CASCADE – A local nonprofit working to upgrade the Atkinson Park baseball diamond in Cascade just got a financial boost. The Friends of the Black & Gold received an $1,800 grant recently to start renovations at the field, and leaders said it will be a step in bringing communities together, according to a press release. … Read more
HELENA – The Montana DNRC is hiring to fill multiple open positions that vary from seasonal to full-time. Candidates must meet minimum fitness levels for certain positions, as some fieldwork, especially in emergencies, requires above-average endurance and superior physical conditioning for extended periods of time, a press release notes. The Montsna DNRC is now accepting … Read more
The Helena Area Community Foundation and city of Helena granted more than $77,000 to 10 local nonprofits as part of their COVID-19 recovery grant awards. Much of the grant money comes from the city’s unused 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act dollars, according to a news release announcing the grant awards. -0-
A call for help went out Tuesday from the head of a Helena-based nonprofit urging people to support rescue efforts for the victims of the Syrian-Turkey earthquake. Hands On Globa, which provides basic health care in remote underserved areas and refugee camps, says to donate, visit whitehelmets.org. The White Helmets focus on medical evacuation, urban … Read more
HELENA – Montana leaders have been petitioning the federal government to consider removing grizzly bears from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife and giving the state the opportunity to manage the species. Now, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says there’s enough evidence to start a 12-month review of whether to delist grizzlies in … Read more
BILLINGS – A woman has filed a negligence suit agaisnt the Montana Department of Health and Human Services, after she says she was raped and impregnated by her mother’s boyfriend when she was 11. The complaint and request for a jury trial was filed in December in Butte-Silver Bow County by the now 21 year … Read more
BILLINGS- Montana’s 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls is responsible for 150 launch facilities across Montana, and some are suspecting it’s the reason a Chinese surveillance balloon was seen floating above the state last week. The Department of Defense has been making plans for a massive overhaul of the nuclear … Read more
Montana students and teachers voiced their concerns about a bill that would limit science education. Several Montana middle- and high-school students said that the bill would ban common theories, like gravity, from being taught in schools – hampering their education and futures in STEM fields. They, along with several award-winning Montana science teachers and representatives … Read more
HUNGRY HORSE – Two people managed to escape a weekend avalanche in Northwest Montana. The Flathead Avalanche Center reports the individuals, who were “caught and carried” in the snow slide, were not hurt in the incident on Sunday in the Flathead Mountain Range. People headed into the backcountry of Northwest Montana are being advised to … Read more
MISSOULA – An alleged burglary suspect who was shot by a Missoula homeowner Sunday afternoon has succombed to his injuries. In an update Monday, Missoula Police said that the homeowner has been cooperative following the incident, at a home in the 300 block of Brooks Street in which the suspect was shot multiple times and … Read more