Scenes from the class of 2025 graduation ceremony at East Helena High School on Friday night. The school graduated 135 seniors.
With tassels swaying and proud smiles beaming, 135 East Helena High seniors graduated Friday, as speakers urged them to work hard, stay kind and thank those who guided their journey.
A woman who collapsed and died at Cruse Park on May 28 was identified Friday as 61-year-old Lyla Hunt, whose death was ruled natural, stemming from cardiovascular disease, officials said.
Over about half the ruling, several justices turned somewhat away from the underlying case and responded to each other over the perception of politics on the court.
Firefighters from the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest are responding to a 3-acre wildfire in the Dry Creek drainage of the Huckleberry area.
The $100,000 price tag is more than just the engine; the chassis will need to be retrofitted, rewired and repainted. Donations can be made on its website.
The bill sought to eliminate an obscure portion of state code that provides for payments to surviving family of someone who dies or is permanently disabled in a duel.
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Michael O'Keefe talked over Judge Frank Joseph until the judge to him to "employ" the skill of listening.
Police officials wrote 44 citations for violating the city law from Jan. 1 to May 21, but almost half of the tickets were issued in one week in January.
Rocky Vista University College of Veterinary Medicine is expanding onto the current Rocky Vista University campus in west Billings and plans to complete construction by 2026.
The boy's father has been charged with negligent homicide.
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