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Montana lawmakers allege disability discrimination in fight over psychiatric facility
An attorney for the city of Laurel received a draft copy of the letter about an hour and a half before the meeting last week, the city’s mayor said. He and others with the city watched the hearing and sent a five-page response the next day asking the committee to reconsider and to review a…
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BILLINGS
Yellowstone County sues over initiative aimed at Quantica data center
Billings police shoot, kill man who pointed gun at them
Criminal system advocates watch, wait as voters mull $175M jail expansion
GREAT FALLS
Great Falls’ downtown revitalization fund losing money with change in property values
Two closed schools. Faculty resignations. What happened at Great Falls Catholic schools?
4 races to watch in Cascade County
HELENA
Accessibility improvements in the works for Montana’s new executive residence, state says
What to know about the Montana Capitol’s major makeover
Helena to seek voter approval for additional firefighters and police officers
MISSOULA
Four races to watch in Missoula County
What Missoula’s homelessness response looks like one year after Johnson Street shelter closure
Missoula postal workers raise concerns about plans to remove letter-sorting machine
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State committee votes to replace Capitol’s iconic ‘Montana’ statue
A new statue will replace the state Capitol’s iconic copper “Montana” as part of an extensive renovation of the building’s exterior, according to state officials.
Billings man with gun resumes ‘patrolling’ near elementary school
Gabriel Metcalf lives directly across the busy, four-lane Broadwater Avenue from Broadwater Elementary School. Many parents, school officials and law enforcement officers watching his current actions know him from three years ago, when he started “patrolling” outside his home with a shotgun.
On the Record: Billings Police Chief Rich St. John says goodbye after 45 years of law enforcement
“When I started in the ‘80s, cocaine was the drug that we saw here. We saw some violence out of that. The drug dealers would be fighting for turf. There were a lot of bars. Prostitution was prevalent. Those were just kind of rowdy years.”
Broadview area data center sees first phase of construction with roads, well work
Quantica has agreed to use local, unionized labor when possible, under a memorandum of understanding it signed with the Southeastern Montana Building and Construction Trades Council. Riley McCauley, vice president of the council, said they won’t have details on job numbers or wages until Quantica has secured an “end user,” or a digital or AI company, to purchase the facility.
Data center opponents seek interim zoning as Yellowstone County official cites roadblock from new state law
Passions continue to run high in Yellowstone County over a massive data center planned outside the town of Broadview, with opponents vowing to maintain pressure on local officials.
Will federal changes affect free lunches to Montana students?
In Missoula and other school districts, students are fed regardless of their ability to pay. But that unpaid meal debt can add up, with Missoula’s balance sitting at $384,716 at the beginning of this school year.
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