Category: News Roundup

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 MTPR
https://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

Authorities search a landfill near Great Falls for missing woman’s remains, from NonStop Local:
https://www.montanarightnow.com/great-falls/authorities-search-cascade-county-landfill-for-missing-womans-remains/article_73e661aa-b287-11ef-aeb9-6b501c40aa41.html

Due to potential threat Great Falls Public Schools ordered to shelter in place Thursday morning, from KRTV:
https://www.krtv.com/news/great-falls-news/great-falls-one-of-several-montana-communities-hit-by-hoax-school-threat

GFPL board okays new library management agreement, from The Electric:
https://theelectricgf.com/2024/11/27/library-board-approves-new-management-agreement-with-city/

Montana’s Governor Greg Gianforte is new vice chair of the national Republican Governors Association, from MTPR:
https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2024-11-25/briefs-gianforte-appointment-republicans-back-trump-nominees

Montana Public Service Commission lowers electricity rates, from KRTV:
https://www.krtv.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/psc-votes-to-lower-northwestern-energys-electricity-rates

Chronic wasting disease detected in deer near Great Falls, from ABC/FOX NonStop Local:
https://www.montanarightnow.com/great-falls/cwd-detected-in-mule-deer-north-of-great-falls-for-first-time/article_6099b438-a901-11ef-8972-27745bbf9c99.html

Jon Tester continues to fall behind Tim Sheehy in pivotal MT U.S. Senate race, which could determine Senate majority, from MTPR:
https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2024-09-06/tester-trails-sheehy-in-senate-race-according-to-aarp-poll

Memorial Mural for Great Falls police officer, Shane Chadwick, is revealed, from KRTV:
https://www.krtv.com/news/great-falls-news/shane-chadwick-memorial-mural-unveiled-in-great-falls

Missing boy found safe in Great Falls, from ABC/FOX NonStop Local:
https://www.montanarightnow.com/great-falls/boy-spotted-at-great-falls-gas-station-found-sunday-evening/article_7d611fbc-6c7e-11ef-aa68-e348bff5430a.html

A Great Falls teenager is still missing as the search resumes north of Shelby, from NonStop Local:
https://www.montanarightnow.com/great-falls/search-continues-for-missing-teen-in-shelby-after-weather-turned-on-lake-elwell/article_2b97e122-2c12-11ef-bb55-fba4de8dbfe7.html

Long-awaited ribbon cutting and grand opening for the Scheels Aim High Big Sky indoor aquatics and recreation center coming next week, from KRTV:
https://www.krtv.com/news/great-falls-news/opening-date-set-for-aim-high-big-sky-aquatic-recreation-center

Flooding in Babb due to ruptured siphons, from MTPR:
https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2024-06-18/catastrophic-failure-of-st-mary-canal

Incumbent GFPS trustee Marlee Sunchild beats challengers to retains her seat on the school board, from KRTV:
GFPS School Board Election Results (krtv.com)

Democrat blog WTF406 urges Cascade County/Great Falls Democrat voters to vote for Republicans in the upcoming primary, from WTF406:
Vote In The Republican Primary? – What the Funk (wtf406.com)

Major power outages and power infrastructure damage in Central Montana, from FOX/ABC NonStop Local:
More than 36 power poles broken, 3 miles of power lines down in White Sulphur Springs area | Montana News | montanarightnow.com

Our regular feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources.

Three Great Falls Libertarian state House candidates, Rosales, Leatherbarrow, Sui, disqualified from ballot, from MTPR:
https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2024-03-21/12-candidates-disqualified-from-montanas-primary-election-ballot

Woman dies from injuries after being hit by car in Great Falls, from ABC/FOX NonStop Local:
https://www.montanarightnow.com/great-falls/pedestrian-dies-after-hit-by-car-on-10th-ave-s-in-great-falls/article_4279db12-e558-11ee-91fb-6b4cdcd2535a.html

Cops nab juvenile suspect, from KRTV:
https://www.krtv.com/news/crime-and-courts/juvenile-stabbing-suspect-arrested-in-great-falls

Our regular feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources.

CCSO Deputy wounded, man killed in shoot out west of Great Falls, from KRTV:
https://www.krtv.com/neighborhood-news/great-falls-cascade-county/man-dead-after-shooting-a-cascade-county-sheriffs-deputy

Gianforte 52%, Busse 30%, from KULR8:
Recent Montana poll shows Gianforte leads Busse in race for Governor | Hometown Election HQ | kulr8.com

Great Falls men charged with rape and drugs, from ABC/FOX NonStop Local:
https://www.montanarightnow.com/great-falls/two-men-accused-of-raping-and-drugging-15-year-old-girl-in-great-falls/article_f2502eae-d1cd-11ee-80a4-3757ca7d8ff0.html

Terry Thompson gets Cascade County election supervisor job, from MTPR:
https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2024-02-21/cascade-county-commissioners-choose-a-new-election-administrator