Helena

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A western Montana lawmaker who has been in the grocery business for 30 years has introduced a bill that seeks to overturn a rule that requires milk be removed from Montana grocery store shelves 12 days after it is pasteurized.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The chairman of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians urged state lawmakers to expand Medicaid to increase Native Americans' access to quality health care.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A former Jefferson County treasurer has denied charges that she embezzled more than $100,000.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Two Helena-area residents are charged with stealing a silver bowl and a custom wooden donation box from the Cathedral of St. Helena.

The number of homeless public school students in Helena is rising.

An 18-year-old man who was charged with setting numerous fires in the Helena area in May has pleaded guilty to two counts of arson.

A new study produced by Livablity.com places three Montana cities in its list of the top 100 cities to live in.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A 46-year-old Helena woman faces federal charges after investigators say she stole rent checks when she worked for the Anaconda Housing Authority. The Associated Press reports former Anaconda resident Coleen Furthmyre is charged with taking in rental payments between January 2009 and November 2011, and depositing more than $28,000 in her own bank account...

Activists who want to reform the Montana education system will hold a rally on the Capitol steps in Helena Monday at noon.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A medical marijuana provider facing more than 80 years in prison and the forfeiture of $1.7 million has reached a post-conviction plea agreement that dismisses six of eight drug-related convictions as long as Chris Williams agrees not to appeal. The agreement was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Helena.