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Jericho Creek fire near MacDonald Pass holds at 2,068 acres

Jericho Creek fire near MacDonald Pass holds at 2,068 acres

Helena, Mont. — The Jericho Creek Fire has been active for nearly two weeks and a new report shows it was holding at approximately 2,068 acres with 31% containment. Smoke had circled Helena two days earlier and remains visible near Elliston. Closer to Jericho Mountain and toward Telegraph Road, the

Helena nonprofit awards scholarships to two Montana youth

Helena nonprofit awards scholarships to two Montana youth

HELENA, Mont. — Two Montana youth from Stevensville received help with their next step through a Helena-based nonprofit that supports families affected by veteran suicide. Cienna and Lynnlee Morris each received a $3,000 Green Star Scholarship. "It means a whole bunch that they’re doing this for us,

Helena provider uses grant to open more youth psychiatric beds

Helena provider uses grant to open more youth psychiatric beds

Helena, Mont. — State leaders awarded two-year grants of $618,000 each to Montana’s only providers of intensive psychiatric residential treatment for youth as they worked to keep more children in the state for care. Shodair Children’s Hospital in Helena said it used its grant funding to open

Eat, Bleat, Repeat: Montana goat company helps landowners reduce wildfire fuels

Eat, Bleat, Repeat: Montana goat company helps landowners reduce wildfire fuels

SHERIDAN, Mont. — As wildfire season approaches, a local business is offering landowners another way to clear grass and weeds from their property. Goats can offer an eco-friendly way to manage land, whether it be regular real estate property, agricultural land or grazing land for other livestock, explained Ohana Goats

Jericho Creek Fire burning 1,000 acres near Helena

Jericho Creek Fire burning 1,000 acres near Helena

UPDATE: May 20, 2026 at 4:41 p.m. The Jericho Creek Fire continues to hold at around 1,000 acres burning, according to an update from the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest. "Fire behavior increased yesterday afternoon and some single tree torching was observed," the forest

Montana economic committee weighs AI licensing for medical care

HELENA, Mont. — Montana lawmakers spent part of a committee hearing on Tuesday focused on how artificial intelligence could fit into medical care and how the state might regulate it. The Montana Economic Affairs Interim Committee heard a proposal that would create a licensing system for AI used in medical care.

Montana Department of Transportation EMS delivering new ambulances to rural grant recipients this spring

Montana Department of Transportation EMS delivering new ambulances to rural grant recipients this spring

HELENA, Mont. - Several rural and volunteer emergency medical services providers (EMS) in Montana will receive new ambulances this spring, thanks to a grant from the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) EMS Grant Program. Grant recipients from the fiscal years 2024 and 2025 will see ambulances delivered in spring 2026. Those