WEST GLACIER – Fun in the water ended fatally for a rafter in Northwest Montana Tuesday afternoon. The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office said officers responded to reports that a man had falenl out of his raft north of West Glacier on the Middle Fork of the Flathead River where the raft rolled in the rapids … Read more
HELENA – The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and Helena Sand and Gravel will modify the detour route on the Lincoln Road – Montana to I 15 Project. The new temporary detour will reroute North Montana Avenue traffic using Hammer Beam Road and Roughsawn Drive this week [June 20]. Officials said, ahough the detour route … Read more
Cascade County Commissioners agreed on Tuesday [June 21] to put the question of a 3% local option tax on medical and recreational marijuana sales on the November ballot. According to HB 701, which was passed in 2020, adult-use marijuana is already taxed at 20% by the state, and medical marijuana is taxed at 4%, but … Read more
LIVINGSTON – Democratic U.S. Senator Jon Tester of MT and FEMA are working to help businesses and residents recover from recent flood events in Park County. FEMA says their goal for residents is to make the process to receive help as seamless as possible. Local officials are working on a one-stop-shop for residents who need … Read more
This month marks the 80th anniversary of the First Special Service at Fort William Henry Harrison in Helena. In 1942 the top-secret unit was a combined WW11 fighting force made up of U.S. & Canadian soldiers who set the standard for today’s Special Forces. The Orpheum Theatre in Conrad, will host a free screening of … Read more
A former East Helena police chief was sentenced in federal court to serve more than 5 years in prison for distributing child pornography. 43-year-old William Daly Harrington was also ordered to pay $7,500 in fines, stemming from the 2020 incident in which a Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s deputy got a tip about Harrington sending … Read more
A former East Helena police chief was sentenced in federal court to serve more than 5 years in prison for distributing child pornography. 43-year-old William Daly Harrington was also ordered to pay $7,500 in fines, stemming from the 2020 incident in which a Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s deputy got a tip about Harrington sending … Read more
The Cascade County Zoning Board of Adjustment voted unanimously during their June 16 meeting to deny an appeal from a marijuana business owner. Shawn Brass appealed to the board after he was ordered to shutdown his marijuana operation for Great Northern Naturals LLC set up in Cascade County. The county issued a formal cease and … Read more
A Montana woman is facing drug trafficking charges in northeast Nebraska after being arrested there over night. Just after midnight on Sunday, a Norfolk Police officer conducted a traffic stop and reported smelling marijuana. Upon further investigation, police recovered two baggies with marijuana and several illegal prescription pills, according to reports. The 28 year old … Read more
HELENA, Mont. – Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) is looking for public input for Montana’s Shooting Range Grant Program. Funding is provided to non-profit shooting clubs, organizations, local governments and school districts to support the building and improvement of shooting ranges throughout Montana. Comments can be mailed to Montana FWP, or emailed to fwp.shootingranges@mt.gov. … Read more