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Tester Supports Vets with New Bill
In Red Lodge and Billings, and elsewhere in Montana, Senator Jon Tester barnstormed around the state, and spoke about how he was urging Congress to include Major Richard Star Act in the Defense Bill. He also noted the seriousness of the lack of nursing home care in Montana. Senator Tester...
Northstars Move On In North ‘A’ Tourney
The Havre Northstars played a loser-out game at the 2024 North ‘A’ District Tournament in Lethbridge on Friday afternoon. Led by Tyson Brandon’s two hits and three runs batted in, the Northstars were able to eliminate the Fort Macleod Royals, (9-5). Like the loss to Tri-County on...
Power in Missoula back for some, others may have to wait until early next week
Thousands of people in Missoula were still without power Friday afternoon after a powerful storm blasted through the area Wednesday night. NorthWestern Energy at noon Friday said they had more than 160 personnel and 34 line crews working to restore electricity as quickly as possible. The utility warned some outages might not be repaired until early next week.
Bogert to host SLAM summer cultural fest
Soon taking up residency in Bogert Park for its annual event showcase, the Summer SLAM Festival will take place Saturday and Sunday, August 3rd and 4th. As it has in years past, the 2024 festival will feature artists and performers, culinary artisans and family activities, as well as breweries and distilleries from around the state. One of the unique aspects of the SLAM festival is its spirit of inclusion and community. Free to attend, the summer festival is open to everyone to come and enjoy and connect with the creative people of our great state.
All Aboard For Monarch Rocks!
The Monarch Rocks! Festival's coming up on Saturday, August 10th, from 10 to 4, during the Summer of '24. There'll be tours through the Great Northern Railway Depot & Drover Car Caboose. Both the depot & the caboose are on the National Register of Historic Places. A special guest speaker's been scheduled at 11, & 1, on "Life in Monarch & Neihart in the 19th Century." But wait! There's more with some good folks & neighbors selling handmade items, & the market's a FREE event with donations welcome. See more at www.mnhg.org, & then it's all aboard to rock "Monarch style," located 45 miles SE of Great Falls.
UM gives update on storm recovery, says power not restored, end of summer term will be impacted
MISSOULA, Mont. - University of Montana provided an update to social media on Thursday, July 25, on their recovery efforts in the wake of the destruction caused by Wednesday night's storm. UM says that crews are continuing to clear debris while waiting for power to be restored and that numerous...
Journey Emerson, former Lame Deer record-setting star, dies in car accident
BILLINGS — Former Lame Deer boys basketball star Journey Emerson, who set the state single-game scoring record to help make the Morning Stars one of the best stories in Montana sports in 2022, died Friday in a car accident on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, his former coach Tiger Scalpcane told The Billings Gazette and 406 MT Sports on Friday night.
Billings Police report two stabbings less than an hour apart Friday evening
BILLINGS, Mont. - Billings Police Department (BPD) says they have received reports of two separate stabbings incidents that occurred less than an hour apart on Friday evening. BPD responded to the first incident at 9:03 pm involving a 51-year-old man who had been stabbed in his arm in the 700 block of N 25th St.
Cleanup continues; meteorologists break down ‘perfect storm’
(Missoula Current) Chainsaws continued to roar on Friday and some areas remained without power two days after a powerful storm ripped through the Missoula Valley. Meteorologists on Friday described it as a “once-in-a-decade” event – the last being in 2015. Early estimates place the damage in the tens of millions of dollars with cars crushed, houses and infrastructure damaged, and the steep toll that hurricane-force winds took on the city's prized urban forest.
Chase in Montana Tops 130 MPH, 14 Vehicles Were Almost Hit
Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - On July 21, 2024, a Montana Highway Patrol Trooper observed a motor vehicle traveling southbound on US Highway 93 into Lolo. The trooper’s radar showed the vehicle traveling 72 MPH entering a 45 MPH zone. The trooper observed that the driver was a male and there was one female passenger.
Colorful Memories in the Falls About Holiday Village Mall
Colorful Memories in the Falls About Holiday Village Mall. As of late, it seems that our local mall has been in the headlines a few times for both good and not so great news. Recently the good news was that Great Falls would be keeping the Big Lots store located in Holiday Village Mall.
Lifelong friends bring a Canadian flair to Great American motorcycle hill climb
BILLINGS — In 2017, lifelong friends Ryan Wyatt and Aaron Pierson decided to give the Great American Championship Motorcycle Hill Climb a try. The two Canadian riders from the province of Alberta — the 43-year-old Wyatt is from Calgary and the 42-year-old Pierson is from Lethbridge — are sure glad they did.
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