A district court judge has dismissed a lawsuit North Star Development filed against the Montana Public Service Commission, which had ordered the company to reduce water and sewer rates for 270 Helena Valley homeowners. The lawsuit filed last year in Lewis and Clark County District Court stemmed from a contested rate case before the PSC. … Read more
An Eastbound wreck jammed up Thursday morning rush hour traffic on Highway 12 in Helena. According to a statement from the Helena Police Department, the two-vehicle crash happened shortly after 8 a.m., when a 23-year-old Helena woman collided with a pickup truck as she turned onto the hwy from Janet Street. There were no injuries … Read more
Helena may have another public transportation option soon. Bird, a California-based “shared micro-mobility” company, hopes to bring its rentable, dockless e-scooters to Helena as early as this spring. A Bird representative met with Downtown Helena Inc. members Wednesday morning to talk about the alternative public transportation option in which users download an app to locate … Read more
LCPH plans to open its own call center for those in need of live support. Rocky Mountain Development Council had been operating a call center to assist the elderly with registration, but as the vaccine rollout moves into later phases focused on younger residents, officials said LCPH wanted to relieve RMDC of that burden. -0-
Montana will make the COVID-19 vaccine available to all residents age 16 and older by April 1, Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Tuesday. The news comes as Gianforte said on his weekly call with the White House, he was told vaccine manufacturing is ramping up. Supplies are expected to remain steady for the next two weeks … Read more
HELENA – The Republican majority on Montana’s House Taxation Committee voted Friday to increase the amount of an income tax cut for the wealthy proposed by Gov. Greg Gianforte. The committee amended Senate Bill 159, more than doubling a tax reduction for Montana’s wealthiest top earners. -0-
The Free and Fair Coalition will host a Rainbow Rally at noon Monday in response to what they said are anti-LGBT+ bills moving through the Montana Legislature this session. Organizers said Senate Bill 215, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, could have a floor vote on Monday. This bill could let religious groups discriminate against LGBT+ … Read more
Those struggling to stay warm this winter are getting some help. About 30 volunteers gathered in Helena Sunday to cut firewood for the “warm hearts warm homes” project for distribution to families and individuals in need. Organizers also made several dozen soup packets to be given to the needy. Families or individuals who can use … Read more
A traffic stop landed a 25 year old Helena man in jail on multiple charges. Officers pulled over a vehicle and the driver was identified as a suspect in a theft case. Police also uncovered a baggie of meth and drug paraphenalia in the car. Tristan Michael Miller was taken into custody on drug and … Read more
HELENA – Carroll College football team members and coaches are gearing up for a return to the pandemic benched sport. Nov. 16, 2019 was the last time a Frontier Conference football game was played in Montana. Now, more than 480 days later, Frontier Conference football returns on Saturday when the Carroll College Fighting Saints face … Read more