MISSOULA – A Missoula woman has accepted a plea deal after admitting to trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl in 2021. Savannah Shoshana Smith, 37, pleaded guilty Tuesday and faces a mandatory minimum of five years to life in prison, a $5 million fine and at least four years of supervised release on the drug charge and … Read more
BILLINGS – Twenty-four students from Miles City found themselves in an awkward situation over the weekend. They had traveled to Billings for the Eastern State Solo and Ensemble Festival only to learn their hotel rooms had been given away. Fortunately, Rocky Mountain College came to their rescue and offered the students and teachers rooms free … Read more
LIBBY – The name of an Idaho man who drowned during a Sunday kayaking trip in northwest Montana has been released. Lincoln County Sheriff Darren Short says officers responded to an SOS alert from a GPS device in the Yaak River area near Troy and were informed that the 38-year-old man who sent the message … Read more
HELENA, Mont. – VA’s 12th annual nationwide VA2K Walk & Roll is back, and it’s all for a good cause. The annual wellness event encourages participants to support homeless Veterans by donating food and clothing. The community is encouraged to attend the free, VA2K event on May 18, from 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at … Read more
BILLINGS – Good news on the COVID front for area hospitals. After two years of COVID overwhelming Billing’s hospitals, officials say, so far, for the last three weeks the number of patients hospitalized have been in the single digits, and cases are being reported weekly instead of daily. MEANWHILE… As drive thru testing sites shutdown … Read more
A section of N. California Street will be closed on Tuesday, May 10, between 8th and 9th avenues. Crews are continuing to repair asphalt on the street. The roadway is expected to be shutdown until sometime this afternoon [3 p.m.] The work will finish the asphalt repair that was started on May 5. -0-
Here’s a cautionary tale from a Great Falls woman after she was almost kidnapped. According to a FB post Sunday, she and two of her friends were “almost abducted” on Saturday [May 7], as they were leaving the Halftime Sports Bar when two men attempted to stop her car and she accelerated nearly hitting one … Read more
An 82-year-old Livingston woman died Friday afternoon in head-on crash while driving the wrong way on Interstate 90. The Montana Highway Patrol reported that the woman entered the eastbound lane heading west and ran into an SUV near the Mission Creak Road exit. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the SUV, … Read more
The Red Lodge City Council is looking into zoning that would allow for marijuana shops in downtown Red Lodge, amid concerns about shops being in the historic, walkable district. Red Lodge’s ordinance currently states marijuana shops are only legal if both the federal and state governments recognize marijuana as legal, and the City Council will … Read more
Friday’s Vigilante Parade drew a large crowd as folks welcomed back the event after a COVID hiatus. This year marks the 98th year for the parade, which kicked off Friday with more than 70 student-made floats taking over Last Chance Gulch as they made their way past families and judges enroute to the Civic Center. … Read more