Former Butte Rescue Mission Director Rocky Lyons has won a cash settlement for a false arrest in Jefferson County, bringing three years of litigation to an end. The county admitted that a dispatcher negligently told a deputy a theft warrant for Lyons was valid when it was not, and she was arrested at her home … Read more
BUTTE, Mont. – It took several agencies to battle a large fire over the weekend in Elk Park. The Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department reports they were requested for to assist, and Engines 2 and 4 responded with Boulevard, Home Atherton, Terra Verde, and Floral Park. It took crews two and a half hours to contain … Read more
The Montana VA Health Care System will host a hiring event at the Fort Harrison VA Medical Center in Helena this week. According to a Montana VA news release, the hiring event is “focusing on filling Medical Support staff positions.” The job fair will be held 1-7 p.m. this Thursday [March 23] at the Fort … Read more
The woman involved in a shoot out with Billings police, in which one officer was injured over the weekend is facing multiple charges. In an update police said the incident began Saturday evening at a trailer park in Billings Heights, afer reports a woman was shooting from her home, hitting a neighbor’s house, and prompting … Read more
Helena Regional Airport’s latest restaurant appears to be doing well. The Retreat Kitchen & Bar opened last month [February], and Airport officials said the new eatery brought in as much revenue as any other operator. Officials attributed the early success to airport infrastructure upgrades, including an expanded terminal, meeting spaces and commercial kitchen. More improvements … Read more
HELENA – Final plans are being debated on two Republican pushed charter school bills in Montana. House Bill 562, which would create charter schools with no govt. oversight, and House Bill 549, more similar to current school governing, are set for consideration in the House Appropriations Committee. Opponents say the charter school proposals would funnel … Read more
Representatives of Big Horn County traveled to Helena for the quarterly Coal Board meeting on Thursday. The hospital and the County fire department sought funds, but the hospital unfortunately was turned down. The County fire department requested $770,000 to purchase a small structure fire truck. They received the funds in full for the purchase. The … Read more
Billings may be slightly more affordable to live than places like Bozeman or Missoula, but there’s a trade-off, law enforcement says, more crime. According to reports, Billings has the highest crime rate in the state of Montana. Part of the reason is that Billings is the state’s most populated city. Billings also has one of … Read more
A federal judge has dismissed a challenge to the U.S. Forest Service’s Divide Travel Plan for the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest. The Capital Trail Vehicle Association filed a lawsuit in federal court last year [Feb. 25, 2022], criticizing the travel plan for cutting off access to existing roads, which they say is in violation … Read more
BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, Mont. – A train derailed at the Monida crossing, the Beaverhead County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook Wednesday. BCSO said only the first engine derailed after crashing into a snow drift. The train had five engines and 72 cars each engine weighing 412,000 pounds. Fortunately no serious damage or injuries were reported. -0-