Bridger Mountain Range and had a known medical history. Authorities … Read more
A Billings man is being hailed a hero after saving a teen driver that wound up crashing into an irrigation ditch. Travis Salter was at his son’s football game Monday evening when a loud sound caught the attention of everyone on the field, prompting him to run towards the noise, where he found the car … Read more
LOLO – State wildlife officials have captured and relocated a pair of grizzly bears that had been roaming near homes between Lolo and Florence. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks reports the 2 year old grizzly’s, one a 230-pound male and the other a 172-pound female, likely siblings, according to FWP, were moved earlier this week … Read more
HELENA, Mont. – The City of Helena began accepting applications for its Affordable Housing Trust Fund this week. In the first-ever round of applications for the fund, the City will accept housing development proposals through Nov. 17. The City Commission approved over $2,000,000 to be available for proposed projects. Details on the application and process … Read more
Billings Clinic Broadwater recently unveiled newly expanded areas of its clinic, rehabilitation department and emergency room. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Friday for the $6 million project, which clinic officials said will increase care to the community and allow for more providers and outreach services. -0-