Giant Springs State Park in Great Falls invites visitors to celebrate Earth Day this year with nature crafts and active games for kids at the park. The free event is open to children of all ages with ...

UM Legislative News Service, University of Montana School of Journalism As federal headwinds continue to swirl, state legislators are considering a study on how shifting funding will affect Montana’s ...

This week’s wrap up of local news from the last week. As a reminder, you can sign up for The Electric’s email newsletter to get the headlines delivered to your inbox at 4 a.m. just about daily. Ballot ...

The American Red Cross of Montana is hosting its 10th annual Give a Pint blood drive on May 2 at the Civic Center, in the Gibson Room. Those who donate blood between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the Give a P ...

County Commissioners voted 2-1 during their April 22 meeting to extend a funding contract with the state for the Armington Bridge project. In May 2021, the Montana Coal Endowment Program awarded $750, ...

NeighborWorks Great Falls has multiple events coming up. First up is the CommUNITY Cleanup April 25-26 with NWGF, Malmstrom Air Force Base, and local teams cleaning up Great Falls and Black Eagle.

Timothy McDowell was sentenced in district court on April 21 on charges of sexual assault, incest, strangulation of a partner or family member and assault on a minor. On the count of sexual assault, ...

James Amato was sentenced this month in connection with a sex trafficking ring in Great Falls. He entered an an Alford plea in February. An Alford plea isn’t an admission of guilt but the defendant ...

The city’s street sweeping schedule for April 21-24 is below. On your scheduled day, you’re asked to remove vehicles from the area from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The schedule may change or be canceled due to ...

Three Great Falls Public Schools students received a perfect score on their ACT tests taken in March. A perfect score on that standardized test is 36. Beckie Frisbee, a curriculum coordinator, told ...

Name: Craig Duff Occupation: retired law enforcement officer Political/educational background: bachelors of arts in sociology, University of Texas Website/social, if applicable: Facebook Q: Why are ...

Occupation: behavioral support staff – Aware Political/educational background: bachelor of science in mathematics, current GFPS trustee of three years Q: Why are you running for school board? A: I am ...