Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks game wardens are seeking information on three elk that were shot and left to waste on the Sun River Wildlife Management Area near Augusta earlier this week. Wardens were initially contacted by a hunter on an adjacent property who reported spotting a dead elk on Nov. 11. Wardens went to the location in the Shed
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Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks game wardens are seeking information on a mule deer buck that was shot and left to waste in Black Eagle Park on the evening of Nov. 9. Wardens responded to the scene after receiving a report of a dead deer in the park. The investigation determined the animal was likely shot in the upper portion of the
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The Department of Public Health and Human Services is advising consumers and health care providers of an urgent recall of two specific lots of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula due to an outbreak of infant botulism linked to the product. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported at least 13 cases since August of infant botulism across
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Calumet Montana Refining said on Oct. 22 that it had reached a settlement with the Montana Department of Revenue over a multi-year tax dispute. Calumet said it reached an agreement over the “fair market value” of the refinery for tax years 2022-2005 in September. The DOR has not responded to The Electric seeking confirmation and additional details. Cascade County Commissioner
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Jeremiah Gideon appeared in court on Oct. 16 as he was scheduled to go to trial next week, but that’s on hold. Gideon is facing attempted deliberate homicide and assault on a peace officer charges from an Oct. 9, 2024 incident in which he hit a Montana Credit Union employee with his vehicle and during subsequent interviews, threatened investigators. The
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The Great Falls Public Schools board voted during their Oct. 13 meeting to approve a 15-foot easement for NorthWestern Energy to run electricity to a new air quality monitoring station. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is installing the new station on a piece of property at the Seibel soccer complex, just east of 52nd Street North and Silverwood Court.
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The U.S. Senate confirmed 16 U.S. attorneys, including Great Falls native Kurt Alme for the District of Montana, on Oct. 7. Alme was appointed by U. S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and sworn in by Chief U. S. District Judge Brian Morris on March 17, serving on an interim basis for a period of 120 days or until a presidential
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The Cascade City County Health Department has launched a public awareness campaign about the new prohibition of vaping in workplaces and indoor public spaces. The Legislature approved Senate Bill 390 earlier this year, which expanded the Montana Clean Indoor Air Act to include e-cigarettes. “This critical legislation closes a gap in the 20-year-old law, ensuring Montanans will be protected from
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The Great Falls Public Schools board voted during their Sept. 22 meeting to approve a construction bid for the Great Falls High School shop renovation. The district is remodeling the former GFH shop area into a district-wide enhanced learning center that may be used by all schools. It’s one GFPS project being funded through the Montana innovative educational tax credit program,
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The Montana Legislature’s school funding interim committee is holding an online “roadshow” event 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 24 for the public to share their thoughts. The Zoom link is here. The interim committee is currently conducting the statewide decennial study of school funding and last week met for two days in partnership with the National Center on Education and the Economy, the consulting
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