Monthly Archives: March 2025

City considering waiving military usage fees for new indoor pool, which is operating at a deficit since opening

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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 indoor aquatic center. The Sheels Aim High Big Sky Aquatics and Recreation Center opened last summer and was funded with $10 million from a U.S. Defense Department grant and

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Armed robbery, police chase suspect appears in court

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Bradley Boulduc appeared in district court on March 31 on multiple felony charges stemming from an armed robbery and car chase last week. The Cascade County Attorney’s Office has charged Boulduc with felony counts of robbery, assault with a weapon, two counts of criminal endangerment, and misdemeanor counts of obstructing a peace officer, resisting arrest, three counts of stop sign

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MDT proposes resurfacing for multiple roads in Great Falls

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The Montana Department of Transportation is seeking public comment on a proposal to resurface three sections of roadway in Great Falls. Project areas include: Old Havre Highway, from the intersection with Smelter Avenue to U.S. Highway 87 U.S. 87 from just south of junction with Old Havre Highway north to just past the junction with Great Bear Avenue River Road,

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Lawmakers consider proposals to expand corrections capacity at home while funding placements at out-of-state facilities 

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By Clayton Murphy | UM Legislative News Service, University of Montana School of Journalism HELENA — At a quick and quiet committee hearing in February, a Bozeman mother of two took the podium, telling the committee about her husband, now held in a prison 1,200 miles away. “We were only able to visit him once in Deer Lodge before it felt like

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Neighborhood councils April 2-3

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Two neighborhood councils meet next week. Neighborhood Council 6 meets at 6:30 p.m. April 2 in the Sunnyside Elementary School library. Agenda items include an update from NeighborWorks Great Falls, a growth policy group exercise with city planning, crime mapping report, council updates and neighborhood concerns. More information on NC6, including boundaries and contact information, is here. Neighborhood Council 3

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Ethical dilemmas in the Senate chamber, proposed release of federal wilderness study lands, licensure for community health workers and accountability in Indian Education for All funding

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By Emma White | UM Legislative News Service, University of Montana School of Journalism Montanans Impassioned About Proposed Resolution to Release Federal Wilderness Study Lands  HELENA – A proposed resolution to release federal wilderness study lands sparked nearly two hours of passionate testimony in the Senate Energy Committee on March 25. Sen. Tony Tezak, R-Ennis, the sponsor of Senate Resolution 14, argued

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Carpenter sentenced in fatal interstate crash

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A district court judge sentenced Jeremy Carpenter to 20 years with 10 suspended at the Montana State Prison for a felony count of vehicular homicide. The judge credited the 108 days he’s already spent in the Cascade County Adult Detention Center toward his sentence, according to Cascade County Attorney Josh Racki. The sentence was recommended in a plea agreement negotiated

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New director sought for The History Museum as Scott steps down

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Kristi Scott is leaving her position as executive director at The History Museum. The museum’s board has opened the search for a new director. Scott has served as the museum’s director since March 2019, succeeding Jim Meinert, who served as director for nine years. Meinert retiring, Kristi Scott selected as new director at The History Museum [2019] In a museum

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Sunday Reads: March 30

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Winter’s holding on, stay warm out there. Here’s this week’s reading list. Reuters: Global Eggs agrees to buy Hillandale Farms for $1.1 billion Reuters: Walmart touts cheaper Easter meal for 2025 – but it’s missing the eggs NPR: Federal judge Trump wants impeached will oversee Signal case KFF HEalth News: Montana examines ways To ease health care workforce shortages The

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Proposed legislation would create licensure for community health workers

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By Emma White | UM Legislative News Service, University of Montana School of Journalism HELENA – Supporters of a bill to create a new professional certification for community health workers told a House committee on March 28 that it would help Montanans get quality healthcare in underserved communities. A community health worker is a volunteer or paid worker with intimate knowledge of

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