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• Teen hurt in I-15 rollover in Great Falls

  May 2, 2012 7:25 PM

  GREAT FALLS- A teenage girl was taken to Benefis hospital in Great Falls on Wednesday morning after being hurt rollover accident while driving south on Interstate 15 near the airport at around 9 a.m. Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Sam Goodemoot said the teen became distracted when trying to turn... more »

• Montana man charged with sexually abusing child

  May 2, 2012 7:21 PM

  GREAT FALLS- Police arrested Bryan Herman, of Cascade County, for allegedly sexually abusing a child. Police charged Herman with five counts of sexual intercourse without consent and felony assault with a weapon. According to court documents, Herman sexually abused the girl since she was six years old, and... more »

• Flags will be lowered to honor MT ANG Airman

  April 18, 2012 8:43 PM

  GREAT FALLS- Flags across Montana will fly at half staff on Thursday, April 19, in honor of Montana Air National Guard Senior Airman Robert Armstrong of Great Falls. Governor Brian Schweitzer issued the proclamation on Wednesday. Senior Airman Armstrong died on April 13th. The following is from... more »

• Another charged in connection with Sun Prairie coin thefts

  April 17, 2012 4:51 PM

  GREAT FALLS- Brianna Salois of Great Falls has been charged in connection with the theft of bucketfuls of coins from a Sun Prairie home. On Monday, Salois' boyfriend Kyle Voss was charged with several felonies and misdemeanors for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars worth of coins from a home... more »

• Man charged with stealing over $3K in coins from Sun Prairie home

  April 16, 2012 6:01 PM

  GREAT FALLS- Kyle W. Voss has been charged with four felony burglary charges, four felony theft charges, and several misdemeanors after allegedly stealing bucketfuls of coins from a Sun Prairie home on four separate occasions. In the first incident, an estimated $3,000 in quarters and half-dollar coins was stolen... more »

• ND man arrested in Great Falls, charged with raping daughter

  April 13, 2012 10:30 PM

  GREAT FALLS- Gerald Benjamin Leigh of North Dakota, accused of raping his daughter, has been arrested in Great Falls. Leigh is charged with being a fugitive from justice. Leigh also faces a charge of continuous sexual abuse of a child in Minot, North Dakota. According to court... more »

• "Denim party" on Monday to mark Sexual Assault Awareness Month

  April 13, 2012 6:42 PM

  GREAT FALLS- April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and Victim-Witness Assistance Services in Great Falls is sponsoring a "denim party" to spread the word. Nichole Griffith of Victim-Witness Assistance Services says that the purpose of the event is to raise awareness about the prevalence of sexual assault in the... more »

• Suspects wanted in connection with Great Falls assault

  April 10, 2012 7:49 PM

  GREAT FALLS- The Cascade County Sheriff's Office received a report of an assault at approximately 4:15 a.m. on Tuesday. Deputies responded and found a badly beaten man who required medical attention as a result of his injuries. The victim has identified his attackers as Sidney Aimsback and Matthew Lamb.... more »

• Great Falls family displaced after house fire Play Video

  April 5, 2012 10:11 PM

  GREAT FALLS - A small coffee pot started a house fire in Great Falls on Thursday morning. The blaze, at 1615 1st Avenue North, has displaced a family of three. Great Falls Fire Rescue was dispatched to the at around 9:30 a.m. Crews say flames and smoke were... more »

• Pinwheels planted to raise awareness of child abuse

  April 2, 2012 6:21 PM

  GREAT FALLS- The issue of child abuse has been in the spotlight recently in Great Falls, and during April, the focus turns to prevention through education. Blue pinwheels were placed along the sidewalk to the Cascade County Courthouse on Monday to raise awareness of Child Abuse Prevention Month. ... more »

• Ryan Leaf arrested on drug, burglary charges in Great Falls

  March 30, 2012 11:25 PM

  GREAT FALLS- Ryan Leaf was arrested on Friday afternoon in Great Falls for criminal possession of dangerous drugs, felony burglary, and misdemeanor theft. Leaf was arrested at approximately 12:35 p.m. The Great Falls native, was the second overall pick in the National Football League's 1998 draft; he played for... more »

• Great Falls group claims $250K lottery prize

  March 30, 2012 8:17 PM

  HELENA- A group from Benefis Health System in Great Falls collected its $250,000 check in Helena on Friday. The group of 28 people was just one number off from scoring the big $363 million jackpot in Tuesday's Mega Millions lottery drawing. They have been playing the lottery for... more »

• Air Force reaffirms C-130 mission for MT Air National Guard

  March 29, 2012 6:03 PM

  The U.S. Air Force this week reaffirmed its committment to deliver eight C-130s to Great Falls by 2014. The Air Force originally announced the C-130 mission for the Montana Air National Guard in February, but it was uncertain when the cargo planes would arrive. The mission is expected to... more »

• Mega Millions ticket worth $250K sold in Great Falls

  March 29, 2012 8:34 AM

  GREAT FALLS- No one managed to win the $363 million dollar jackpot in the Mega Millions lottery game on Tuesday, but one ticket worth $250,000 was sold at a Van's IGA grocery store in Great Falls. It's the largest Mega Millions prize ever won in Montana with the previous... more »

• MT man admits killing mother, hiding body in crawl space

  March 28, 2012 6:00 PM

  GREAT FALLS - Mark Saint Storm Heavy Runner, accused of killing his mother in Browning last summer, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in federal court in Great Falls on Wednesday. Marie Heavy Runner's body was found in a crawl space below a Browning home in November; neighbors said that... more »

• Great Falls picks up SBA honor

  March 26, 2012 8:52 AM

  GREAT FALLS- Development executives say a new honor bestowed on the Electric City could help the city's business relationships statewide. The U.S. Small Business Administration recently named Great Falls the Small Business Community of the Year for Montana. Great Falls Development Authority Small Business Development Center Director Rebecca Engum... more »

• 2 charged in Black Eagle meth lab incident

  March 23, 2012 7:17 PM

  GREAT FALLS- David Brian Taylor and Connie Newton have been charged after authorities discovered waste material from a meth lab operation in a dumpster in Black Eagle. Police discovered the materials in the dumpster on Thursday night near the intersection of Smelter Avenue NE and 21st Street. They... more »

• Power restored in Great Falls after brief outage

  March 20, 2012 8:11 PM

  GREAT FALLS- A Tuesday afternoon power outage left thousands of people without electricity and snarled traffic along 10th Avenue South in Great Falls. Scott Patera with NorthWestern Energy says the outage lasted 40 minutes and was caused by an equipment failure at the east side substation. The outage... more »

• Power outage hits Great Falls

  March 20, 2012 5:45 PM

  GREAT FALLS- A power outage has hit parts of Great Falls, affecting homes, businesses, and street lights, affecting a large portion of the east side of town. Areas of 10th Avenue South have lost power to traffic signals from approximately 32nd Street stretching east to at least 38th Street,... more »

• Fires near Great Falls fully contained, 7K+ acres burned Play Video

  March 14, 2012 10:31 PM

  GREAT FALLS- Crews have now fully contained a grass fire that scorched more than 7,000 acres just north and east of Great Falls. Black Eagle Fire Chief Tom Martin tells us they got the fire under control around 11:30 pm on Tuesday night, after firefighters battled wind gusts of... more »

• Injured Eastgate firefighter treated, released

  March 14, 2012 5:12 PM

  GREAT FALLS- The man who was injured when a water tender tipped on Wednesday morning has been treated and released from Benefis hospital in Great Falls. The water tender truck has now been identified as belonging to the Eastgate Fire Department in Lewis & Clark County, according to Nate... more »

• Fire crews now in mop-up mode near Great Falls

  March 14, 2012 5:04 PM

  GREAT FALLS- Fire crews have now fully contained the grass fire that sparked on Tuesday afternoon northeast of Great Falls. The fire had burned an estimated 7,000 acres as of Wednesday morning. Firefighters are continuing mop-up efforts at various locations; also assisting on Wednesday is a helicopter from... more »

• Dust storm closes Hwy 87 from Great Falls to Fort Benton

  March 13, 2012 7:30 PM

  GREAT FALLS- The Montana Highway Patrol has closed Highway 87 from Great Falls to Fort Benton until further notice due to the dust storm and powerful winds. Driving conditions are extremely hazardous as a cold front is pummeling the Great Falls region bringing wind gusts in excess of 60... more »

• Evacuations near Crooked Falls due to spreading fire

  March 13, 2012 7:24 PM

  CROOKED FALLS-Law enforcement officials have announced that they plan to begin evacuating area residents near the Crooked Falls area on the north side of the Missouri River in Great Falls due to a spreading grass fire. The evacuation information has been confirmed with Vince Kolar, county DES coordinator. ... more »

• Tester hosts ag workshop in Great Falls Play Video

  March 12, 2012 10:47 PM

  GREAT FALLS- U.S. Senator Jon Tester stopped in Great Falls on Monday to host a small business opportunity workshop on Monday; this time the focus was on agriculture. Farmers, ranchers and other ag professionals met to discuss marketing strategies, financial management, challenges, and risks. Tester is often touted... more »

• Teen arrested for robbing Great Falls convenience store

  March 7, 2012 10:43 PM

  GREAT FALLS- A 16 year old male is in custody after robbing a Great Falls Loaf-n-Jug convenience store with an airsoft gun. According to police, the teen entered the Loaf-n-Jug on 9th Street between Central Avenue and 1st Avenue North just before 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday and pointed a... more »

• Several homes evacuated in Great Falls

  March 2, 2012 11:12 PM

  GREAT FALLS- Several homeowners on the northwest side of Great Falls have been evacuated by police officers. It happened at about 6 p.m. near the Westside Kiwanis Park, between 8th and 9th Street NW and 1st Avenue NW in Great Falls. One witness said that she saw a... more »

• Plea agreement filed in Great Falls negligent homicide case

  March 2, 2012 6:10 PM

  GREAT FALLS- Jason Rosander is scheduled to plead guilty to three counts of negligent homicide, in accordance with a non-binding plea agreement filed with the Cascade County courthouse on Friday. In the agreement, the State agrees to dismiss Rosander's three alternative charges of vehicular homicide while under the influence.... more »

• Murder-suicide confirmed in Great Falls deaths

  February 29, 2012 6:07 PM

  GREAT FALLS- The Great Falls Police Department has confirmed that the deaths of Bryan Smith, 43, and Suzanne Roberts, 36, were the result of murder-suicide. GFPD says in a news release that at some point on Friday, February 24th, Smith shot Roberts twice in the head as she was... more »

• Man involved in Great Falls standoff identified Play Video

  February 28, 2012 5:56 PM

  GREAT FALLS- Authorities have identified Ricardo "Rico" Farmer as the man involved in the standoff with police in Great Falls on Tuesday afternoon. The standoff lasted for more than an hour at the Western Motel on 10th Avenue South; it ended peacefully at 4 p.m. with Farmer surrendering to... more »

• Fire destroys barn, shed west of Great Falls

  February 24, 2012 5:56 PM

  GRET FALLS- A structure fire on Friday afternoon destroyed a barn and shed west of Great Falls. As fire crews from several communities rushed to the scene on McIver Road, homeowner Betty Mader watched as years of memories went up in smoke. Mader's family has lived on the... more »

• Great Falls easing Canadian tourists' debit-card woes Play Video

  February 23, 2012 10:07 PM

  GREAT FALLS- The Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce is moving forward with a program aimed at helping Canadian tourists. Canadian debit cards aren't currently accepted in the United States, creating economic barriers for both tourists and retailers, but the new "Canada Certified" program will allow Montana retailers to... more »

• Burglary suspect Nelson makes court appearance

  February 23, 2012 6:34 PM

  GREAT FALLS- Brent Ray Nelson, the man accused of stealing more than $40,000 worth of merchandise from businesses across Montana, appeared in a Great Falls courtroom on Thursday facing 14 felony charges. According to court documents, Nelson's crime spree started in early September when he allegedly stole $15,000 worth... more »

• Great Falls bar robbed, employee pepper-sprayed

  February 22, 2012 6:20 PM

  GREAT FALLS- The Great Falls Police Department says that on Tuesday night, a bartender at the Eagles Lodge on 9th Street South in Great Falls was robbed. The incident happened just after 10 p.m. as the female bartender was preparing to close up for the night; police say she... more »

• Grass fire burning near Simms

  February 16, 2012 5:56 PM

  SIMMS- A large grass fire is burning near Simms west of Great Falls. The fire is currently between 500 and 600 acres and burning along MT Highway 200. Several fire agencies have responded, and we have heard that helicopter support has been requested from the MT Department of... more »

• Girl reports mother for DUI in Great Falls

  February 13, 2012 6:13 PM

  GREAT FALLS- A nine-year old girl turned her mother in for drunk driving in Great Falls on Sunday night. Great Falls police tell us that the girl went into the Town Pump convenience store at 700 10th Avenue South just before 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. The girl reported... more »

• Inmate death confirmed at Cascade County Detention Center

  February 6, 2012 8:05 PM

  GREAT FALLS- Cascade County officials have confirmed that inmate Charles Lee Reynolds, Jr., has died after being found hanging in his cell. A press release states that Reynolds was found at approximately 2:44 p.m. on Sunday, February 5th. Detention staff and Great Falls police officers performed CPR until... more »

• Man pleads guilty to sexual assault of realtor

  January 31, 2012 5:51 PM

  GREAT FALLS - Bradley Joseph Crisman of Great Falls pled guilty on Tuesday to sexually assaulting a real estate agent in May. Crisman pleaded guilty to one count of felony sexual assault, which was amended from an original count of sexual intercourse without consent. Crisman admitted during Tuesday's... more »

• GFPD K-9 officer Shep nabs first suspect

  January 27, 2012 6:01 PM

  GREAT FALLS- Eric Matthew Cagle was arrested after a showdown with Great Falls police (GFPD) on Thursday afternoon. Cagle had several outstanding warrants totalling $140,000, including assault with a weapon and partner/family member assault. Police were given information that Cagle was inside a residence at 1301 7th Avenue... more »

• Great Falls man creates Spam magic Play Video

  January 25, 2012 10:40 PM

  GREAT FALLS- While some people cringe at the thought of eating Spam, Joel Purtle of Great Falls is hoping the oft-maligned processed meat product gains him national notoriety. Purtle explained, "I just wanted something nobody else was going to do. That was my main thing with this. I don't... more »

• Man wanted in Flathead Co. arrested for indecent exposure

  January 17, 2012 7:02 PM

  GREAT FALLS- A man who has a $10,000 warrant in Flathead County was arrested in Great Falls on Tuesday in connection with an alleged indecent exposure incident at a Smith's grocery store on Monday. Just before 10 a.m. on Monday, Anthony Wayne Trask, 49, allegedly sat inside a Smith's... more »

• Man charged for attempted burglary of Great Falls car wash

  January 10, 2012 7:13 PM

  GREAT FALLS- Waylon Henderson of Great Falls is behind bars after an attempted burglary was interrupted by two passing citizens. Henderson appeared in court on Tuesday on one count of felony burglary and one count of misdemeanor possession of burglary tools. According to court documents, two witnesses were... more »

• Great Falls man arrested for meth, endangering child

  January 9, 2012 5:57 PM

  GREAT FALLS- David Trine of Great Falls has been arrested and is facing charges of operating a meth lab, criminal endangerment, and endangering the welfare of a child. Court documents state that a search on January 8th of the basement of Trine's residence revealed materials consistent with the operation... more »