GREAT FALLS – Great Falls is growing. The Great Falls Development Authority hosted a “Housing Production Summit” on Tuesday[March 15] to address how to accommodate the influx of people moving into the city, especially since the pandemic. A recent study shows there’s an immediate need for more housing, and over the next several years, officials … Read more
The City of Helena is seeking public comments on the Downtown Helena Multimodal Plan, which hopes to provide safe options for travel in the Business Improvement District. The overall goal is to provide better connectivity and the ability for people to travel between the areas of downtown and the Great Northern, the walking mall, the … Read more
A group of good samaritans were recognized as heroes after rescuing a man who fell through the ice on Hauser Lake last month. Three men were honored with Life Saving Awards on Tuesday for their selfless actions of saving the angler whose ice fishing tent went underwater Feb. 23. Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo … Read more
The Helena City Commission has made a decision on who will be the long-term interim city manager. At a special meeting Tuesday, commissioners unanimously selected Tim Burton to fill the vacancy following former manager Rachel Harlow-Schalk’s resignation last month. Contract negotiations are underway for Burton, who previously served nine years as Helena’s city manager, from … Read more
HELENA – Anyone whose property was affected by either the Woods Creek or Deep Creek Canyon Fires may be eligible for financial help. The Broadwater Conservation District and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation has put together a grant for environmental rehabilitation for those impacted by the fires caused that burned over 60,000 … Read more
GREAT FALLS – A Great Falls woman has admitted she extorted hundreds of thousands of dollars from a construction company when she was employed as its bookkeeper. Nicole Ann Lopez pleaded guilty Monday [March 14] to wire fraud. Prosecutors alleged that between 2017 and 2020, the 37 year old stole more than $600,000 from the … Read more
HELENA – Ornithologist will be greeted with new rules this bird hunting season. The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission approved hunting regulations for the 2022 and 2023 hunting seasons during its Feb. 4 meeting, and this year, turkey hunting regulations will be included in new booklets for upland gamebirds, with Region 4 now changed to … Read more
A Helena man charged in the death of a 2-month-old infant is set to go to trial next month. Kellen James Maharg was charged with felony murder in connection to the Dec. 7 incident in which the child was brought into St. Peter’s Health with what appeared to be injuries consistent with trauma, medical staff … Read more
HELENA – The candidate filing deadline for Montana’s 2022 elections closed at 5 p.m. on Monday. They reported 40 people filed on the last day. At the final count, 287 people filed to run for the Montana Legislature, with another 46 in the other state races on the ballot, with the most crowded fields in … Read more
A Billings businessman is throwing his hat in the race for Montana’s 2 nd District Congressional Seat. Financial advisor Gary Buchanan, who filed as an independent Monday in Helena, just a few hours ahead of the deadline, has decided to challenge Republican Matt Rosendale for the newly created post. Buchanan will have to gather 8722 … Read more