Four women in Billings reached by agents in national anti-sex trafficking operation

City, state and federal officials reached four women in Billings earlier this who were potential victims of human trafficking as part of a national effort to combat human trafficking. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Two guilty in separate fentanyl cases on Rocky Boy’s Reservation

Two people are facing decades in prison and multi-million dollar fines for trafficking fentanyl into the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, Havre and Great Falls. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Saving the Mandan: The near death of a historic Montana symbol

The Mandan, built for the 1952 filming of famed author A.B. Guthrie’s classic movie, “The Big Sky,” has graced the historic levee at Fort Benton since 1964. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Lords of Dirt: Missoula riders revive a storied race

In all the races, riders went elbow-to-elbow with each other as they careened around a one-eighth-mile dirt oval. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

The Silver Bow Greenway: A long slog toward realization

Construction of the 26-mile Silver Bow Creek Greenway began about 17 years ago and eight miles are now open to the public. Stakeholders hope it will be finished in three years. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Floaters use coolers to stall fire on Clark Fork

After seeing flames tearing along the Clark Fork River shoreline, a group of floaters used their coolers and squirt guns to fight the fire until city crews arrived Friday evening. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Smoke starts erasing Missoula skyline

By Saturday afternoon, air quality in the Missoula and Bitterroot valleys had declined from “good” to “unhealthy for sensitive groups.” Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Tanker truck in Yellowstone spills nearly 5K gallons of gas

A tanker truck hauling gasoline in Yellowstone National Park rolled over Friday and spilled an estimated 4,800 gallons. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Officials investigating foot found in Yellowstone hot springs don’t suspect foul play

Park investigators suspect the incident is tied to one person and occurred on July 31 at Abyss Pool, one of the deepest hot springs at the park. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Caldera chronicles: Mapping mayhem — Solving a Yellowstone puzzle with unknown pieces

What goes into making a geologic map? Follow along as geologists investigate a perplexing incongruity in adjoining geologic maps in the north part of Yellowstone National Park. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

The Legend of Zelda: After 4 years, Helena family reunited with missing cat found in Nevada

The family still doesn’t know how Zelda got to Nevada, or her whereabouts during the two-year gap before she was taken in by an older woman in Nevada. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

New law lowers renewables costs for rural electric co-ops

As non-profits, rural electric cooperatives didn’t have taxes to apply a credit to, but the new law opens up a lane for co-ops, which provide electricity to roughly 40% of Montanans. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Former Stevi mayor pleads not guilty to theft, misconduct charges

Brandon Dewey appeared in Ravalli County District Court Thursday on three felony charges of theft by embezzlement and three misdemeanor counts of official misconduct. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Few eastern Montana projects in $258 million broadband proposal

An initial project ranking would award more than half the grant money for broadband buildout to Charter Communications, drawing criticism from small telecom providers. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Laurel boy drowns in Canyon Ferry Reservoir outside Helena

A 14-year-old boy from Laurel was pronounced dead Tuesday after drowning Monday in Canyon Ferry Reservoir about 20 miles east of Helena, officials said. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Public scoping underway for Upper McDonald Creek Bridge replacement

Comments regarding the replacement of the Upper McDonald Creek Bridge replacement will be accepted until Aug. 30. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Harriet Hageman defeats Liz Cheney in House primary, ending a political legacy

“We’re fed up with the Jan. 6 Commission,” Hageman said in her victory speech. “We’re fed up with Liz Cheney.” Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Wildfire west of Augusta 90% contained

A roughly four-acre wildfire reported Saturday evening about 15 miles west of Augusta was 90% contained as of Tuesday, officials said. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

New York Met buys Crow artist’s cradleboard

“It’s crazy,” Elias Jade NotAfraid said. “I’m from Lodge Grass – the middle of nowhere. And my work is in the MET!” Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Updated: Love’s pulls plug on Ramsay truck stop

Love’s announced Monday that it will not move forward with plans to build a truck stop along I-90 next to Ramsay. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

Love’s pulls plug on Ramsay truck stop

Love’s announced Monday that it will not move forward with plans to build a truck stop along I-90 next to Ramsay. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

‘Prepare the next generation of warriors’: Blackfeet camp promotes culture, conservation

Children, teens, parents and grandparents attended Sah Ko Mii Tah Pii, a camp where attendees learned about Blackfeet language, culture and conservation. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service

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