News Staff GREAT FALLS – Candidates running to represent Montana’s eastern congressional district sparred over topics such as abortion, inflation and rising healthcare costs, during MTN’s 2nd Congressional District Debate Saturday in Great Falls. Absentee ballots for the 2022 midterms are expected to be mailed out in about two weeks. -0-
MISSOULA – Aerial images reveal a wide path of destruction in hurricane Ian’s wake, that has left over 20 people dead. U.S. officials say it’s going to take months, even years, to rebuild, and right now, rescue groups are doing what they can to help, including first responders from the Western Montana All Hazards Team. … Read more
The annual Helena Sun Run drew nearly 100 participants Saturday morning under mostly cloudy skies. The annual event, now in its seventh year, raises funds for clean energy projects such as solar panels at Central and Jim Darcy elementary schools and the Lewis & Clark Library among others. Bryant Elementary School will benefit from this … Read more
Plans to build a boutique hotel near the Helena’s urban core is on track. Development of the Bell is set to occur on the former site of the long-shuttered Memorial Park Apartments on E. Lyndale Ave., which were demolished this summer. In addition to the hotel, the developers, two Helena businesswowmen, said they hope to … Read more
Who has the power is now the question after Cascade County Sheriff Jesse Slaughter on Saturday broke up an investigation carried out in apparent coordination between federal and Canadian authorities at a Great Falls gun show. Although state law does not require federal investigators to obtain approval from local law enforcement to conduct operations, Slaughter … Read more
The 29-year-old man who drowned at Spring Meadow Lake State Park was identified Thursday as a Helena resident. Authorities said, Kyle Verley drowned about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday after he had been wading in the lake while carrying a toddler on his shoulders, and apparently walked into some mud causing the child to panic. A woman … Read more
Great Falls Emergency Services has made an amendment with the city to make their jobs easier and more efficient, amid a staffing shortage. Under the amendment, made about 15 years ago, GFES will now be allowed to use Basic Life Support (BLS) on calls that don’t require paramedics. It will open up other units allowing … Read more
MISSOULA – A suspicious death investigation is underway after an elderly woman was found dead over the weekend in Clinton. According to a Missoula County Sheriff’s Office release, deputies responded to a report of an assault in the 5600 block of Donovan Creek Road in Clinton shortly after noon Sunday and found the victim, identified … Read more
HELENA – NorthWestern electric customers will be paying more to stay warm this winter. The Montana PSC said Tuesday, that the average residential customer’s bill will increase by about $11 a month for electric and about 50 cents per month for natural gas, under the interim rate hikes approved by the PSC, which is about … Read more
HELENA – Gov. Greg Gianforte’s administration announced Wednesday that Montana will send resources to help Florida respond to Hurricane Ian’s devastation. According to a statement from the governor’s office they will send ten people from the Western Montana All-Hazard Incident Management Team, along with one Montana National Guard major to help millions of Floridians impacted … Read more