The tragic drowning of a Great Falls man who was swimming in Belt Creek near the Sluice Boxes area on Wednesday is a good reminder for swimmers, boaters, floaters and anglers to use caution in and near the water. Water levels are higher and swifter in rivers throughout Montana due to spring runoff, and recreationists should be aware of extra risks that come with high flows. These conditions can

Poplar School teacher Shannon Marie O’Brien Murphy, 58, has confessed to embezzling more than $65,000 from a special education nonprofit during her time as the organization’s treasurer. According to media reports, the confessions may have spared her time in a federal prison. Her hearing was held May 28 in U.S. District Court in Missoula. In sentencing Murphy to five years of probation,

By James Walling Roosevelt Medical Center in Culbertson is hosting a Frontier Days drive/ride through rodeo parade Friday, June 12, beginning at 3 p.m. According to June 5 social media post, the organization is encouraging attendees to drive through the parking lot and wave to the residents. Horses and wagons are welcome. Parade participants may line up at the Roosevelt County Fairgrounds