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Second Anaconda Bar Shooting in 10 Months Puts Billings Tavern Owner on Alert
Communities

Second Anaconda Bar Shooting in 10 Months Puts Billings Tavern Owner on Alert

Two shootings at Anaconda bars within ten months have prompted at least one Montana bar owner to reconsider his establishment’s…

Montana Added 7,100 Residents in the Past Year, but City Growth Rates Are Easing
Communities

Montana Added 7,100 Residents in the Past Year, but City Growth Rates Are Easing

Montana continued to attract new residents in the year ending July 2025, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released in…

Citizen Groups in Butte and Yellowstone County Push Ballot Measures to Control Data Center Growth
Communities

Citizen Groups in Butte and Yellowstone County Push Ballot Measures to Control Data Center Growth

With Montana offering little state-level oversight of large data centers, residents in two counties are taking matters into their own…

Yellowstone County Deputies Made 18 Arrests and Answered 565 Calls in One Week
Communities

Yellowstone County Deputies Made 18 Arrests and Answered 565 Calls in One Week

The Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office logged a busy stretch in early June, with deputies responding to 565 calls for service,…

Washington-Based Janicki Industries to Build $800M Manufacturing Campus in Great Falls
Communities

Washington-Based Janicki Industries to Build $800M Manufacturing Campus in Great Falls

A Washington state aerospace and engineering toolmaker has chosen Great Falls as the site for a major new production facility,…