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In 2024, a string of wrong-way driving incidents on Interstate 90 in the Gallatin Valley, including a fatal accident near Three Forks, sent shockwaves through the community. Just days into 2025, things have not gotten any better. According to Montana Highway Patrol Sergeant John Metcalfe, there have been six reports of wrong-way drivers in Gallatin County since January 1. Metcalfe said one motorist was arrested for DUI, one was arrested on dangerous drug charges, and in three instances, MHP and/... Full story
The Broadwater County Sheriff's Office will host three public meetings later this month regarding the possible Mill Levy renewal. The meetings, which will begin at 6 p.m., will take place on Wednesday, January 22, at the Winston Fire Hall, Tuesday, January 28, at the Townsend Community Room, and Thursday, January 30, at the Headwaters Livestock Auction in Three Forks. According to Broadwater County Sheriff Nick Rauser, when local residents passed a levy five years ago, they wanted a few things... Full story
Family members, politicians and members of the Montana Supreme Court welcomed newly elected Chief Justice Cory Swanson during a swearing-in ceremony last week in Helena, marking the beginning of a new leadership chapter for the state's highest court. Swanson, 48, comes to the bench after serving 10 years as the Broadwater County attorney. Prior to that role, he worked in private practice and the attorney general's office under Republican Tim Fox. Speaking to a room full of supporters and media...
Water year 2025 got off to a dry start in the mountains of Montana and northern Wyoming with minimal precipitation recorded across the region for the first half of October. Moisture arrived in mid-October, but abnormally warm temperatures meant it fell primarily as rain or a mix of rain and snow, even at upper elevations. For most basins, the first snow at all elevations occurred late October. November brought a mixture of snowstorms that benefitted the mountains of southwest and northwest Monta...
All grizzly bears in the Lower 48 United States would be federally managed as a single population under a proposed U.S Fish and Wildlife Service rule released on Wednesday. That DPS, or distinct population segment, would retain the grizzly's threatened status under the Endangered Species Act and reject petitions from the states of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming to delist the bears. In its Wednesday announcement, FWS said it found the states' petitions "not warranted" for the two largest...
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on January 10, 2025 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 01/09/25 00:03 CFS25-003862 PATROL CHECK E VALLEY CENTER RD and FREMONT LE - Documented 00:15 CFS25-003866 PATROL CHECK OFF RAMP and AMSTERDAM RD (15.3 LE - Documented 00:20 CFS25-003867 PATROL CHECK BUSINESS HUB DR and DRIVEWAY LE - Documented 00:24 CFS25-003869 PATROL CHECK LE - Documented 00:26 CFS25-003871 WELFARE CHECK TOWN CENTER AVE and HUNTLEY DR LE - Documented 00:29 CFS25-003872 PATROL CHECK MAPLE AVE and SECOND ST (51.7 feet) LE -... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on January 11, 2025 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 01/10/25 00:00 CFS25-004434 PATROL CHECK LE - Documented 00:13 CFS25-004440 PATROL CHECK AMSTERDAM RD and LINNEY RD (14.6 LE - Documented 00:37 CFS25-004443 PATROL CHECK BULL TROUT RD and JACKRABBIT LN LE - Documented 00:40 CFS25-004445 PATROL CHECK E VALLEY CENTER RD and FREMONT LE - Documented 00:52 CFS25-004449 PATROL CHECK HIDDEN VALLEY TRAILER COURT TRPKLE - Documented 00:53 CFS25-004451 ALARM GOSHAWK TRL and DRIVEWAY (121.8 LE - 00:56... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on January 12, 2025 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 01/11/25 00:08 CFS25-004948 DISABLED GALLATIN RD and DRIVEWAY (0.1 miles) LE - Documented 00:09 CFS25-004949 PATROL CHECK MILL ST and ADAMS ST (29.3 feet) LE - Documented 00:12 CFS25-004952 PATROL CHECK GALLATIN RD and MILL ST (51.0 feet) LE - Documented 00:13 CFS25-004954 PATROL CHECK GALLATIN RD and COTTONWOOD RD LE - Documented 00:15 CFS25-004956 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:17 CFS25-004958 DUI LE - GOA / UTL 00:26 CFS25-004965 TRAFFIC STOP... Full story
MEDIA REPORT Printed on January 13, 2025 CFS Date/Time Street Name Code : Description 01/05/25 02:26 HWY 287 NB Traffic Complaint : Traffic Complaint 01/05/25 06:23 TEST CALL 911OPN : 911 Open Line 01/05/25 07:23 24 : 24/7 01/05/25 08:39 24 : 24/7 01/05/25 09:37 SAR TRAINING SAR : Search & Rescue 01/05/25 10:13 LIPPERT GULCH RD ACC : 911-Accidental 01/05/25 10:44 45.918281, -111.593006 Traffic Complaint : Traffic Complaint 01/05/25 12:40 911OPN : 911 Open Line 01/05/25 12:54 THAZ : Traffic Hazard 01/05/25 12:56 THAZ : Traffic Hazard 01/05/25... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on January 13, 2025 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 01/12/25 00:05 CFS25-005454 DUI BUSINESS HUB DR and DRIVEWAY LE - GOA / UTL 00:09 CFS25-005455 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:16 CFS25-005460 DVN LONE MOUNTAIN TRL and SLEEPING LE - Documented 00:23 CFS25-005465 TRAFFIC STOP HUFFINE LN and GOOCH HILL RD (162.3 LE - Warning 00:35 CFS25-005470 FOLLOW UP JARDINE AVE and CORWIN ST (50.1 LE - Documented 00:38 CFS25-005471 OUT W/ VEHICLE JACKRABBIT LN and SPANISH PEAK DR LE - Documented 01:11... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on January 14, 2025 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 01/13/25 00:01 CFS25-005881 PATROL CHECK OUSEL FALLS RD and SOUTH FORK RD LE - Documented 00:10 CFS25-005885 COMMS PROB VAQUERO PKWY and DRIVEWAY (57.1 LE - Documented 01:35 CFS25-005905 PATROL CHECK E VALLEY CENTER RD and FREMONT LE - Documented 01:36 CFS25-005906 PATROL CHECK NORRIS RD and JACKRABBIT LN (103.3 LE - Documented 01:47 CFS25-005909 PATROL CHECK BUSINESS HUB DR and DRIVEWAY LE - Documented 02:11 CFS25-005916 PATROL CHECK HUFFINE... Full story
Page 1 of 7 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on January 15, 2025 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 01/14/25 00:02 CFS25-006420 PATROL CHECK VENTURE WAY and REEVES RD W (38.9 LE - Documented 00:07 CFS25-006421 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:18 CFS25-006426 PATROL CHECK COUNTRYSIDE LN and BAKER ST (37.1 LE - Documented 00:23 CFS25-006428 OUT W/ VEHICLE DONJO AVE and JACKRABBIT LN (75.7 LE - Documented 00:26 CFS25-006430 DISABLED INTERSTATE 90 HWY and ACCESS LE - Documented 00:27 CFS25-006431 PATROL CHECK BUSINESS HUB DR and DRIVEWAY... Full story
Page 1 of 7 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on January 16, 2025 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 01/15/25 00:14 CFS25-006960 PATROL CHECK TOWN CENTER AVE and LONE LE - Documented 00:17 CFS25-006963 PATROL CHECK TAWNY BROWN LN and BOBCAT DR LE - Documented 00:19 CFS25-006964 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 01:06 CFS25-006973 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 01:11 CFS25-006975 PATROL CHECK JACKRABBIT LN and RAMSHORN DR LE - Documented 01:29 CFS25-006978 PATROL CHECK DRIVEWAY and E CAMERON BRIDGE LE - Documented 01:35 CFS25-006979 PATROL CHECK... Full story
Interstate accidents present unique challenges for our emergency responders. Vehicles traveling at high speeds, distracted drivers, and poor visibility can turn an already dangerous situation into an even worse one. Responders often have to work quickly in extricating patients or providing care, with the constant risk of secondary accidents caused by traffic. We set up cones, traffic signs, and use emergency vehicle flashing lights to help create a buffer zone and guide traffic through our... Full story
Winter has arrived, and with it, dangerous driving conditions! At this time of year, the roads are always unpredictable, and whether you are a seasoned Montana driver or have never driven in snowy, icy conditions, it is always a good idea to refresh yourself on a few key factors when commuting in the cold. The Willow Creek Fire Department has seen a drastic uptick in the number of motor vehicle accidents we respond to in the last few years - in fact, they make up the majority of our call... Full story
There are several new traffic control signs in the City of Three Forks. Following a December Streets and Alleys Committee meeting, new Yield Signs were placed at the intersection of 2nd Avenue W. and W. Grove Street and at 1st Avenue W. and W. Elm Street. At the December meeting, Public Works Director Steve Johnston told committee members they have had a couple of near misses, a few complaints, and a lot of calls for concerns regarding blind spots on 1st Ave. W and W. Elm as well as 2nd Ave. W....
Montana is suing Yellowstone National Park over a plan to increase the number of bison in and around the park and establish greater tolerance for their presence outside its boundaries. In a press release announcing the lawsuit, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte criticized the National Park Service for how it developed the plan, describing the effort as an example of "federal overreach" and saying it was created without proper state consultation. "The National Park Service has repeatedly and...
Montana Senate President Matt Regier, R-Kalispell, doesn't believe the tension between the courts and the state legislature should be characterized as a war between two coequal branches of government; however, he does believe that lawmakers have an obligation to check the power of the judicial system during the upcoming legislative session. Speaking at a press conference with Speaker of the House Brandon Ler and two additional members of the Republican leadership, Regier said that when the 69th... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on January 4, 2025 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 01/03/25 00:12 CFS25-000928 OUT W/ VEHICLE LE - Public Assist 00:13 CFS25-000929 PATROL CHECK DRIVEWAY and S 19TH AVE (207.5 feet) LE - Documented 00:19 CFS25-000931 PATROL CHECK CHURCHILL RD and OFF RAMP (90.7 LE - Documented 00:25 CFS25-000933 PATROL CHECK HUFFINE LN and DRIVEWAY (123.3 feet) LE - Documented 00:25 CFS25-000934 AGENCY ASSIST S 16TH AVE and W DICKERSON ST (54.7 LE - Case Generated 00:53 CFS25-000947 STANDBY JACKRABBIT RD and W... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on January 6, 2025 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 01/05/25 00:22 CFS25-002020 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:42 CFS25-002029 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:54 CFS25-002036 PATROL CHECK AMSTERDAM RD and DRIVEWAY (67.5 LE - Documented 01:12 CFS25-002042 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 02:27 CFS25-002056 PATROL CHECK SITTING BULL RD and HILL CONDOS RD LE - Documented 02:29 CFS25-002057 77 GALLATIN RD and LOWER DUDLEY LE - Agency Assist 02:34 CFS25-002058 09 EMS:HOT FIRE:HOT SPOONER RD and W PARK AVE (24.9... Full story
MEDIA REPORT Printed on January 6, 2025 CFS Date/Time Street Name Code : Description 12/29/24 00:11 N WALNUT ST MEDEMER : Medical Emergency 12/29/24 00:26 TSTOP : Traffic Stop 12/29/24 01:11 TF TOWN PUMP TSTOP : Traffic Stop 12/29/24 01:12 BHC ER CITASST : Citizen Assist 12/29/24 04:01 OVERDUE MOTORIST Agency : Agency Assist 12/29/24 06:51 WINDY MEADOW DR ALRU : Medical Alarm 12/29/24 07:32 24 : 24/7 12/29/24 07:54 SPRINGVILLE NB TSTOP : Traffic Stop 12/29/24 08:36 24 : 24/7 12/29/24 09:08 SHARON LOOP MEDEMER : Medical Emergency 12/29/24 10:05... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on January 7, 2025 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 01/06/25 00:48 CFS25-002409 77 Fire - Clear Fire 01:18 CFS25-002418 FP GALLATIN RD and LONE MOUNTAIN TRLLE - Documented 03:12 CFS25-002429 TRAFFIC HAZARD INTERSTATE 90 HWY and ACCESS LE - Documented 03:15 CFS25-002430 UNSECURE PREMISE LE - Documented 03:29 CFS25-002434 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 03:47 CFS25-002438 DVN 03:53 CFS25-002439 OTHER HIGHLAND BLVD and OLD HIGHLAND LE - Documented 04:11 CFS25-002440 DVN GALLATIN RD and DRIVEWAY (0.1... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on January 8, 2025 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 01/07/25 00:06 CFS25-002877 ANIMAL BRIDGER CANYON RD and DRIVEWAY LE - Documented 01:03 CFS25-002892 FIGHT BIG PINE DR and SNOWY MOUNTAIN LE - Documented 04:34 CFS25-002911 TRAFFIC HAZARD LE - Referred 05:55 CFS25-002917 77 INTERSTATE 90 HWY and ACCESS (0.1 LE - Documented 06:46 CFS25-002924 TRAFFIC HAZARD LE - Documented 07:08 CFS25-002931 PATROL CHECK W SILVER CIR and TWODOT LN (71.0 LE - Documented 07:13 CFS25-002932 NON INJURY LE - GOA / UTL... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on January 9, 2025 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 01/08/25 00:02 CFS25-003347 PATROL CHECK CHURCHILL RD and OFF RAMP (90.7 LE - Documented 00:23 CFS25-003351 OUT W/ VEHICLE LE - Case Generated 03:14 CFS25-003372 PUBLIC ASSIST BUSINESS HUB DR and DRIVEWAY LE - Documented 05:22 CFS25-003377 77 RIVERVIEW LN and GALLATIN RD (59.8 LE - Agency Assist 06:23 CFS25-003379 THEFT LINNEY RD and DRIVEWAY (52.8 feet) LE - Documented 06:35 CFS25-003382 MENTAL HEALTH LINNEY RD and DRIVEWAY (52.8 feet) LE -... Full story
8 was another good year for the Headwaters Trail System. At the final Three Forks City Council meeting of 2024, Trail System Chair Gene Townsend gave his yearly presentation to the governing body, which included a discussion of the grants received and future plans. Townsend reported that in April 2024, the Trail System was notified they successfully received an $87,000 grant from the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Trail Stewardship Program (TSP). Townsend said they also learned that in April... Full story
