Editor’s note: E-City Beat continues our series on local NPOs, and here we start with some publicly available financial information on a local NPO, Great Falls Development Alliance. Sources include https://www.propublica.org/ and https://www.causeiq.com/. ECB will be regularly publishing similar information on such organizations, large and small, in the interest of public transparency. Great Falls Development…
This is the first in an E-City Beat series on local NPOs. We start with a comparison of the seven most populous Montana counties, ranked by nonprofit‑to‑population ratio, using the following sourced data. Nonprofit Density in Montana’s 7 Most Populous Counties Ranked by NPOs per 1,000 residents 1. Cascade County 2. Yellowstone County 3. Gallatin…
January 29, 2026 at 12:41 PM earthquake shakes, rattles, and rolls Great Falls, MT area.
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Here are some important dates from the Cascade County Elections office for candidates and voters for the upcoming 2026 election cycle. E-City Beat will be covering the local candidates, issues, and campaigns – and following the money. Stay tuned.
Editors note: The following is a guest article submitted by Theodore Bacon. It only takes a small degree of casual observation to see that the quality of a university education and the students it produces has been on decline for several decades now. This is in no means unique to higher education, as k-12 seems…
Great Falls community pools will only remain open through August 17 due to lifeguard shortage, from KRTV.https://www.krtv.com/news/great-falls-news/great-falls-pools-are-closing-early-this-season Great Falls city commission votes 4-1 to send fireworks restrictions inside city limits ordinance to the November ballot, from The Electric.https://theelectricgf.com/2025/08/05/city-commission-sends-fireworks-to-november-ballot/ Intensive manhunt for Anaconda murder suspect, Michael Brown, continues as of this writing. From MTPR.https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2025-08-05/three-dozen-law-enforcement-agencies-search-for-anaconda-murder-suspect
Independence Day in the United States, commonly known as the Fourth of July, commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. On that day, the thirteen American colonies formally declared their independence from Great Britain, marking the birth of the United States of America. Colonial Tensions with Britain Move Toward Independence…
A Great Falls woman, Whisper Rayne Hawkbear, admitted killing her two-month old baby, from KRTV: https://www.krtv.com/news/crime-and-courts/woman-sentenced-for-killing-her-baby-in-great-falls Governor Gianforte signs $16 billion state budget, from MTPR: https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2025-06-24/gov-gianforte-signs-two-year-state-budget Rural development summit at Mansfield Center in Great Falls this week, from NonStop Local:https://www.montanarightnow.com/great-falls/innovative-rural-development-summit-set-for-great-falls/article_19f5a658-3da6-424b-9d5e-6ceff1f92418.html
Montana youth join in lawsuit against ‘climate change’ “A group of young people are suing the Trump Administration for prioritizing the use of fossil fuels — and driving up planet-warming emissions.” – From MTPR Lincoln County child shot in the face “When Moore was being arrested, a detective observed “track” marks on his arm consistent…