The Arlee Warriors basketball team created a video to raise awareness of suicide prevention, and to encourage people to seek help if they are in crisis - watch:
Mike Dennison joined MTN News in 2015, after a 23-year career as a newspaper reporter covering Montana politics - we wish him the very best in retirement! Read more about his career:
Remembering Ken Maddox - colleagues describe a man with a larger than life personality and a true heart of gold: “He had a major, major impact on a lot of lives in this town.” Read more/watch video:
Ellison Graham of Belt hit a perfect 25 free throws in 25 attempts. She also hit 24 of 25 tiebreaker shots for a total of 49 makes in 50 attempts. Details + video:
The Graham sisters from Belt, Ellison and Cadence, are heading to Chicago to compete for the title of the best free-throw shooter in the country. Details + video:
Raymond Reinke has been arrested in connection with a now-viral video that shows him taunting a bison in Yellowstone National Park. He was arrested last night by Glacier National Park rangers:
"That firefighter, Ryan, he was there, they were cleaning up the car accident, and so he took it upon himself to take the time to make those kids feel safe." Details from Billings:
I’m excited to announce I’ve accepted a sports reporting and weekend anchoring job at
@KRTV
in Great Falls. Can’t wait to join the MTN team starting in April!
“I started singing there, and that's where I got recognition singing in clubs and things like that,” Charley Pride told KRTV's Tom Wylie during an interview in June. “I just have so many great memories of Montana." Remembering an icon:
“I was in Choteau and my daughter called about getting quilts because they needed some and I said absolutely,” Betty said. “There’s a whole pile, sitting on a table downstairs, just go get them.”
Bill Zadick, former world champion wrestler and the current head coach of the USA men’s senior national team, was inducted in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame on Saturday:
"We never make hand sanitizer. No, we made distilled spirits like vodka, gin, bourbon, rum, rye, whiskey. But the main ingredient in all of those is alcohol, and that's also the main ingredient in hand sanitizer," Ganser said.
After more than 80 years, the Thompson family has finally found closure. Lieutenant Gordon Eugene Thompson was interred in front of family, friends, and strangers in the tiny town of Moccasin, Montana.
What would you do if you knew that this Christmas would be the last you’d get to spend with a loved one? One family in Lewistown is facing that reality - and making the most of the time they have left. Tom Wylie reports:
Two teens survived a 60-foot fall from a bridge during yesterday's massive pile-up crash while trying to save others - details and video + how you can help:
The public school in Winifred is getting a high-tech upgrade, with lab spaces, areas for woodwork, agricultural science, car repair, and a new gym with an indoor running track, thanks to Winifred native Norman Asbjornson. Details + video:
Harry Green, Keagan Stroop, and Troy Hennes - all from Belt - handed out some big checks today to help fight cancer, the final step of their summer horseback ride across Montana:
The staff at Box Elder Public Schools tried something a little different this week - they posted a video on social media offering encouragement to students by singing “Lean On Me” on a Zoom chat:
With public schools in Great Falls closed, some people worry about that children who rely on school lunches for a healthy daily meal. Now, the Double Barrel Coffee House Cafe is stepping up to help:
Kyle Shobe dreamed of becoming an auctioneer and owning his own auction market. Now through hard work, perseverance, and help from his family and friends, that dream is now a reality. He and his wife Jodie are the new owners of Lewistown Livestock Auction: