Manhattan News

A quick moving grass fire that burned 200 acres and placed about a dozen homes north of Three Forks in jeopardy on Monday evening is no longer a threat.

Bozeman and the surrounding areas remain under a flash flood warning until 9 p.m. Tuesday.

State wildlife officials have announced the winners of the state's big game SuperTag lottery.

A quickly-moving grass fire that burned 200 acres and placed about a dozen homes north of Three Forks in jeopardy Monday evening is no longer a threat.

HELENA/YUMA, Ariz. - Navy veteran Robert Reid "Bob" Chesterfield, 81, of Helena and Yuma, Ariz., died of natural causes Sunday at his home in Helena.

DUTTON - Billie Lou Stephens, 75, a lifelong resident of Diamond Valley east of Dutton, died of emphysema Tuesday at Peace Hospice.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled Friday for a Manhattan woman charged with unlawful sexual relations with a minor.

Two people died in vehicle accidents in southwest Montana Sunday and Monday. Jon K. Manke, 62, of Manhattan, was killed Sunday about 6:20 p.m. after he ran his 2002 Harley-Davidson motorcycle off Highway 359 ...

Authorities said Tuesday that two people were killed this week in separate vehicle accidents in southwestern Montana.

Kids getting their hands dirty in the rural ways of living is important to the Gallatin Valley.

Emmert - Oldenburger Angela Emmert and Landon Oldenburger became engaged on August 18, 2007 in Manhattan, Montana. via Observer/Advocate Online

“I don't know if we're going to see the floodgates open, but obviously there are a lot of owners and operators out there that want to get their pits permitted”

HELENA - A series of Helena district court rulings in favor of Gallatin County gravel pit operators will have broad impacts on the state's environmental permitting process, say those opposed to the decisions. via Great Falls Tribune

CHINOOK - Paul Melvin English, 77, an Army veteran, died of natural causes Sunday at a Chinook nursing home. via Great Falls Tribune

BOZEMAN - A woman who apparently committed suicide in Gallatin County's jail was identified Tuesday as Christina McLinden of Manhattan, according to the Park County coroner. via Great Falls Tribune

The secretary and bookkeeper at a business in Manhattan is accused of stealing $140,000 from her employer, through unauthorized use of credit cards and cash transfers. via Montana's News Station

A Manhattan man has been sentenced to over 19 years in prison after being found guilty on rape and child pornography charges. via Montana's News Station

“If we can afford it, it will definitely pay for itself”

Manhattan residents are being asked to vote on a $4.46 million school bond issue to pay for the design, construction, furnishings and equipment for a new elementary school Mail-in ballots should have been ... via Bozeman Daily Chronicle

“Beef producers need an accurate and rapid test in order to properly manage this disease”

Printer Friendly BOZEMAN -- Montana ranchers who want to test their cattle for persistent infection of the bovine viral diarrhea virus can sign up for the 2008 Montana BVD-PI Herd Biosecurity Project. via Montana State University

A skittish kitten that scampered out of its carrier on a subway platform has been found after 25 days in the underground tunnels. via Montana Standard

SUMMARY: Americans seem genuinely excited about choosing the next president. From Arizona came the story of Mona Reese, who was so excited about voting in Tuesday's presidential primary that she headed to her ... via Missoulian