City Commissioners told staff during their April 1 meeting to move forward with bringing forward a proposal for non-voted general obligation debt to fund a new training center for Great Falls Fire ...

The Montana House of Representatives approved a preliminary version of House Bill 2, the 63-page bill that sets the state’s budget for the next two years. The draft, clocking in at $16.6 billion, pass ...

Great Falls Fire Rescue responded to a house fire at 8:37 a.m. April 3 at 317 10th S. S. The 911 caller reported that all occupants were out of the house and there was thick black smoke coming from ...

City staffers presented their annual review of the sanitation program and proposed changes during the City Commission's April 3 meeting. Chris Gaub, public works director, said that a significant ...

The Cascade County Sheriff's Office has stopped posting booking photos on its online jail roster. Sheriff Jesse Slaughter told The Electric that his office was receiving numerous complaints about the ...

The Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art is hosting an exhibition reception and artist talk with Chip Clawson from 5:30-7:30 p.m. April 4. The program is at 1400 1st Ave. N. and is free and open to the ...

City Commissioners voted 3-2 during their April 1 meeting to waive fees for military training at the city's new indoor aquatic facility. The waiver is subject to annual written training schedules ...

A long-drawn ethics investigation into Sen. Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, came to a head on April 1 when Majority Leader Tom McGillvray moved to revoke nearly all of the former Senate president’s ...

Changes at the federal level are having local impacts, including funding for Cascade County disaster and emergency services. The county was notified that their federal funding was being reduced and ...

City Commissioners will consider during their April 1 meeting whether to waive facility use fees for training conducted by the Montana Air National Guard and Malmstrom Air Force Base at the city’s ...

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Montana judges could be required to take child abuse and domestic violence trainings if a bill in the Montana Legislature passes the House. Sen. Dennis Lenz, R-Billings, is carrying Senate Bill 318, ...