Proposed zoning amendments in Helena Valley put on hold

The Lewis and Clark County Commission on Tuesday tabled a resolution of intention to adopt proposed rural district zoning regulation amendments in the Helena Valley. Commissioners heard more than four hours of staff and public comment on the zoning advisory panel’s and planning board’s recommended amendments to the rural district zoning regulations before deciding to … Read more

Police shooting results in death of Billings man

BILLINGS – A 35-year-old Billings man was killed by police late Monday night after leading multiple law enforcement officers on a 17-minute high-speed chase from Billings’ South Side to the West End, ending in a standoff near the Fireside Lanes Bowling Alley. Curtis Yellowtail, 35, was pronounced dead at the scene after five Billings officers … Read more

Billings officer disciplined for off-duty bar brawl

BILLINGS – A Billings police officer has been disciplined following an off-duty incident outside a bar in January. Officer Matt Frank has received a two-week suspension without pay along with other measures following the Jan. 15 incident outside the Grandstand Sports Bar and Casino, in which Frank and Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Deputy Brandon Smart, who … Read more

UM head cross country and track and field coach resigns

MISSOULA – UM will have to find a new head cross country and track and field coach. After three years as the head cross country coach at UM and two years of the track programs, Clint May resigned from the Griz last week and has accepted the head coaching position for the inaugural cross country … Read more

Great Falls Public Schools is getting a high tech upgrade

GREAT FALLS – Great Falls Public Schools is getting a high tech upgrade. Installation of a dedicated fiber network for the school district is underway, and officials said when the work is complete this summer, the district office building will be able to provide network, internet, and phone service to all district buildings. The district … Read more

Montana bans transgengers from amending birth certificates

HELENA – The Montana Department of Health issued an emergency rule Monday that eliminated any path for transgender Montanans to change the sex on their birth certificates. The rule, which took immediate effect, is another development in an ongoing legal battle between the state and two transgender Montanans, who filed a lawsuit over the constitutionality … Read more

Manhunt ends with shooting suspect in Lincoln County jail

MISSOULA, Mont. – Following a multi-agency manhunt the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has arrested the suspect accused of killing a man and injuring a woman in the Alexander Creek Campground north of Libby on Saturday. Garry Douglas Seaman was taken into custody Sunday morning near his home in Flathead County, after Lincoln County deputies found … Read more