HELENA, Mont. – Residents at an apartment complex want answers after their water was shut off Thursday and has yet to be turned back on. It started with a sewage line issue at the Guardian Apartments on Logan Street near downtown Helena. It’s Section 8 low-income housing where more than 100 tenants live. -0-
Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton is among a group of law enforcement officials meeting with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in El Paso, Texas this week to talk about border issues and challenges facing sheriffs. Dutton is vice president of the Western States Sheriff’s Association. He said they hope to have a candid … Read more
Public health officials in Lewis and Clark County plan to administer approximately 750 single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines Monday in Helena. The vaccination clinic will be open to any county residents 18 or older and held at the Lewis and Clark County Fairgrounds from noon to 6 p.m. Monday. This clinic will be held … Read more
The Johnson & Johnson ‘One and Done” COVID shot will be offered to residents in Lewis & Clark County next week. Public health officials plan to administer approximately 750 single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines Monday in Helena. The vaccination clinic will be open to any county residents 18 or older. It will be held … Read more
A house fire northwest of Helena Tuesday night left a family with four children homeless. Officials said the family was displaced after fire gutted their Lone Pine Road residence that took fire crews hours to bring under control. No injuries were reported. Authorities were unable to determine the cause of the fire due to the … Read more
The Missoula County District Court recently reached a settlement for more than $5,000 in a civil lawsuit for the death of a Missoula family’s dog in 2019 after it was caught in an illegal animal trap. The dog’s owners accused the defendants, Michael K. Bruno and Jaymz Partida, both of Missoula, of illegally setting the … Read more
A Helena man was arrested after allegedly threatening to open fire on a local hospital last month, triggering a lockdown. Daniel Patrick Moriarty was taken into custody Tuesday in connection to the March 8 incident at St. Peter’s Health, in which he was reportedly sitting in a tree on hospital property with a gun and … Read more
Helena is among the 20 cities throughout the world that will receive a new temple for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, officials announced Sunday at the church’s general conference. Montana is home to more than 50,000 Latter-day Saints and nearly 125 congregations. The Helena Montana Temple will be the second temple in … Read more
The Montana Department of Corrections is honoring victims/survivors of violent crimes with an exhibit in the Capitol rotunda. The “Empty Place at the Table,” is on display through Wednesday afternoon and is presented by the DOC’s Victim Services program. It features place settings with personal items provided by victims and survivors of crime representing the … Read more
HELENA, Montana – Montana legislators rejected a bill that would have made it easier for Native communities to vote. House Bill 613 would have required satellite election offices to be available on each Montana reservation at least 30 days before election day. That would have cut down on the travel time for tribal citizens to … Read more