WASHINGTON – Federal and state officials are expected to visit Yellowstone National Park this week to tour the damage caused by recent floods and progress that has been made to restore access to the park. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland [holland] and elected leaders will highlight the National Park Service’s swift work to … Read more
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK – The full opening of Glacier’s Going-to-the-Sun Road has been pushed back due to a cold and wet spring, but snowplows continue to make steady progress. Glacier National Park Road Crew officials said heavy spring snow and avalanches caused snowplowing delays to the road at least four times this spring due to … Read more
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – The Yellowstone National Park is still cleaning up from June 12th flooding that swept away houses, wiped out bridges and forced the evacuation of more than 10,000 tourists, park employees and residents near the park. As a cleanup expected to last months grinds on, climate experts and meteorologists are now questiong … Read more
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on a proposed project to conserve native Yellowstone cutthroat trout in the Mill Creek watershed within the Custer Gallatin National Forest. Mill Creek is the largest tributary to the Yellowstone River in Paradise Valley. The project would entail removing brook trout using electrofishing to … Read more
The City of Helena has closed the northbound lane of Front St. between 14th and 15th street while it assesses damage from from Sunday’s flash flood. According to a news release, the full extent of the damage may not be known for several weeks. Crews are continuing to assess damage in other parts of the … Read more
MISSOULA – Plans to begin the second phase of the new passenger terminal at Missoula Montana Airport are moving forward. Airport officials said crews will begin prep work this week, and deconstruction should begin in August. The old terminal welcomed its last arrival on June 7. The airport opened the new terminal on June 8. … Read more
GREAT FALLS – Explosive devices found in Great Falls on Fourth of July prompted the Explosive team from Malmstrom Air Force Base being called in. A spokesperson said Tuesday that crews located multiple IEDs behind a home near 9th Avenue South and 21st Street and detonated the devices rendering the scene safe. The Bureau of … Read more
HELENA – The Lewis and Clark United Way is again putting together backpacks and supplies in order to help the homeless. The backpacks for the homeless initiative works to raise donations of backpacks and supplies for organizations that work directly with the homeless population. The backpacks are filled with essential items, including toothbrushes, soap, hand … Read more
HELENA – The Montana State Library Commission has voted to reject a proposed new logo for the library, after disagreements about the direction they wanted to go. During a special meeting Tuesday, commissioners voted 4-3 against adopting the new logo unveiled earlier this year, after library staff expressed concerns that the new image was too … Read more
HELENA, Mont. – The YWCA is working to clean up damage left in the wake of flash flooding in Helena. More than a dozen staff members came in voluntarily on Sunday with shopvac’s and fans to help start the restoration process at the Park Ave. facility, but said there’s still a ways to go until … Read more