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Great Falls residents may see flaring as Calumet wraps maintenance

Great Falls residents may see flaring as Calumet wraps maintenance

GREAT FALLS, Mont. — According Calumet, planned maintenance at the company’s Great Falls facility is set to begin Sunday, April 12 and will continue for multiple days. The company said residents may notice increased flaring and higher noise levels during that time. Community members with questions or concerns could contact

Cascade Co. Detention Center faces staffing challenges

Cascade Co. Detention Center faces staffing challenges

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - Across the country detention facilities are struggling to fill critical staffing positions, and those same challenges are hitting locally in Cascade County. About seven years ago, the Cascade Co. Detention Center was fully staffed, but when Covid hit, restrictions set on the facility, having to follow court

Property stolen from Chinook Assembly recovered

Property stolen from Chinook Assembly recovered

UPDATE: April 8, 2026 at 10:41 a.m. The items stolen from Chinook Assembly were recovered on Tuesday after police executed a search warrant at a local apartment, according to a press release from the Chinook Police Department (CPD). The missing items included a sound speaker, a camera and

New Great Falls drop zone gives Montana Air Guard room to train

Great Falls, Mont. — Montana’s 120th Air Wing has started using a new training site near Great Falls called the Vigilante Drop Zone. The land was bought with money approved by the Montana Legislature. Guard leaders said the site’s location close to base matters because it gives crews more

2-month pipeline construction in Great Falls along 5th Street prompts detours

2-month pipeline construction in Great Falls along 5th Street prompts detours

GREAT FALLS, Mont. – NorthWestern Energy announced it begin two-month project to replace a natural gas pipeline along 5th Street from 2nd Avenue North to 2nd Avenue South in Great Falls. During construction, traffic will be detoured away from the work area using posted signs and barricades, NorthWestern Energy said

1 person severely injured in Lewiston house fire

1 person severely injured in Lewiston house fire

LEWISTON, Mont. - One person was seriously injured in a house fire on Sunday in the early morning hours. Crews were dispatched to the house on Elm Street, where the single occupant was trapped, at around 1:29 a.m. Lewiston Fire Rescue said in a social media post that the

South of Eddies Corner shooting reduces traffic to one lane

South of Eddies Corner shooting reduces traffic to one lane

LEWISTOWN, Mont.— According to the Fergus County Sheriff's Office (FCSO), deputies detained a driver after a semi truck driver called 911 in the early morning on April 5 and reported being shot at on 191 South. FCSO reported that Central Montana Dispatch received the call from the semi