Bond was set at $200,00 for the suspect arrested after a shootout with police in the Helena Valley over the weekend. Bryan Arvidson made his first appearance in Lewis and Clark County Justice Court Monday on multiple charges stemming from the incident in which he is accused of firing at a law enforcement vehicle during … Read more
GREAT FALLS – A Ground-breaking ceremony is scheduled for a new medical school in Great Falls Wednesday. The new medical school campus will address the physician shortage and provide health care for the state’s underserved populations, a news release from Benefis says. -0-
The Montana VA Health Care System (MTVAHCS) will kick off the 2021 flu shot season Tuesday with clinics across the state. Veterans can receive their free flu shots at walk-in and drive-up flu clinics. -0-
HELENA, Mont. – Fires continue to scorch Montana. As of Monday, there are eight active large fire incidents and the state remains in preparedness level 2. There have been over 2,502 fire starts in Montana burning around 915,000 acres since the beginning of 2021. The five largest fires burning in Montana and the top-five priority … Read more
Hundreds showed up to participate in a march around the Capitol Saturday to rally for Women’s Rights. About 400 people took part in a “March for Reproductive Rights,” one of multiple events across the country under the umbrella of the nationwide Women’s March. Speakers criticized a series of laws passed by the Montana Legislature this … Read more
Reports of gunfire in the valley northeast of Helena early Saturday morning morphed into a shootout with police. No one was injured, authorites said, after a man opened fire on officers responding to 911 calls about someone firing shotgun rounds indiscriminately in the 3600 block of Strandberg Drive, with bullets flying near their homes, according … Read more
GREAT FALLS – A hunter who was reported missing in the Little Belt mountains on Saturday has been found and is safe. Cascade County Undersheriff Cory Reeves says that there was “a miscommunication with his family on when he was coming out of the mountains.” The 69-year old man was hunting in the Monarch area … Read more
WEST GLACIER – A black bear that was recently injured in a collision involving a vehicle in Glacier National Park has been euthanized. Park officials report that the injured animal was discovered along Going-to-the-Sun Road east of Rising Sun, and was suffering from “unsurvivable traumatic” injuries after being hit by a a vehicle Thursday, according … Read more
MISSOULA – Despite support and opposition, dozens of Afghan evacuees are now calling Missoula home. Since late August, Montana has been welcoming the refugees and on Sunday the first of the 75 expected Afghans arrived, as part of the Afghan Placement and Assistance (APA) program. The APA program is designed to provide refugees with resettlement … Read more
A Group that donated a Confederate fountain to Helena wants it back. The United Daughters of the Confederacy wants the city of Helena to return the fountain that was removed from a public park in 2017, as some say the history is a symbol of racism in the United States. A city spokesman said the … Read more