Pay raises for the Helena City Commissioners and mayor were approved. Commissioners and the mayor voted 4-1 Wednesday evening to increase their salaries effective 2024. City Commissioner Sean Logan voted against the raises saying, he was “uncomfortable” with the prospect of “voting myself a raise.” The mayor will recieve a 36% hike, while the commissioners’ … Read more
The 99th Annual Vigilante Parade is Friday, and this year it’s bigger and better, organizers boast. There are more than 90 floats signed up for the nearly century-old beloved community tradition, that’s up from about 50 last year, parade organizer noted, adding, there’s a lot of enthusiasm for this year’s parade which will begin at … Read more
A new rest area near Three Forks, Montana has been causing a lot of concern among residents that live in the area. The new location is intended to replace a rest area in Bozeman that closed permanently Monday [May 1] due to ongoing maintenance issues, according to a press release from MDot. But locals say … Read more
HELENA, Mont. – A Republican pushed bill that would ban minors from attending drag shows and prohibit drag story hours in publicly funded libraries and schools cleared both chambers and is headed to the governor. Critics say drag is a legitimate art form and that the definitions of “drag king” and “drag queen” in the … Read more
The Helena Public Schools board of trustees voted 4-0 Tuesday to appoint Jeff Hindoien [hindeen] to fill the board seat left vacant by the death of trustee Lois Fitzpatrick. Hindoien will serve a one-year term before running for the seat next election cycle to finish out Fitzpatrick’s last year. He would then have to run … Read more
Pre-ballot measures for Helena Public Schools’ three levies show all of them passing, according to early results released after the polls closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday. However, a general fund mill levy was struggling for East Helena Public Schools, the unofficial returns showed. The superintendent said that the district may run another mill levy next … Read more
The name of the man who took his own life by setting himself on fire Sunday morning on the west end of Billings has been made public. A burning body found near 56th Street West was identified as Jason Long. Long’s mother called the 39 year old a loving son who was going through a … Read more
Commuters who use the Canyon Ferry Dam on state Highway 284 will have to find another route when repair work to the dam’s infrastructure begins next week. The access will be closed to traffic from May 8-11, and motorists will need to find alternate routes, north and south of the dam during the closure. Drivers … Read more
Today [Tuesday] is the last day to get your ballot in for school board levies in Helena Public Schools and East Helena Public Schools. Helena Public Schools has three levies on the ballot. For East Helena Public Schools, there’s a $334,000 levy on the ballot to help the district bridge a potential shortfall. The hours … Read more
Hardin is on the hunt for a new police chief. The department announced the departure of Donald Babbin who resigned to take a job closer to his home in New Hampshire. Babbin was tasked with bringing the department back to life in 2021, and essentially started from scratch, as there were no vehicles, weapons, badges, … Read more