The Helena Farmers’ Market is set to kick off its 48th season Saturday. The local farmers’ market, like many businesses, had some challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic this past year, but now, with less restrictive COVID-19 safety measures, organizers say the event is making a comeback and they’re excited to get the new market season … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the service industry over the past year. While crowds have been returning in Montana, many businesses aren’t able to reopen at full hours because they can’t find the employees to fill empty positions. Eight out of ten job applicants haven’t shown up for interviews in recent … Read more
Home Values are Surging in Helena and so are demands for housing. In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. home sales slumped. Since then, however, the market’s rising demand, attributed to Helena’s population growth, but relatively low supply of housing, has caused home values to climb. According to estimates from Zillow between March … Read more
Official charges have been filed against a 53 year old Helena man in connection to a felony assault case from last month. Police identified Daniel Patrick Moriarty as the suspect who threatened to shoot up St. Peter’s Health Hospital last month, triggering a lockdown. He is charged with felony assault with a weapon in the … Read more
A 43-year-old Helena man is accused of stealing more than $91,000 in a construction scheme. Bobby Francis Lowry is charged with felony theft and felony deceptive practices after several people reported they had hired Lowry to do home repairs but he never completed the work even though he had already been paid, according to court … Read more
Legal battles continue for a former St. Peter’s Health oncologist. Dr. Thomas Weiner said in court filings Thursday that he could not get a fair hearing from the hospital. Weiner made these arguments in his response to an April 5 motion by St. Peter’s Health to stay his lawsuit against the health system. Weiner, who … Read more
About 40 people gathered Thursday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Boulder to welcome the Montana Highway Patrol to its new home. The MHP and attorney general’s office met with Boulder officials and residents for about an hour at what was billed as a “Coffee with a Cop” event. The state recently announced it was … Read more
After being canceled last year for the first time since World War II, Helena Public Schools’ Vigilante Day Parade will return next month, but it will be a bit different. Instead of parading through downtown Helena, the floats will be stationary in the parking lots of both Capital High School and Helena High School to … Read more
An explosion sparked a fire at an apartment building on North Main Avenue in Choteau Tuesday, leaving 24 people displaced. According to the Teton County Sheriff’s Office, the explosion at the 8 unit Gunther Apartments knocked out power to portions of the town and sent plumes of smoke billowing into the air, the Associated Press … Read more
A group of airline workers in Missoula says they were terminated on Friday after protesting low wages and unsafe conditions. About eight of Unifi Service employees walked off the job last week to protest that they were paid $9.65 hourly as a starting wage with a cap at $10.40 per hour, while their counterparts made … Read more