HELENA – Hundreds of demonstrators rallied on the front steps of the Capitol Monday to support a transgender Missoula representative banned from speaking. Several people were hauled away in handcuffs for protesting the decision by the Republican House Speaker not to recognize Rep. Zooey Zephyr, a Missoula Democrat, supporters say was silenced after she criticized … Read more
Helena is working to save lives. The city is the first in Montana to install vending machines with Naloxone, AKA NARCAN, which reverses a drug overdose. Lewis and Clark County officials said they made the decision to install the vending machines after studying the data on the misuse of opioids and fentanyl. The Helena Naloxone … Read more
A man died after eating at a popular Bozeman restaurant. According to the Broadwater County Sheriff and county coroner’s office, the 74-year-old reportedly became violently ill and died at his home in Broadwater County on April 18 after he had eaten at Dave’s Sushi the night before. The Gallatin City-County Health Department is awaiting autopsy … Read more
Motorists are warned to expect delays as work resumes on the Lincoln Road-Montana Avenue to I-15 project this week [April 24]. Drivers traveling through the project area should expect to encounter reduced speed limits, occasional lane closures, single-lane traffic controlled by flaggers, and delays of up to 15 minutes, according to an MDT news release. … Read more
Helena residents will see a number of fee hikes for city services. The commission passed four separate resolutions at Monday’s meeting to increase fees for services provided by Helena Police, Helena Civic Center, Last Chance Splash Waterpark and Pool, Helena Parks, Rec., and Open Lands, and the summer day care program Kay’s Kids, which was … Read more
HELENA – The Montana House has given initial approval to a Republican pushed bill that would bypass the state’s rules for environmental reviews. In a preliminary vote Friday, House members voted 71-29 in favor of House Bill 971 to prevent the state from considering the potential impacts of greenhouse gas emissions when doing an environmental … Read more
GREAT FALLS – The first marijuana dispensary has set up shop in Great Falls. Top Shelf Botanicals opened their doors at 750 Sixth Street SW inside the Wheat Building, a relief for those who typically have to drive outside the city limits to get their medicine. The Great Falls City Commission approved an ordinance allowing … Read more
If you’re planning a summer road trip, make sure you plan for construction if you’re taking I-15 through Helena. The Montana Department of Transportation started two construction projects on I-15 earlier this month, south of Wolf Creek, north to the Augusta interchange. The second project is south of Helena near Montana City through Jefferson City. … Read more
Montana’s unemployment rate continued its downward trend in March, hitting an all-time low of 2.3%, the Department of Labor and Industry said Friday. The figure has fallen in each of the last four months, hitting its previous record in February at 2.4%. The rate in Missoula County sits at 2.8% – a decrease of 0.3 … Read more
UPDATE – BILLINGS – We’re learning more about a drug trafficking and weapons operation that resulted in a multi-count indictment. Ten people were arraigned Friday in federal court on allegations of multiple crimes related to trafficking methamphetamine, firearms and money laundering on the Crow and Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservations and in Yellowstone, Big Horn and … Read more