As Montana grapples with a health care provider shortage, state lawmakers are trying to find ways to increase access to care. One proposal up for debate is to give physician assistants more independence to practice unsupervised. Republican backed Bill 313 would let physician assistants practice without a supervision agreement. Many physicians oppose the measure, arguing … Read more
A former Carroll College student charged in a 2021 DUI crash that killed his friend pleaded guilty. Hunter Nicely entered his plea in Lewis and Clark County via Zoom during a hearing Thursday on vehicular homicide charges stemming from a rollover crash at Cedar Street and I-15 in Helena, in which his friend died and … Read more
BILLINGS – A Billings family has lodged a complaint against a mail carrier they say maced their dog, Sunka, Saturday morning on Buchanan Avenue on the South Side. The mailman reportedly admitted to spraying the dog. USPS said in a statement they are looking into the incident, noting that postal service delivery employees are equipped … Read more
KALISPELL – A burglary suspect linked to a 2022 double homicide in Big Fork has been officially charged with two counts of murder. According to charging documents, Flathead County Sheriff deputies took Derrick James Jackson into custody on Oct. 28, 2022, after numerous reports of an armed man breaking into homes on Esteban Lane in … Read more
Construction on the new 66,000 square Montana Historical Society (MTHS) building on Capitol Hill in Helena is ahead of schedule. The Montana Museums Act of 2020 authorized the $84 million renovation and expansion of the building, which director Molly Kruckenberg noted is expected to be completed in early 2025. -0-
Montana voters who signed up to receive mail-in ballots will have to register more often if a Republican backed bill is passed. HB 335 introduced Wednesday in committee proposes sending notices to absentee voters every four years, which they must fill out and return within 60 days, or their registration gets cancelled and they would … Read more
Helena Food Share is working to meet the growing need for food assistance in the community. The organization says they have seen an alarming increase in the need for food assistance from nearly all household income levels. To fill this need, the non-profit is raising funds to construct a new 20,000-square-foot community food resource and … Read more
The city of Helena announced it has narrowed the field of candidates for city manager from eight to three. The city manager relations subcommittee conducted that round of interviews behind closed doors, but said in an email Wednesday that the names of finalists and the final interview process, which will be conducted publicly, will be … Read more
You may want to plan on being in front of a warm fireplace for Valentine’s Day. While this weekend looks quiet with just a few mountain snow showers and temperatures in the 30s, next week beginning around Valentine’s Day there will be a shot of cold weather that may last through Presidents Weekend. Several inches … Read more
HELENA, Mont. (AP) – Montana is one of a handful of U.S. states considering legislation this year to preserve Indigenous culture. The U.S. Supreme Court has yet to rule on whether to leave in place most of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act law, passed in 1978 to prevent Native American and Alaskan Native children … Read more