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Pilot killed when firefighting plane crashes into Montana reservoir while scooping up water
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The pilot died when a single-engine firefighting aircraft crashed into a Montana reservoir Wednesday afternoon while scooping up water to fight a nearby blaze, officials said. The crash was reported shortly after noon on Hauser Reservoir on the Missouri River northeast of Helena in Lewis...
Roadwork to begin July 8 on Country Club Avenue
A pavement improvement project will be underway July 8-19 on a 1.4-mile section of Country Club Avenue in Helena, Lewis and Clark County officials said. Beginning July 8, the road will be closed at Broadwater Avenue for bridge work at Tenmile Creek in preparation of the paving overlay project, county officials said.
Lewis and Clark County reopens bridge on Lover's Lane in Augusta
Lewis and Clark County has reopened a bridge on Lover’s Lane in Augusta after an inspection determined that damage caused by a tractor-trailer was cosmetic and not structural, officials said Thursday. On June 13, the bridge was damaged when a tractor-trailer that exceeded the height limit struck the top...
Knudsen warns of jury duty scam
The Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) at the Montana Department of Justice has received reports of fraudulent activities where scammers impersonate law enforcement officers. These scammers contact unsuspecting Montanans, claiming there is an arrest warrant due to missed jury duty, and then coerce victims into transferring thousands of dollars. The...
State warns public of jury duty phone scam
The Montana Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Protection is receiving reports of fraudsters posing as law enforcement trying to scam Montanans out of thousands of dollars by calling people claiming there is a warrant for their arrest because they missed jury duty. The scammers are directing people to...
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