The city is seeking public participation in a survey of community needs as staff completes the five-year consolidated plan for its Community Development Block Grant program. [Take the survey here] ...
Montana’s minimum wage could be increased to $12.06 an hour if a bill introduced to the House passes. Rep. Kelly Kortum, D-Bozeman, introduced House Bill 484 to the House Business and Labor Committee ...
The Electric HELENA — Montana towns and cities could have the option of a local, tourism-economy-based sales tax if a bill in the Legislature can gain traction. It’s a different and at times unpopular ...
The Great Falls Public Schools board unanimously accepted a bid during their Feb. 24 meeting to upgrade the fire alarm system at Lincoln Elementary School. The district is working to update fire alarm ...
The Great Falls Public Schools voted unanimously during their Feb. 24 meeting to move forward with the Lewis and Clark Elementary playground improvement project. The Lewis and Clark Parent Teachers ...
Joann is closing all stores, including the Great Falls location, as part of its bankruptcy. The company announced Feb. 23 that GA Group was selected as the winning bidder to acquire substantially all ...
UM Legislative News Service, University of Montana School of Journalism HELENA – Adam Clinch is a realist. He’s a math teacher who has spent his life analyzing numbers, and he knows what the ...
The MH-139 Grey Wolf completed its first initial operational test and evaluation flight in support of nuclear security operations on Jan. 28. The flight, conducted by the 550th Helicopter Squadron at ...
Calumet received its first drawdown of about $782 million on Feb. 18 from its $1.44 billion U.S. Department of Energy loan. The loan is funding construction and expansion of the Montana Renewables ...
Construction for an ADA upgrade project will close 32nd Street South from 5th Avenue South to Central Avenue from Feb. 24 through May 2. During the construction period 32nd Street South will be closed ...
There's been some chatter on social media recently about the legality of chickens in the city limits and whether that should be changed. This comes up every other year or so, so The Electric is ...
Great Falls Fire Rescue responded to a house fire at 12:54 a.m. Feb. 22, during which crews rescued an unresponsive occupant. When crews arrived, they deployed a handline to the back of the home, ...