GREAT FALLS – Jordan Matthew Bullplume is facing criminal charges in connection with a fire in Great Falls on Monday, April 18. The fire, reported in a large gravel lot near 2nd Street South, caused between $12,000 and $15,000 in damages. Great Falls Fire Rescue was able to prevent the fire from spreading to nearby … Read more
A Helena staple, the relatively unchanged Parrot Confectionery celebrated its 100th anniversary during the Easter holiday. Opening on April 28, 1922, The Parrot Confectionery was originally in a different location until that building burned down. The candy shop has been in its current location since the 1930s, and despite changing owners a few times, through … Read more
A Helena man has been accused of raping a girl under the age of 16. Michael Jefferson Harrison Jr., 52, has been charged in Lewis and Clark County with three felony counts in connection to the alleged assault which reportedly took place over the course of a year and a half. Harrison allegedly admitted to … Read more
BOZEMAN, Mont. – The Montana State University men’s lacrosse team’s bus caught on fire while the team was traveling back to Bozeman from Dickinson, North Dakota Sunday. According to an Instagram post from the MSU men’s lacrosse team (@msumenslax), the bus caught on fire with two hours left of travel due to an engine failure. … Read more
HELENA – Some Carroll College students are working to feed the hungry. When Carroll College’s Public Health students learned that over 20% of Helena area children live in food-insecure homes, they began gathering food for a new program called “Forty Days of Food.” On April 13, students will deliver food boxes to Helena Food Share … Read more
WEATHER ALERT: Prepare for harsh travel conditions, as a late season winter storm will impact western Montana through Tuesday. Impacts include damaging wind and heavy snow into this evening, with gusts possibly topping 50 mph from northwest Montana to Missoula. This raises the concern for downed trees, power outages, strong crosswinds, and very choppy lake … Read more
HELENA – Shodair Children’s Hospital recently broke ground on a new medical office building. The new 25,000 sq. ft. medical office space will house Shodair’s Outpatient Clinic as well as Shodair’s Medical Genetics Services. The $10 million medical office building is scheduled to be completed in February of 2023, and will be located on the … Read more
HELENA, Mont. – The ever-rising housing market in Helena and throughout the state of Montana, is at an all-time high. In 2021, the market increased by over 26% with the average median home sticker price costing around $400,000. This is the highest the Helena housing market has grown over the last decade in just one … Read more
A federal search warrant executed at a residence owned by the chairman of the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council on Thursday led to eight people being taken into tribal custody, four for allegedly selling the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl, tribal law enforcement said. Last week, the tribe declared a state of emergency after the northwestern Montana … Read more
GREAT FALLS – Great Falls is growing. The Great Falls Development Authority hosted a “Housing Production Summit” on Tuesday[March 15] to address how to accommodate the influx of people moving into the city, especially since the pandemic. A recent study shows there’s an immediate need for more housing, and over the next several years, officials … Read more