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Bozeman tech manufacturing company sees expansion with new facility planned

Bozeman tech manufacturing company sees expansion with new facility planned

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Lattice Materials, a germanium and silicon manufacturer in Bozeman, held a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday for a new facility that will increase production and create more technology jobs in the Gallatin Valley. The new facility will be 80,000 square feet and has been made possible by an

Missoula library event connects people with free help in one stop

Missoula, Mont. — A monthly event at the Missoula Public Library brought together free services for people dealing with resource insecurity in one place. Resource Access Day, or RAD, offered guests a free lunch along with access to legal help, physical and mental health care and housing support. Selya Avila, a

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

FBI operation in Missoula leads to car chase and crash

FBI operation in Missoula leads to car chase and crash

MISSOULA, Mont. - An FBI operation outside of Missoula on Wednesday led to a car chase, crash and the detainment of all passengers inside, according to a press release from Missoula Police. MPD said that a deputy with the Missoula County Sheriff's Office tried to make a traffic stop

Translocated grizzly bear has cubs in Yellowstone area, strengthening grizzly's genetic diversity

Translocated grizzly bear has cubs in Yellowstone area, strengthening grizzly's genetic diversity

HELENA, Mont. – Montana and Wyoming-based bear biologists celebrated as a female grizzly bear, who had been transferred to the Yellowstone area from Northwestern Montana, emerged from her den with two new cubs. She was moved from the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem in 2024 and put in the Greater Yellowstone

Helena police searching for missing person

Helena police searching for missing person

UPDATE: April 9, 2026 at 9:57 a.m. Mia Gonzales was found safe, according to the Helena Police Department. HELENA, Mont. - The Helena Police Department requested the public's assistance in finding a missing person, Mia Gonzales. HPD said her disappearance is not considered suspicious. Gonzales is described

Inquest jury rules October 2025 lethal police shooting in Belgrade was justified

Inquest jury rules October 2025 lethal police shooting in Belgrade was justified

BELGRADE, Mont. - An inquest jury with the Gallatin County Coroner's Office determined that lethal use of force was justified in an October 2025 police shooting that killed 37-year-old Devin Scheurn. When Belgrade police first responded to a 911 call and arrived at the scene on October