Shortly after 10 a.m. Sept. 25, an alert came across the radio in a Great Falls International Airport law enforcement truck and over the loudspeaker in the Montana Air National Guard Fire Department. The alert, which was to kickoff an exercise, was that the pilot of an incoming Boeing 737 was in medical distress. MANG fire crews responded to the
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The city’s downtown drainage improvement project is continuing and road closures are shifting. Beginning Sept. 30, the intersection of 1st Avenue South and 5th Street South, along 1st Avenue South from 5th Street South to 6th Street South will be closed for eight weeks. First Avenue South will remain closed between 3rd and 5th Streets South, but portions will reopen
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Two Great Falls neighborhood councils meet this week. Neighborhood Council 6 meets at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 1 in the Sunnyside Elementary School library. Agenda items include a community update from Calumet, election law changes and updates from the Cascade County elections office, traffic concerns on 4th Street through 7th Street on 13th Avenue South from city public works, crime mapping
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Both the River’s Edge Trail on the north shore and North River Road near Black Eagle Dam will be closed from noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 30 and 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 1-3 . The closure is needed so crews can safely use heavy equipment to pour concrete and move materials as part of the Black Eagle Dam spillway project.
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The Great Falls Public Schools board made adjustments to substitute teacher compensation during their Sept. 22 meeting. Substitute teachers work seven hours per day and may not work more than 130 hours per month, with exceptions for full-time subs and long-term subs. “Every day that students are at school, it is imperative that the students have qualified teachers or substitute
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The Great Falls Public Schools board approved a collective bargaining agreement with the Craft Council during their Sept. 22 meeting. The Craft Council is a combination of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers – Local 233; Western States Regional Council of Carpenters – Local 82; International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 82; Local 1922, Plumbers and Fitters –
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Neil Samoy has been charged with four felony counts of assault on a peace officer, a felony count of criminal possession of dangerous drugs and misdemeanor counts of obstructing a peace office, resisting arrest and criminal trespass. The charges stem from an incident around 3 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Amigo Lounge, 1200 7th St. S. Three Great Falls Police
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The Great Falls Public Library is hosting seven weeks of free in-person digital literacy workshops on Wednesdays from Oct. 1 through Nov. 12. Each weekly workshop runs from 2-4 p.m. in the Cordingley Room in the basement of the library. The workshops are geared toward people who need help getting started using basic digital terms and tools that are crucial
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Spark! Children’s Museum of Montana announced two funding awards this month: $20,000 from Scheels over four years $7,500 grant from the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation The museum is transitioning to its new facility at 201 2nd Ave. S. with a planned reopening in early 2026. The Scheels contribution funds a new exhibit, “The Great Indoors,” which is an immersive,
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The 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom Air Force Base is conducting an exercise Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 to assess its response to a simulated incident. “The community may experience delays at the gates, facility lockdowns and traffic detours on base. There may also be alarms, sirens, notifications and increased security measures,” according to Malmstrom public affairs. The two-day exercise
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