Families heading to Yellowstone National Park this weekend can expect to see an increase at the gate. “Yellowstone, like other parks in the national parks in the system is having a slight entrance fee increase,” said YNP Public Information Officer Jody Lyle. “Starting June 1, it will be $35 per vehicle to enter Yellowstone National Read More…
KALISPELL, Mont. — According to Montana foster care workers, 3,952 kids are in foster care, and they say that number is increasing. The problem is the number of foster families is not. Youth Dynamics care manager Mary Wolf sees kids in need all the time. “Most of the youth we work with have a diagnosis Read More…
Montana State University’s president says renovating Romney Hall isn’t sexy, it’s mundane deferred maintenance. At the Montana Board of Regents meeting Wednesday in Havre, MSU President Waded Cruzado defended the Bozeman campus’ request to the governor and 2019 Legislature for $32 million to modernize the historic building and turn it into classrooms. Given the huge Read More…
A Glendive woman who claims the Bureau of Indian Affairs violated a tribal order when it handcuffed her and removed her two grandsons from the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in 2015 filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday in which she is seeking $1 million in damages. BIA agents used an “invalid Minnesota warrant” to seize Patsy Read More…
ELLISTON — Bill Henne walks into a room and he fills it, with his wide brimmed hat and his trademark vests, he looks every inch the Montana cowboy. But he actually started out as a cop in King County, Washington. Today he’s the owner of Lawdog’s Saloon in the tiny Montana town of Elliston. Bill Read More…
Friend, Aug. 28, 2017-April 3, 2018, was a season of death for our family. In seven months, we lost four family members and a colleague – three in one week. Some of the truths I discovered in that crucible, I wanted to share with you. I’ll take you to Colorado Springs for the April 7, Read More…
Examining tree rings, pollen, charcoal and ancient ice for clues, Cathy Whitlock and her colleagues who wrote the 2017 Montana Climate Assessment have published a blueprint for what impacts changing climate could have on agriculture, water and wildfires.
A Glendive woman is suing the Bureau of Indian Affairs for $1 million over a 2015 child custody dispute that pitted state and tribal courts against each other.
American flags are going up in cemeteries throughout the Helena area in observance of Memorial Day weekend. On Friday, the Oro Fino Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution placed flags on the graves of 125 of their fallen comrades in 18 area cemeteries, a tradition they started about nine years ago. On Saturday, Read More…
There were conservatives, including Montana congressman Greg Gianforte, who last week attempted to tighten rules for poor people participating in the nation’s food stamp program. The response from Montana’s Democratic candidates for U.S. House? Thank goodness. Three candidates in the Democrats’ five-person primary say the Republican plan to refigure the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better Read More…
Do you live in a flood-prone area? Here’s some advice from Yellowstone County:
There was calm on Friday, though the potential for storm and flooding concerns loomed.
Prepare for it to be dry and sunny, wet and stormy this weekend
Helena’s St. Andrew School held its 18th annual commencement ceremony Friday, with 10 seniors graduating.
BOZEMAN — The Montana Board of Regents is asking the state for an additional $14.5 million in its next two-year budget so increased costs aren’t completely passed on to students. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports the regents propose a $524 million budget for the Montana University System during the 2010-20 school year and a $528 Read More…
SPOKANE, Wash. — A former NAACP leader in Washington state whose life unraveled after she was outed as a white woman pretending to be black has been charged with welfare fraud. Rachel Dolezal, who legally changed her name to Nkechi Diallo in 2016, was charged this week with theft by welfare fraud, perjury and false Read More…
Families heading to Yellowstone National Park this weekend can expect to see an increase at the gate. “Yellowstone, like other parks in the national parks in the system is having a slight entrance fee increase,” said YNP Public Information Officer Jody Lyle. “Starting June 1, it will be $35 per vehicle to enter Yellowstone National Read More…
The Idaho County sheriff’s office has released the names of the four hunters missing following a vehicle crash into the Selway River in Idaho on Monday.
Rescue workers were able to recover the vehicle that flipped upside down into the fast-moving Selway River Thursday.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Despite the flooding that devastated parts of the Helena Valley in recent weeks, a local hemp farmer is facing the opposite problem: accessing water. Kim Phillips is continuing her fight for irrigation this year after being denied water access in 2017. Though the state of Montana has authorized her to grow the crops, the U.S. Read More…
Despite the flooding that devastated parts of the Helena Valley in recent weeks, a local hemp farmer is facing the opposite problem: accessing water. Kim Phillips is continuing her fight for irrigation this year after being denied water access in 2017. Though the state of Montana has authorized her to grow the crops, the U.S. Read More…
The Yellowstone River in Billings is expected to crest nearly 18 inches above its all-time record flood stage next week, according to updated forecasts released Thursday. The forecast represents a substantially more dire scenario than the flooding expectations on the river that had been forecast just one day earlier, and has sent Yellowstone County officials Read More…
Trump administration attorneys defended the disputed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline in federal court on Thursday against environmentalists and Native American groups that want to derail the project. President Barack Obama rejected the 1,179-mile line proposed by TransCanada Corporation in 2015 because of its potential to exacerbate climate change. +2 This Nov. 3, 2015 file Read More…
State legislators gathered in the Montana Tech Student Union Thursday morning to work through a draft policy designed to clarify and improve the Legislature’s procedures for handling discrimination and harassment claims. According to Rep. Jenny Eck, a Helena Democrat who helped draw up the draft policy, the need to create such a document arose in Read More…
The Yellowstone River in Billings is expected to crest nearly 18 inches above its all-time record flood stage next week, according to updated forecasts released Thursday. The forecast represents a substantially more dire scenario than the flooding expectations on the river that had been forecast just one day earlier, and has sent Yellowstone County officials Read More…
Plans call for bringing in heavy equipment Thursday to attempt the recovery of a vehicle that flipped into the fast-moving Selway River in Idaho Monday morning with six hunters inside, four of whom remain missing. Idaho County Sheriff Doug Giddings said rescue workers were able to hook the vehicle Wednesday with the use of a Read More…
KALISPELL, Mont. — According to Montana foster care workers, 3,952 kids are in foster care, and they say that number is increasing. The problem is the number of foster families is not. Youth Dynamics care manager Mary Wolf sees kids in need all the time. “Most of the youth we work with have a diagnosis Read More…
Montana State University’s president says renovating Romney Hall isn’t sexy, it’s mundane deferred maintenance. At the Montana Board of Regents meeting Wednesday in Havre, MSU President Waded Cruzado defended the Bozeman campus’ request to the governor and 2019 Legislature for $32 million to modernize the historic building and turn it into classrooms. Given the huge Read More…
A Glendive woman who claims the Bureau of Indian Affairs violated a tribal order when it handcuffed her and removed her two grandsons from the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in 2015 filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday in which she is seeking $1 million in damages. BIA agents used an “invalid Minnesota warrant” to seize Patsy Read More…
GREAT FALLS — The state health department has hired consultants and paid over $277,000 in civil penalties as the Montana Mental Health Nursing Care Center in Lewistown works to meet new federal regulations for caring for older adults with mental health issues. The Great Falls Tribune reports that after a February inspection, the federal Centers Read More…
For many people Memorial Day weekend — come rain or shine — marks their “kick-off” for a fun-filled summer of camping, backpacking and other outdoor activities; and the good news is that some places across the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest are already open for the summer season. Not all campgrounds are accessible yet due Read More…
Trump administration attorneys were due in a Montana courtroom Thursday to defend the disputed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline against environmental groups and Native American groups that want to derail the project. The 1,179-mile line proposed by TransCanada Corporation was rejected in 2015 by former President Barack Obama because of its potential to exacerbate climate Read More…
As some in the Helena area begin planning outdoor adventures for Memorial Day Weekend, one piece of gear that shouldn’t be forgotten is a raincoat. “Showers and thunderstorms will affect portions of the region Wednesday night through Monday,” according to the National Weather Service in Great Falls. “Some of the thunderstorms could produce brief periods Read More…
The Holter Museum of Art has a whole lot on tap — its annual gala, a bold new vision for its future, a new documentary film made by youths in its Art For Survival program and its popular Bray Second Year Residents annual exhibit. Havana Nights Gala & Auction Grab your fedora hats, tropical shirts Read More…
Montana Wild hosts final wild living films The final night of the Montana Wild film festival will be Thursday, May 24. The first film will start at 7 p.m. and takes a cinematic trip along some of Montana’s rivers. The event features a line-up of short films by independent filmmakers about the waterways in Montana: Read More…
Whether they prefer to observe Memorial Day on Monday or the traditional date of May 30, residents of the Helena area will have several opportunities to pay their respects this year.
Idaho authorities are attempting to recover a vehicle that flipped into the fast-moving Selway River Monday morning with six hunters, only two of whom escaped.
Calendar of Upcoming Events in the Area May 23, 2018 The Valley County Pioneer Museum is now open for the season Monday thru Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. THURSDAY – MAY 24 9:30 a.m. – The Nashua Community is invited to the Ladies’ Coffee Hour every Thursday at the Nashua Senior Center. 2:30 p.m. Read More…
A Choteau man driving south on U.S. Highway 89 about 2.5 miles south of Choteau struck and killed a young adult male grizzly on May 22 at about 9:48 p.m., Teton County Sheriff Keith VanSetten said on Wednesday. He said Delbert Bradley was the driver of the mid-sized pickup truck that struck the bear as Read More…
Medicine River Fishing Access Site on the Sun River just downstream of the town of Sun River has been closed due to high water. Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced the closure effective May 16 because water has flooded the FAS. Medicine River FAS will remain closed until the Sun River recedes, the area can be Read More…
A system of heavy rain storms moving through the region has caused flooding in portions of south-central Montana, as runoff flows into rivers and creeks already swollen with mountain snowmelt. Storms that began west of Billings Wednesday arrived in the city by mid afternoon and continued east. Rainfall in Billings totaled out to 1.54 inches, breaking Read More…
A former Florence doctor remains jailed due to a clerical error that placed his appeal on a conviction of 22 felonies — including negligent homicide — in limbo.