Category: News Roundup

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

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

Great Falls School Districted Trustees elected, Turoski, Johnson, and Duff win seats, Rosales is odd man out. – From KRTV Montana Legislature adjourns 69th session. – From MTPR Murder suspected in Havre woman’s death. – From FOX NonStop Local Mixed results in Montana school district levy votes. From Montana Free Press

Montana Transgender Bills Signed Into Law Gov. Greg Gianforte signed two bills into law Thursday that restrict transgender Montanans access to public accommodations and school sports. – From MTPR Great Falls Robbery Suspect Caught After High-Speed Chase The Cascade County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday named Bradley Arlyn Boulduc as the suspect in an armed robbery…

An increase in the defacement of property and graffiti in Great Falls, from KRTV:“The City of Great Falls is cracking down on graffiti within the city after recently seeing a rise in defacement of property, and is asking the public to help report graffitied areas.“ The Montana state legislature has reached the transmittal break, from…

Montana House of Representatives passes bill aimed at protecting women’s privacy and safety, from MTPR:https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2025-01-16/house-republicans-approve-transgender-bathroom-bill Mitchell Development & Investments plans $500-$700 million development on Great Falls East end, from ABC/FOX NonStop Local:https://www.montanarightnow.com/great-falls/great-falls-sees-new-developments-and-business-openings/article_3c397aa0-d2c9-11ef-bdf3-7774efe74165.html David Martel charged with attempted homicide in Great Falls shooting, from KRTV:https://www.krtv.com/news/crime-and-courts/great-falls-shooting-suspect-due-in-court-on-wednesday-afternoon

Great Falls Jewish community getting set for Hanukkah, from KRTV:https://www.krtv.com/news/great-falls-news/preparing-to-celebrate-hanukkah-in-great-falls Montana Supreme Court legally affirms climate alarmist action, from MTPRhttps://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2024-12-18/montana-supreme-court-backs-youth-plaintiffs-in-groundbreaking-climate-trial Major fentanyl bust in Great Falls, Operation Tacoma Sunrise, from NonStop Local:https://www.montanarightnow.com/great-falls/authorities-dismantle-major-fentanyl-trafficking-ring-in-great-falls/article_cb13ef0e-bcca-11ef-999a-67136444ff48.html