HELENA, Mont. (AP) – More people are getting back to work. Montana’s unemployment rate fell another 0.3 percentage points in December, ending the year at 2.5% – the lowest unemployment rate since records started being kept in 1976, Gov. Greg Gianforte said Tuesday. Montana’s total employment hit a record high, with over 530,000 people having … Read more
A snowplow driver discovered the body of an 80-year-old woman in Granite County on Tuesday. Granite County Sheriff Scott Dunkerson says the body was found in the Lower Rock Creek area near the Sawmill Fishing Access and no foul play is suspected followin a preliminary investigation. The body has been taken to the Montana State … Read more
In response to changes made to Montana election laws a Native American advocacy group is rolling out a new project to make voter registration more accessible. Western Native Voice set up voter kiosks at the Helena Indian Alliance health clinic and say they’re working to reach both rural and urban Indians by deploying the kiosks … Read more
Montana police said Tuesday morning that investigators believe a disturbance may have led to a vehicle crashing in the city of Billings. According to reports, officers were dispatched to the 300 block of South 27th Street and found two men dead from gunshot wounds inside a vehicle, and a third with severe trauma to his … Read more
A major subdivision proposed on Helena’s Westside was denied on a technicality during the Helena City Commission’s Monday meeting. Sussex Construction, the developer behind the Westside Woods subdivision, requested three variances to city standards regarding the maximum block length of 600 feet, which were denied by the city commissioners. -0-
A 61-year-old former Helena man now living in Idaho, was arrested on suspicion of raping a child younger than 12 while he was living in Lewis and Clark County. Edwin M. Tomlin is facing two counts of felony sexual assault in connection to the Oct. 21 incident in which the victim reported the defendant had … Read more
The City of Helena is seeking public input to help shape a new Waste Reduction Strategic Plan. The goal is to achieve at least 50% solid waste diversion from the landfill by 2040. The City will conduct a survey through the City’s public engagement platform. Residents can submit comments at, BeHeardHelena.com through February 28. The … Read more
A state district judge heard testimony Monday on whether the man convicted in the 2017 killing of a Broadwater County Deputy is mentally competent to stand trial. Last year, a jury found Lloyd Barrus guilty of deliberate homicide in the shooting in which his son is believed to have fired the first fatal shot, before … Read more
A new temple in the Helena Valley will soon be a home church closer to home for the thousands of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the area. About 3,300 Latter-day Saints are in the Helena stake, and before the Helena temple was announced, the closest one to the Helena stake was in … Read more
HELENA, Mont. – See something Say something. It’s a familiar message from police, and thanks to tips from concerned citizens Saturday night, Helena police say that rallying cry paid off after they were able to apprehend a drunken driver. Court documents say, Lewis & Clark County dispatch received a report of an erratic driver on … Read more