DEER LODGE – About a dozen Montana State Prison employees picketed the secure facility Friday to raise public awareness about working conditions. For about three and a half hours the picketers stood at the intersection of Conley Lake Road and Old Stage Road in Deer Lodge, where demonstrators described the prison’s upper management as unresponsive … Read more
HELENA – The Free and Reduced Lunch Program is back at Helena Public Schools for the 2022-23 school year.. The district is encouraging parents to apply now before the school year begins. Unlike past years during the pandemic, school meals will no longer be covered unless the family qualifies for the free or reduced program. … Read more
BILLINGS – Residents of the East Rosebud Lake community are getting some unwelcome guests. Squatters, police say, have been caught on camera pitching tents and hiking through people’s yards. Even after flooding wiped out roads in the area, policy say that hasn’t deterred these trespassers. Residents hope a new road will eventually take care of … Read more
MISSOULA – A Sanders County man who is facing charges of conspiracy and international parental kidnapping pleaded not guilty when he appeared in a Missoula courtroom on Friday. The FBI reported on Thursday that Strong was arrested earlier this summer in Costa Rica on a US warrant, after he failed to return his 4-year-old son … Read more
HELENA, Mont. (AP) – New details emerged over the weekend about human remains found in Yellowstone National Park last week. Part of a human foot found in a shoe floating in a hot spring in Yellowstone National Park is believed to be linked to a July 31 death, but foul play is not suspected, park … Read more
A possible road rage incident ended with a shooting near the YMCA downtown Saturday night. According to the post on the @BillingsPD Twitter page, 4th Avenue North from N. 32nd to N. 33rd Street was closed for several hours where officers found one of the men involved lying in the intersection suffering from gunshot wounds. … Read more
HAMILTON – Crews are continuing to battle the Hog Trough and Fuse Lake fires in the Bitterroot National Forest. The blazes – which were both sparked by lightning – have burned a combined 1,287 acres. The fires are burning in rugged and remote terrain 18 miles southeast of Hamilton. No structures are currently threatened. Stage … Read more
UPDATE: The latest update from the CSKT Division of Fire states the Garceau Fire was started by an electric fence. The blaze – which sparked on Tuesday afternoon outside of the town of Hot Springs has grown to over 1,500 acres. There are 245 people assigned to the fire. The CSKT Division of Fire reports … Read more
HELENA – Wednesday morning The Salvation Army hosted their “Shop with a Cop” School Clothes Shopping Spree event at Old Navy to help local kids get ready to head back to school.The Lewis & Clark County Sheriff’s Office as well as the Helena Police Department showed up for the event in which 40 kids were … Read more
A rock climber in Big Sky near Bear Basin fell 100 feet Tuesday (August 16) and sustained severe injuries. After being rescued and brought to safety, the man was taken to Bozeman Health on a Life Flight helicopter for medical care, according to the Gallatin County press release. -0-