UPDATE – A man was listed in stable condition Monday after being shot Saturday by someone he knew, according to an update from Helena police yesterday. Police said the victim allegedly forced his way into a residence on Gibbon Street, following an altercation between him, the shooter, and a woman who was the one who … Read more
The Lubec Trailhead on the Rocky Mountain Ranger District, will be CLOSED through July 24th for upgrades to a telecommunications site. Hikers & campers can still access the trail from the nearby Summit Trailhead. For details on this closure for the Lubec Trailhead the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest website or contact the Rocky Mountain … Read more
The Lewis and Clark County Detention Center will receive a technology upgrade in the form of a new content broadcasting system. Lewis and Clark County signed a contract earlier this year with NCIC Inmate Communications to provide phone service to inmates, and the company has since made a “technology donation to the inmate fund,” according … Read more
A known Flathead-area white supremacist posted bail for a man accused of murdering a homeless person in Kalispell late last month. According to court records Zachariah R. Harp put up a $500,000 bond for Kaleb E. Fleck who pleaded not guilty to one count of deliberate homicide on Thursday for the beating death of, 60-year-old … Read more
A Lewis and Clark County 1st District Court judge is considering several summary judgments in the 2020 lawsuit of an oncologist suing St. Peter’s Health for wrongful termination. Attorneys for Dr. Thomas Weiner, St. Peter’s Health and another doctor named in the lawsuit debated for hours on Thursday, as to whether the hospital let the … Read more
Carroll College is working toward building its third graduate-level program with a planned starting date in fall 2026. The physician assistant program aims to address significant health care needs in Montana and the region, particularly in rural communities, college officials said. Carroll has appointed Claire Hull, an alumna from the class of 1988 who has … Read more
It took crews about 3 hours to contain a fire that broke out at an East Helena home fire Friday evening. Dozens of area agencies responded to the blaze at the single-story, ranch-style house on Tizer Road near the East Valley Fire Department and Warren Elementary School. The homeowner was working outside when a juniper … Read more
An apparent domestic dispute ended with a shooting at a Helena home Saturday. Police responded to a residence in the 900 block of Gibbon Street just before midnight and a woman at the home told deputies that a man who reportedly made threats to harm her and her boyfriend forced entry into the residence and … Read more
LAKE VILLAGE – Yellowstone National Park officials say a major storm blew down hundreds of trees Monday near Yellowstone Lake and damaged part of the park’s oldest hotel, Lake Hotel. Witnesses say about seven large pines fell against the roof of the new addition of Lake Hotel, which is 120 years old. It was built … Read more
The Lewis and Clark County Board of County Commissioners approved salary increases for county elected officials during its meeting Thursday. The average salary of elected officials in Lewis and Clark County will be just over a $100,000 in 2024. Lewis and Clark County Sheriff and Coroner Leo Dutton will make $112,602 in 24. The salaries … Read more