TWIN BRIDGES – A crew from Malmstrom Air Force Base was called into action Wednesday after a report of unexploded ordinance was made near Twin Bridges. The Madison County Communications Center responded to a call about what was believed to be dynamite near mile marker 23 on Montana Highway 41 South and crews found explosives … Read more
The Missoula City Council, citing the importance of ‘local representation’ signed an agreement with a lobbyist this week to represent its interests in Helena during the 2023 legislative session, which begins in January. The same firm is representing the city of Bozeman. Before the session convenes, the City Council will meet with Missoula-area legislators to … Read more
Gun sales in the state declined this year. In Montana, an estimated 81,100 guns were sold from January through July 2022 based on FBI background check data. That’s equal to about 76.4 firearm sales for every 1,000 people, the eighth highest gun sale rate among states. In 2021 during the same time period, an estimated … Read more
MISSOULA – Be bear aware! That’s the reminder State wildlife officials are sending residents after reports that several grizzly bears have been spending time in the northern Bitterroot Valley this month, with two bears spotted most recently on the east side of the valley, in the river bottoms and edges of the Sapphire Mountains near … Read more
HELENA – Lewis and Clark County Public Health reports mosquitoes carrying the West Nile Virus have been found in the county. The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services identified the virus in samples collected, but notes that no human or equine cases of the disease have been reported in the state. Most Montana … Read more
SAINT IGNATIUS – Two people suffered minor injuries after a twin-engine plane crash-landed on the road near the Saint Ignatius airport around noon on Tuesday. Lake County Sheriff Don Bell says the pilot reported a failure in one of his plane’s engines shortly after taking off from the airport. The plane was headed toward a … Read more
HELENA – The Helena- Lewis and Clark National Forest reported multiple new lightning-caused wildland fire over the past 12 hours. The Rising Moon Fire burning near Canyon Ferry Dam had burned an estimated 200 acres as of Tuesday. The Tamarack Fire started Monday night on BLM land and has burned over 480 acres. Just south … Read more
HELENA, Mont. – The City of Helena announced on Monday, August 22, the newest member of its leadership team. Doug Smith has been selected to guide the City’s Parks, Recreation, and Open Lands Department as Director. His first day with the City will be September 19. -0-
HELENA, Mont. – Helena drivers are being reminded to ‘slow down’ as kids head back for the first day of school. The Montana Highway Patrol says new safety laws are in effect this year which include a stop signal arm that can now extend 54 inches from the bus and a height of not less … Read more
DEER LODGE – About a dozen Montana State Prison employees picketed the secure facility Friday to raise public awareness about working conditions. For about three and a half hours the picketers stood at the intersection of Conley Lake Road and Old Stage Road in Deer Lodge, where demonstrators described the prison’s upper management as unresponsive … Read more