Helena

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Three Helena-area residents who filed a lawsuit against a neighbor alleging he threatened and harassed them in an ongoing land and road access dispute are seeking a total of $75,000 from his estate. John "Mike" Crites was served with the lawsuit in May 2011 and disappeared a month later...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Gov. Brian Schweitzer has declared a state of emergency for four Montana counties where wildfires are burning. The emergency order signed Tuesday afternoon is for Lewis and Clark, Broadwater, Jefferson and Madison counties due to the fires and extremely hazardous conditions...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana authorities say evacuation orders have been issued for 200 residents north of Helena as wildfires broke out across western Montana. Gawkers blocked traffic Monday afternoon as helicopters dumped buckets on the flames burning in the Scratchgravel Hills that could be seen from the roadway in the Helena Valley...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The state has signed a contract with a Tennessee firm to operate a new health care clinic for state employees and has leased a building in Helena to house the clinic. Lee Newspapers of Montana reports CareHere of Brentwood, Tenn...

A look at Helena's unemployment rate through the eyes of Helena Job Service Supervisor Carol Rule.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Five recent Capital High School graduates and a janitor are charged with vandalizing the school. The Independent Record reported Wednesday that 18-year-olds Corbin Fuchs, Quay Painter, Grant Clark, Justin Roope and Sam Schmeltzer are charged with burglary and accountability to criminal mischief...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Highway Patrol says a man was killed in a motorcycle crash near Lake Helena, north of Helena. Trooper Tim Proctor says Department of Transportation workers found the crash on Lincoln Road East shortly before 9 a...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Officials in Lewis and Clark County say a 5-year-old boy suffered serious injuries when he was hit by a motorhome driven by his father northwest of Helena. Sheriff Leo Dutton says the boy was hit just before 2 p.m. Sunday...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A 26-year-old man who pleaded guilty to holding a convenience store clerk hostage for part of an 11-hour standoff last October has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. The Independent Record reports Eric Scott Hamper of Helena was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison with five suspended...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Helena retirement and assisted living facility has broken ground on a $9 million expansion project to meet an increased demand of people suffering from Alzheimer's or other age-related dementia ailments. The Independent Record reports that Touchmark on Saddle Drive is adding 32 apartment-style living units and eight apartments for those needing assisted-living...