The local 911 dispatch system went down for several hours in the early hours of March 3. The outage was due to maintenance on a
Great Falls
Two juveniles appear in district court on gun-related charges
Two juveniles associated with local gang activity were in Judge John Parker’s court on March 3. Geronimo Standinghorn is facing several pending misdemeanor charges. Standinghorn,
Virts named GFFR chief
Jeremy Virts has been named the new Great Falls Fire Rescue chief, effective immediately. Virts succeeds former chief Jeremy Jones, who assumed the role of
GFPS celebrating student art, music, theater for March
March is Youth Art Month and Great Falls Public Schools students are celebrating music, art and theater with a packed schedule of events. Dusty Molyneaux,
Cascade County
Fiber optic line maintenance causes 911 outage in Cascade County
The local 911 dispatch system went down for several hours in the early hours of March 3. The outage was due to maintenance on a
Two juveniles appear in district court on gun-related charges
Two juveniles associated with local gang activity were in Judge John Parker’s court on March 3. Geronimo Standinghorn is facing several pending misdemeanor charges. Standinghorn,
County candidate filing closes March 4, some races uncontested so far
Filing for county offices opened Feb. 17 and runs through March 4. Multiple county positions are on the 2026 ballot, including a commission seat, sheriff,
County reverses ZBOA decision, denying Madison Food Park permit extensions
Cascade County Commissioners voted unanimously during a Feb. 27 special meeting to reverse the Zoning Board of Adjustment’s December decision to extend special use permits
Military
AFGSC test launching ICBM next week
Air Force Global Strike Command is conducting a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile next week. The test launch is scheduled
First on-base Sentinel construction to start this summer at Malmstrom
Corrected 3:30 p.m. Feb. 12 to correct that WET was a Northrop Grumman subcontractor, not Air Force contract Work on the Air Force’s Sentinel missile
Cinq-Mars assumes command of 219th RED HORSE Squadron
Col. Jen Cinq-Mars formally assumed command of the 219th RED HORSE from Col. Todd Mortag on Jan. 10, though she’s been filling the role since
GFPS approves Raiders Course for JROTC program
The Great Falls Public Schools board unanimously approved $5,000 for the installation of a Raiders Course at Paris Gibson Education Center for JROTC. A Raiders