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PETA plans Butte protest with 20-foot 'crying elephant' after viral 2024 circus escape

PETA announced on Friday its plans to protest the upcoming Jordan World Circus event in Butte on April 14. In an email to the Montana Standard, a spokesperson for PETA, also known as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, said the animal rights group's supporters will deploy

Prescribed burn brings Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest season total to nearly 7K acres

The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest continued its ongoing prescribed fire operations Thursday in Helena’s South Hills. Dubbed the Mini-Horse prescribed burn, U.S. Forest Service personnel burned 330 acres of land between the Show-Me-the-Horse Trail and Mini Ridge Trail systems off of Grizzly

Jefferson County sheriff sends cellphone alert notifying public of wildfire near Montana City

Firefighters responded to a wildfire Tuesday afternoon in the Skihi Road area west of Montana City, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. At around 3 p.m., the sheriff's office sent out alert notifying people in the area of the fire and the need to

After sheriff steps down, undersheriff takes over in Broadwater County

Broadwater County has a new sheriff after its former sheriff stepped down on March 23. In accordance with state statute, former Undersheriff Mark Wood has taken over as the county’s top cop and former Sheriff Nick Rauser will stay on as the department’s chief deputy. “Nick has dedicated

Dry and windy: NWS Great Falls issues fire weather watch for central, southwest Montana

Dry, warm conditions and gusty winds expected on Wednesday prompted the National Weather Service in Great Falls to issue a red flag warning for most of central and southwest Montana. The warning is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening from north of Helena down through Dillon and West

Storied American flag makes stop in Montana en route to D.C. for America 250th celebration

A storied American flag made a stop at the Montana State Capitol on Monday en route to Washington, D.C., to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary in July. The project, called Flag Sojourn 250, launched on Flag Day, June 14, 2025, and is a partnership between the National Flag Foundation

Ohio man charged with felony after alleged threats to blow up the Helena airport

An Ohio man was charged Thursday with a felony for allegedly threatening to blow up the Helena Regional Airport after getting kicked off a plane for being too intoxicated to fly. Kareem Mashhaad Laws, of Lima, Ohio, was charged Thursday in Lewis and Clark County Justice Court with one count