HELENA, Mont. – DNRC and local resources are working a fire north of Avon. The Powell County Sheriff’s Office says pre-evacuation notifications have been made to some residents in the Warm Springs Creek area. According to fireweatheravalanche.org, the Mannix Park Fire started Monday afternoon and is burning with high spread potential. -0-
HELENA, Mont. (AP) – The death of a man involved in a traffic stop turned police shooting last week in Missoula has been ruled a suicide. The Montana Division of Criminal Investigation reported Monday that Brendon Galbreath, 21, led police on a high speed chase that ended when he stopped the vehicle and an officer … Read more
A 26-year-old Helena man was arrested on suspicion of threatening to kill another person. Steven Chance Lange is charged with felony intimidation in connection to the Aug. 10, domestic disturbance in which responding officers said Lange made direct statements about how he would end the victim’s life. The defendant also claimed to be a gang … Read more
A 70-year-old Helena man is facing felony arson charges. Robert T. Chickene was recently arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a home on North Davis Street while people were inside. On Wednesday morning, law enforcement received a report that a bedroom was on fire and crews were able to extinguish the blaze within 10 … Read more
St. Peter’s Health released an update Thursday about the COVID-19 pandemic. A St. Peter’s spokesperson said hospitalizations due to illness associated with the virus are up, however it was noted that more people are getting the COVID shot, so that’s encouraging doctors say. The health care provider said they are administering 40-50 vaccinations a day … Read more
The Montana Supreme Court halted proceedings Tuesday for a father-daughter law team accused of bilking clients out of more than a million dollars. The court ruled 6-0 to grant Timothy McKeon’s request to be placed on disability. A formal disciplinary complaint was filed in Feb., against McKeon and his daughter, who allegedly owe clients and … Read more
HELENA — Helena Middle School’s Vigilante Stadium will look a bit different to students returning to campus this fall. Approximately $750,000 was put into renovating the stadium, including laying down a new track, installing news lights, speakers, and fence, and fixing the concrete walls on either end that were crumbling, the Helena Public Schools’ activities … Read more
HELENA — As new Covid-19 cases continue to surge in Montana, Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte doubled down this week on his mask mandate ban. He said Monday that the state won’t be issuing any safety steps, and he stood by the Republican led law that forbids businesses from requiring employees to be vaccinated or from … Read more
Montana’s Attorney General wants to legalize a device that allows semiautomatic machine guns to fire more rapidly. Austin Knudsen is leading an effort urging an appeals court to strike down a federal ban on bump stocks. Knudsen recently filed a complaint on behalf of Montana and 17 other states, asking the full 6th U.S. Court … Read more
Helena home values are up. According to estimates from Zillow, the typical single family home in Helena was worth $375,343 as of June 2021, 27.5% more than what it was worth one year ago. In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. home sales slumped. Since then, however, rising demand, in conjunction with a … Read more