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About this time last year, Montana State University professor Hugo Sindelar was hiking to snowy mountain peaks with his camera gear, attempting to film rain driving into blankets of snow. That shot would be key to helping illustrate how, in June 2022, heavy rains rapidly melted mountain snowpacks, causing rivers to swell above their banks, resulting in historic flooding in Yellowstone National Park and surrounding communities. Sindelar, an assistant professor in the School of Film and... Full story
BIG SKY - As the noon sun beat down, construction equipment humming across the land of the Big Sky Water and Sewer District put the final touches on six years of work. The new Water Resource Recovery Facility sits just east of the Town Center and a few hundred feet from the Gallatin River. The view from its deck showed a changing Big Sky. In the shadow of Lone Peak, workers built rows of condos that will send wastewater to be treated at the plant. In the opposite direction were stacks of...
Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 06/27/24 00:23 CFS24-088027 DOMESTIC WOODBURY AVE and MOON BEAM LN LE - Case Generated 00:33 CFS24-088031 FOLLOW UP MACKENZIE PL and ROYAL RD (99.9 LE - Documented 02:44 CFS24-088049 WELFARE CHECK LE - Documented 07:12 CFS24-088074 77 BRIDGER CANYON RD and DRIVEWAY LE - Documented 07:38 CFS24-088078 PATROL CHECK S COTTONWOOD RD and ALPHA DR LE - Documented 07:38 CFS24-088079 TRAFFIC HAZARD INTERSTATE 90 HWY and ACCESS (0.3 LE - Documented 07:51 CFS24-088080 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 07:56 CFS24-088083... Full story
Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 06/28/24 00:18 CFS24-088523 NOISE TOWN CENTER AVE and HUNTLEY DR LE - Documented 00:21 CFS24-088525 PATROL CHECK MILL ST and ADAMS ST (29.3 feet) LE - Documented 00:30 CFS24-088529 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Case Generated 01:00 CFS24-088536 PATROL CHECK BELGRADE BLVD and PLAZA PLACE DR LE - Documented 01:48 CFS24-088540 PATROL CHECK DRIVEWAY and S 19TH AVE (207.5 feet) LE - Documented 01:48 CFS24-088541 OUT W/ VEHICLE DRIVEWAY and S 19TH AVE (207.5 feet) LE - Documented 01:49 CFS24-088542 77 INTERSTATE 90 HWY... Full story
Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 06/29/24 00:06 CFS24-089022 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:43 CFS24-089034 ENDANGERMENT NORTH STAR LN and GARDEN DR (32.9 LE - GOA / UTL 02:42 CFS24-089061 DUI BUSINESS HUB DR and DRIVEWAY LE - Referred 07:13 CFS24-089084 CANCEL GALLATIN RD and RAINBOW RANCH RD LE - Documented 07:19 CFS24-089085 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 07:32 CFS24-089089 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 07:39 CFS24-089092 WELFARE CHECK BUSINESS HUB DR and DRIVEWAY LE - Case Generated 07:49 CFS24-089096 TRESPASS DRIVEWAY and BLACK BEAR RD (0.1 L... Full story
Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 06/30/24 00:01 CFS24-089516 FOLLOW UP MACKENZIE PL and ROYAL RD (99.9 LE - Documented 00:15 CFS24-089522 FIREWORKS LE - Unable to 00:35 CFS24-089530 PARTY PAINTED PONY DR and 4 DOT LN (44.8 LE - Documented 00:59 CFS24-089536 PATROL CHECK W CAMERON BRIDGE RD and LE - Documented 01:07 CFS24-089539 PATROL CHECK AMSTERDAM RD and DRIVEWAY (67.5 LE - Documented 01:09 CFS24-089541 PATROL CHECK LE - Documented 01:17 CFS24-089544 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 01:23 CFS24-089547 PATROL CHECK RIVER RD and W CAMERON... Full story
MEDIA REPORT Printed on July 1, 2024 CFS Date/Time Street Name Code : Description 06/23/24 00:54 TSTOP : Traffic Stop 06/23/24 01:41 BRONCO DR PURSUIT : Pursuit 06/23/24 07:52 24 : 24/7 06/23/24 08:02 24 : 24/7 06/23/24 08:06 24 : 24/7 06/23/24 09:08 HWY 12 EAST THAZ : Traffic Hazard 06/23/24 10:34 TSTOP : Traffic Stop 06/23/24 10:48 EXPATROL : Extra Patrol 06/23/24 10:49 FOLLOWUP : Follow up 06/23/24 12:31 CIVIL : Civil 06/23/24 12:57 WINSTON NB Traffic Complaint : Traffic Complaint 06/23/24 13:40 HWY 287 SB DISVEH : Disabled Vehicle 06/23/24... Full story
Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 07/01/24 00:05 CFS24-089987 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:19 CFS24-089991 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:20 CFS24-089992 FLAG DOWN S 16TH AVE and W DICKERSON ST (37.6 LE - Documented 00:43 CFS24-089998 BURGLAR WHITE BUTTE RD and LITTLE THUNDER LE - 01:00 CFS24-090002 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 01:12 CFS24-090008 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 02:58 CFS24-090039 GUNSHOTS HIGHLAND BLVD and OLD HIGHLAND LE - Case Generated 03:33 CFS24-090047 HOSPICE DURSTON RD and MATHESON WAY LE - Documented 07:12 CFS24-090058... Full story
Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 00:02 CFS24-090513 TRAFFIC STOP BAXTER LN and ACCESS (81.6 feet) LE - Documented 00:26 CFS24-090524 RECKLESS GALLATIN RD and GATEWAY SOUTH RDLE - Referred 00:28 CFS24-090525 PATROL CHECK GOOCH HILL RD and GALLAHAD WAY LE - Documented 00:33 CFS24-090526 PATROL CHECK COUNTRYSIDE LN and BAKER ST (37.1 LE - Documented 00:33 CFS24-090527 PATROL CHECK AMSTERDAM RD and DRIVEWAY (67.5 LE - Documented 00:35 CFS24-090530 OUT W/ VEHICLE COUNTRYSIDE LN and BAKER ST (37.1 LE - Documented 00:57 CFS24-090540 PATROL... Full story
Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 07/03/24 00:12 CFS24-091025 MISSING PERSON CRATER RIDGE LN and N RIVER ROCK LE - Case Generated 00:52 CFS24-091041 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Case Generated 01:27 CFS24-091047 OUT W/ VEHICLE FRONTAGE RD and DRIVEWAY (0.1 LE - Documented 02:43 CFS24-091057 PATROL CHECK RIVER RD and W CAMERON BRIDGE RD LE - Documented 02:50 CFS24-091058 PATROL CHECK LE - Documented 03:22 CFS24-091062 PATROL CHECK W CAMERON BRIDGE RD and LE - Documented 03:33 CFS24-091064 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 06:39 CFS24-091081 TRAFFIC STOP... Full story
Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 00:06 CFS24-091508 FOLLOW UP LAURA LOUISE LN and DRIVEWAY (73.4 LE - Documented 00:14 CFS24-091512 BURGLAR HOMESTAKE DR and PROSPECT LOOP LE - Documented 00:32 CFS24-091518 FLAG DOWN GALLATIN RD and JACKRABBIT LN LE - Documented 00:45 CFS24-091521 SUSPICIOUS GHOST CANYON CT and RAIN SHADOW LE - Documented 00:49 CFS24-091522 RECKLESS DRIVEWAY and TWO DOG RD (0.1 miles) LE - Referred 01:55 CFS24-091536 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 02:11 CFS24-091539 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 05:53 CFS24-091550 77 INTERSTATE... Full story
There was great news last week for the Three Forks School District. At the June School Board meeting, Superintendent Dr. Rhonda Uthlaut announced that the district had been awarded a renewal for a five-year 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant worth $503,082, which is used for the after-school and summer enrichment programs. Uthlaut said Lisa Malmquist worked hard to ensure the requirements were met to secure the grant, which is huge for the district to get. The grant will fully fund... Full story
Partial walk-in access is expected to open this fall on a recently acquired 26-acre parcel of land at Missouri Headwaters State Park near Three Forks. On June 21, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officially announced the acquisition that permanently secures important habitat and cultural resources on the property. The property was a private inholding that bisected the Park's eastern edge. Once opened to public visitors, it will also provide greater continuity and expanded recreational...
The Montana Department of Transportation recently placed variable message signs on Interstate 90 east and west of the U.S. 287 Three Forks Interchange. According to MDT Public Information Officer Charity Burns, the new signs are part of the ongoing I-90 Incident Management Project. "This project will install 17 new variable message signs and outfit ten interchanges with road closure gates. These signs will aid motorists by communicating road conditions, crash information, or other important... Full story
Early last week, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen released the fentanyl seizure numbers for the first quarter of 2024. The numbers were alarming. According to Knudsen, the six Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area task forces seized a total of 163,184 dosage units of fentanyl in Montana compared to 65,142 during the same time period in 2023. The total dosage units seized in 2023 were 398,000; 188,823 were seized in 2022, and 60,557 in 2021. "We're on pace to far surpass...
During a Rural Press Call last week, US Senator Jon Tester (D-Montana) discussed a bipartisan bill that would "crackdown" on DJI Drones. "The Chinese Communist Party is doing everything it can to undermine our position as the world's greatest military and economic power. That is a fact. Their actions are affecting folks right here in Montana. Defending our state is a top priority of mine, and that means making sure our foreign adversaries, like our leading adversary, which is China, don't use...
Montana State University Extension has created a new magazine on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias that is designed especially for Montana farmers and ranchers. Montana has more than 21,000 people living with Alzheimer's disease, according to the Alzheimer's Association, including agricultural producers, said Marsha Goetting, MSU Extension family economics specialist. "Family caregivers (of agricultural producers) have approached me asking about financial and health care powers of...
Discussing likely areas for future policy improvement in Montana’s K-12 school system at a meeting in the state Capitol last week, officials with the Office of Public Instruction highlighted teacher retention as a continued challenge across the state, noting that Montana public schools lost 2,039 educators to attrition during the 2021-22 academic year. According to the presentation, given by OPI Chief Operating Officer Julie Murgel during a meeting of key lawmakers and education officials in Helena, more than half of those teachers left the w...
Gallatin County has funding available to help residents in the Gallatin County Wildland Urban Interface reduce the risk of wildfire impacting their property. Wildfire risk is present throughout Gallatin County with the severity and risk varying based on location. Through the process of developing the 2022 Gallatin County Hazard Mitigation and Community Wildfire Protection Plan, 1,000,107 acres have been identified as Wildland Urban Interface in the county. Studies have shown that treating the area within 100 to 200 feet of your home greatly...
Joining the Montana Chamber of Commerce, Governor Greg Gianforte last week highlighted recent investments to improve Montana's business climate at the Big Sky, Bright Futures Economic Summit in Bozeman. "With record business creation and more Montanans working now than ever before, it's clear Montana's economy is on the move," Gov. Gianforte said. "Thanks to our pro-business, pro-jobs policies we're welcoming investment across all industries. We'll continue to cut red tape and make Montana an...
Longtime Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks employee Michael Volesky, of Helena, is alleging that the department's recent decision to fire him is politically motivated. Volesky, who most recently served as chief of operations for FWP, told Montana Free Press the department had no defensible cause for terminating his employment last week, especially after a county attorney dropped the hunting-without-permission charge that purportedly led the department to place Volesky on extended administrative... Full story
The Department of Administration (DOA) recently announced its intent to award the medical Third-Party Administrator (TPA) contract for the state’s health plan to the incumbent provider, BlueCross BlueShield of Montana (BCBSMT). In March 2024, the DOA released a Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit competitive bids to provide the state with TPA services for the state’s medical plan for employees and retirees. The RFP required a modernized approach with cost-saving measures while maintaining full services for employee and retiree populations. Af...
Hunters interested in participating in game damage hunt opportunities need to register online for the Hunt Roster through MyFWP. The roster is used by Fish, Wildlife & Parks to quickly respond to landowners who are eligible for game damage assistance in the prevention or reduction of property or crop damage primarily caused by deer, elk and/or antelope. The Hunt Roster sign-up closes Monday, July 15, and a randomly generated list will be created from the online registrations and will be posted to MyFWP accounts by July 20. Hunters also can...
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on June 22, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 06/21/24 00:02 CFS24-085219 MISSING PERSON N 25TH AVE and DAWS DR (13.4 feet) Fire - Clear EMS 00:17 CFS24-085221 DISABLED LE - Documented 01:59 CFS24-085246 TRAFFIC HAZARD PHEASANT TAIL LN and GOLDEN LE - Unable to 01:59 CFS24-085248 PATROL CHECK W CAMERON BRIDGE RD and LE - Documented 02:03 CFS24-085249 BURGLAR BUFFALO JUMP RD and DRIVEWAY LE - 02:12 CFS24-085250 PATROL CHECK KETTERER RD and GINGER BEAR LN LE - Documented 02:28 CFS24-085252... Full story
GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on June 23, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 06/22/24 00:01 CFS24-085753 PATROL CHECK INTERSTATE 90 HWY and ACCESS (63.6 LE - Documented 00:03 CFS24-085755 AGENCY ASSIST LE - Agency Assist 00:04 CFS24-085756 TRAFFIC STOP LONE MOUNTAIN TRL and DRIVEWAY LE - Warning 00:04 CFS24-085757 PATROL CHECK BELGRADE BLVD and PLAZA PLACE DR LE - Documented 00:10 CFS24-085759 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:15 CFS24-085764 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:20 CFS24-085769 AGENCY ASSIST LONE MOUNTAIN TRL and... Full story
