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The Three Forks School District was placed in a temporary lockdown last week. According to Sheriff Dan Springer, on March 14, the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office received information about a school threat made through social media that involved several locations around the state. “Information was received locally that involved the Three Forks School District. In an abundance of caution, the school was placed in a brief lockdown. The individuals involved locally in the threat have been located and it has been determined that a threat does not... Full story
Last year, during a dispute with Gov. Greg Gianforte over the state's "95 mill" school equalization property tax, officials with 49 of Montana's 56 counties chose to reduce their fall tax bills against the wishes of the Montana Department of Revenue. This month, after landing on the losing side of a November Montana Supreme Court ruling, those counties' treasurers are left with the thankless task of sending supplemental property tax bills to hundreds of thousands of property owners across the...
As Montana's multi-month review of Medicaid eligibility comes to a close, the state health department is disclosing more details about how many children, older adults and Native Americans have lost health coverage over the last year, and how the redetermination process has impacted specific counties. The latest release of information came in response to a public records request filed in January by Democratic lawmakers. The minority party has repeatedly critiqued how the administration of Gov....
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks staff, in cooperation with Montana State University, have begun tagging trout in the Big Hole, Beaverhead, Ruby and Madison rivers. This tagging effort is part of ongoing research that aims to address trout declines and fish health concerns in the upper Missouri River Basin. Staff plan to tag fish each year for the next three years. With help from anglers, these tags will help researchers identify individual fish and monitor their health, survival, movement and...
CLARKSTON – Fairweather Fishing Access Site has reopened. The site was closed temporarily starting in January due to ice jams and flooding. Those conditions have improved, allowing the site to reopen to public access. Fairweather Fishing Access Site is along the Missouri River, about 8 miles downstream of Missouri Headwaters State Park. Recreationists are encouraged to use caution when visiting rivers because of unseen hazards, as well as flow and ice conditions that can change suddenly. For m...
Registration is now open for Montana State University’s summer writing camps for youths in grades 3 through 12. The camps will be held in July on MSU’s campus. The Youth Writing Camp is a five-day camp from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 8-12 for students entering grades 5 through 12 in fall 2024. This camp offers commuter and resident options. Students in the resident option stay in a residence hall on campus and eat in the dining hall, while commuter students return home each day. The resident price is $800 through May 31 and $850 after that dat...
Registration is open for the Mountain Meat Summit, hosted by Montana State University Extension. The summit is an annual program featuring educational tours, technical sessions and consulting. The summit will be held May 21-23 in Bozeman. Early registration is available until April 1. The summit is designed for individuals and businesses that engage with meat supply chains in the mountain West. The agenda will include topics relevant to farmers, ranchers, meat processors, chefs, wholesale buyers and educators according to Tommy Bass, MSU...
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) will soon begin work to resurface approximately 1 mile of Secondary Highway 288 (S 288), also known as Churchill Road, between Churchill and Manhattan. This project includes grading, surfacing, and seal and cover (chip seal) operations. CK May Excavating, Inc. has been selected as the contractor for this project. “This important project will extend the service life of the road and enhance safety features,” according to Craig Walker, Project Manager for MDT’s Butte District. “MDT and CK May Excavati...
Page 1 of 5 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on March 16, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 03/15/24 00:38 CFS24-037073 PATROL CHECK ACCESS and FRONTAGE RD (0.1 miles) LE - Documented 00:50 CFS24-037075 PATROL CHECK TALC RD and DRIVEWAY (156.1 feet) LE - Documented 00:58 CFS24-037079 PATROL CHECK ACCESS and FRONTAGE RD (164.9 feet) LE - Documented 01:10 CFS24-037080 PATROL CHECK TRIDENT RD and ACCESS (61.5 feet) LE - Documented 02:05 CFS24-037094 PATROL CHECK W CAMERON BRIDGE RD and LE - Documented 02:13 CFS24-037096... Full story
Page 1 of 6 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on March 17, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 03/16/24 00:03 CFS24-037557 PATROL CHECK TOWN CENTER AVE and HUNTLEY DR LE - Documented 00:14 CFS24-037562 FP ASPEN LEAF DR and RAINBOW TROUT LE - Documented 00:18 CFS24-037563 PATROL CHECK 4 DOT LN and FRONTAGE RD (24.4 feet) LE - Documented 00:26 CFS24-037566 SUSPICIOUS GALLATIN RD and JEEP TRAIL (0.1 LE - Documented 00:38 CFS24-037570 AGENCY ASSIST LE - Agency Assist 00:41 CFS24-037573 BURGLAR FRONTAGE RD and 7TH ST (147.7 feet)... Full story
Page 1 of 5 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on March 18, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 03/17/24 00:10 CFS24-038085 COMMS PROB VAQUERO PKWY and DRIVEWAY (57.1 LE - Documented 00:32 CFS24-038090 PATROL CHECK BELGRADE BLVD and PLAZA PLACE DR LE - Documented 00:59 CFS24-038099 AGENCY ASSIST PEBBLE BROOK LN and W RIVER ROCK LE - Agency Assist 01:14 CFS24-038104 AGENCY ASSIST FRONTAGE RD and INTERSTATE 90 LE - Agency Assist 01:32 CFS24-038107 PATROL CHECK RIVER ROCK RD and NORTH SHORE DRLE - Documented 01:46 CFS24-038109... Full story
Page 1 of 4 MEDIA REPORT Printed on March 18, 2024 CFS Date/Time Street Name Code : Description 03/10/24 00:03 TF TOWN PUMP EXPATROL : Extra Patrol 03/10/24 00:59 TSTOP : Traffic Stop 03/10/24 01:55 TF TOWN PUMP TSTOP : Traffic Stop 03/10/24 12:33 FOLLOWUP : Follow up 03/10/24 12:59 S PINE TSTOP : Traffic Stop 03/10/24 13:19 N OAK ST SUBJSTP : Subject Stop 03/10/24 13:44 Traffic Complaint : Traffic Complaint 03/10/24 14:55 PRICKLY PEAR DR Agency : Agency Assist 03/10/24 15:08 CITASST : Citizen Assist 03/10/24 15:20 ANTELOPE RD EXPATROL : Extra... Full story
Page 1 of 7 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on March 19, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 03/18/24 00:01 CFS24-038531 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:05 CFS24-038532 PATROL CHECK BUSINESS HUB DR and DRIVEWAY LE - Documented 00:14 CFS24-038537 911 HANG UP TOWN CENTER AVE and HUNTLEY DR LE - Documented 00:31 CFS24-038543 AGENCY ASSIST LE - Agency Assist 00:33 CFS24-038544 PATROL CHECK GODFREY WAY and KERI ST (87.5 feet) LE - Documented 00:40 CFS24-038545 TRAFFIC STOP LE - Warning 00:42 CFS24-038546 PATROL CHECK W CAMERON... Full story
On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, just before 1:00 PM, a pair of backcountry skiers were ascending the northern ridge of Mt. Blackmore near Hyalite Reservoir when they triggered a substantial avalanche. One individual was able to escape the slide by sprinting across the slope out of the path, but the other skier was engulfed and carried more than 250 ft downhill and suffered a significant leg injury. The uninjured skier immediately initiated a beacon search and was able to find his partner at the surface near the bottom of the avalanche path. He was...
Page 1 of 7 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on March 20, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 03/19/24 00:05 CFS24-039074 PATROL CHECK E VALLEY CENTER RD and FREMONT LE - Documented 00:10 CFS24-039079 COMMS PROB VAQUERO PKWY and DRIVEWAY (57.1 LE - Documented 00:26 CFS24-039086 FOLLOW UP FOREST GROVE LN and SHELTER LE - Documented 01:24 CFS24-039101 OUT W/ VEHICLE LE - Documented 04:01 CFS24-039124 VIOLATION OF COURT ALEXANDER ST and STAFFORD AVE LE - Documented 06:13 CFS24-039131 CIVIL TWIN LAKES AVE and ANNIE ST (46.7 LE -... Full story
Page 1 of 7 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on March 21, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 03/20/24 00:01 CFS24-039607 FOLLOW UP BIG SKY RESORT RD and ACCESS (99.4 LE - Documented 00:01 CFS24-039608 06 EMS:HOT FIRE:HOT BEAR CROSSING RD and BIG BEAR RD Fire - Clear EMS 00:01 CFS24-039609 PATROL CHECK ARDEN DR and ANDREA DR (15.7 feet) LE - Documented 00:10 CFS24-039611 PATROL CHECK W CAMERON BRIDGE RD and LE - Documented 00:13 CFS24-039612 OUT W/ VEHICLE W CAMERON BRIDGE RD and LE - Warning 00:28 CFS24-039615 PATROL CHECK W... Full story
Page 1 of 6 GCSO Calls for Service Yesterday Printed on March 22, 2024 Time Call # Type of Call Location Result 03/21/24 00:10 CFS24-040109 PATROL CHECK NIXON GULCH RD and HORSESHOE LE - Documented 00:17 CFS24-040111 PATROL CHECK DRIVEWAY and W DRY CREEK RD (99.1 LE - Documented 00:45 CFS24-040117 PATROL CHECK W CAMERON BRIDGE RD and LE - Documented 01:01 CFS24-040119 PATROL CHECK LE - Documented 01:11 CFS24-040121 FOLLOW UP WALKER RD and RUNNING ELK LN (14.6 LE - Documented 01:12 CFS24-040122 PATROL CHECK LITTLE COYOTE RD and SEEWAY RD LE -... Full story
With the cost of living and energy prices rising in Southwest Montana, the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) offers several programs designed to help defray energy costs for area residents. The HRDC currently offers the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which provides financial assistance to households to help pay winter home heating bills with eligibility based on gross income and resources. The Energy Share of Montana supports those who are without or soon to be... Full story
The Gallatin County Elections Office is looking for help at the polls this year for the presidential elections. To sign up to be an election judge at the polls visit our website and complete the sign-up form. Judge duties include assisting voters at the polls and through the voting process. All judges MUST attend training, which will be approximately three hours long and held Monday-Friday, from April 1 through April 12. Training sessions will take place in the morning or afternoon, with a few...
Following a slow start to winter, recent precipitation has been welcomed across Montana. "February kicked off with a region wide winter storm that brought one to two inches of precipitation to the region, and while there were a couple periods of warm and sunny weather, precipitation was relatively consistent last month," said Eric Larson, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Water Supply Specialist. Precipitation totals for the month of February were as high as 150-200% of normal a...
In a laboratory in Montana State University's Harrison Hall, biomechanics graduate student Isaac Burgess counts down from three before pressing a button to bring a large treadmill to a stop. Ty Wiberg, a sophomore studying community health who is a para Nordic skiing athlete with the nearby Crosscut Mountain Sports Center team, had been double-poling – moving his two skiing poles in a parallel motion at the same time – to ski on the treadmill. Now, he slows his double-poling to mirror the speed...
A wave of major budget cuts is hitting public schools across the state - a situation officials from four of Montana's largest districts attribute to declining enrollment, inflexibilities in the state's school funding formula, and a funding cliff facing schools as pandemic-era federal relief money runs out. District leaders from the Helena, Great Falls, Bozeman and Missoula public schools, meeting with reporters in Helena Friday, also said increased property values and the rising cost of living in the state are major factors impacting their...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will host public meetings in each region to gather input for the 2025-26 fishing regulations. The meeting for Region 3 is scheduled for March 28 at 6 p.m. at 1400 South 19th Street in Bozeman. Fishing regulations are now under a process like hunting regulations, going through a comprehensive public review every two years. Fishing regulations are printed during odd numbered years. FWP’s proposed regulation changes will be posted online later this month. FWP will also accept and review fishing regulations changes p...
A Lewis and Clark County district court judge last week denied a request from Gov. Greg Gianforte to stay enforcement of a prior order directing him to allow lawmakers to override his veto of a 2023 marijuana tax revenue bill. Judge Mike Menahan’s ruling on March 5 does not guarantee that lawmakers will be able to override Gianforte’s veto of Senate Bill 442, legislation that allocated tax revenues from marijuana sales to conservation, veterans and county infrastructure programs. But it does start a 14-day clock for the governor and the Mon...
Montana State University Extension and the Montana Feed Association will co-host the annual Montana Nutrition Conference and Livestock Forum on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 16 and 17, at the Best Western Plus GranTree Inn in Bozeman, 1325 N. Seventh Ave. The theme for this year’s conference is “Owning the Outcome: Proactive Management in Challenging Environments.” Experts from MSU and other institutions will share their expertise on the market dynamics shaping the cattle outlook, parasite effects on profitability, diseases affecting Monta...
