Montana MT News Reports

• Explosive growth, tourism weigh heavy on western Montana's aging roads

  • Montana
  • Helena
  • I-15

  • source: Bing
  • 7 views
  • Apr 25, 2024 11:58am
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  The increased traffic, along with Montana's harsh weather, puts more wear and tear on roads, Boucher said. Many of the state's bridges are nearing the end of their design life, contributing to the ... Read More

• Construction resumes this week on Ronan-North project

  • Montana
  • W Grant St

  • source: Bing
  • 15 views
  • Apr 25, 2024 00:00am
  The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and Riverside Contracting Inc. resumed work this week on the U.S. Highway 93 Ronan-North project. Work began April 22 with limited milling and paving ... Read More

• Work on Butte bridges underway, German Gulch bridge to close up to 50 days

  • Montana
  • I-15

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Apr 24, 2024 08:08am
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  The Montana Department of Transportation provided an update on a project to rehabilitate seven Butte-area interstate bridges. Read More

• Driver charged with leaving crash scene after hit-and-run death of Montana woman

  • Montana
  • Billings

  • source: Bing / kpax
  • 5 views
  • Apr 23, 2024 3:28pm
  

  Prosecutors alleged that Walter was driving the vehicle that struck and killed 29-year-old Kassi McColley, who was walking along East Main Street near the railroad tracks in East Laurel at night. Read More

• Crews Begin Annual Snow Clearing Of Montana's Beartooth Highway

  • Montana
  • Two Dot

  • source: Bing / Powder on MSN
  • 2 views
  • Apr 23, 2024 1:28pm
  

  Beartooth Highway is as gnarly as its name: its hairpin turns, switchbacks, turnouts, and lookout points make for dangerous driving when snow falls on the road. The road does, however, service an ... Read More

• Dust devils of rallycross say the extreme motor sport is Montana's best public secret

  • Montana
  • Shepherd

  • source: Bing / ktvq
  • 8 views
  • Apr 23, 2024 06:54am
  

  The vehicles used are known as "hoopties," junk cars often purchased by their drivers for the sport for $1,000 or less. Read More

• Montana organ donors change lives through their final parting gifts

  • Montana
  • Carter

  • source: Bing / kpax
  • 2 views
  • Apr 22, 2024 11:56am
  

  Nearly 200 people in Montana are waiting for an organ transplant. Each donor can save 8 lives and enhance over 75 more. Carter Herne died last August at the age of 25 after a motorcycle crash. Read More

• Department of Transportation crews clearing snow off Beartooth Highway

  • Montana
  • US 12

  • source: Bing
  • 7 views
  • Apr 22, 2024 11:46am
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  Montana Department of Transportation (DOT) crews were clearing snow off the Beartooth Highway Friday, April 19. Read More

• 21-year-old man dead, another hospitalized after double shooting in Westwood

  • Montana
  • Interstate Ave

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Apr 22, 2024 00:21am
  It happened near the intersection of Glenmore Avenue and Montana Avenue in Westwood. Officers responded to reports of a vehicle crash and discovered 21-year-old My'Kell McCoy suffering from a ... Read More

• Road construction to begin on US 93 in Ronan

  • Montana
  • US 93

  • source: Bing
  • 11 views
  • Apr 21, 2024 06:00am
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  Roadwork on U.S. Highway 93 Ronan-North project is set to start April 22.Montana Department of Transportation and Riverside Contracting Inc. crews will conduct ... Read More

• Rehabilitation project on I-115 to begin in Butte

  • Montana
  • I-15

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Apr 21, 2024 04:00am
  15

  The Montana Department of Transportation and Jeffery Contracting LLC will begin rehabilitation work on Interstate 115 exit 124 City Center in Butte.Work is slat ... Read More

• Montana man found guilty of running over trooper

  • Montana
  • US 93 Near Eureka

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Apr 19, 2024 4:15pm
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  Jason Allen Miller was found guilty this week of several counts after he ran over a Montana Highway Patrol trooper in 2023, according to a press release from the Attorney General's Office. Read More

• Eureka man found guilty of running over MHP trooper

  • Montana
  • US 93 Near Eureka

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Apr 19, 2024 01:59am
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  LIBBY, Mont. - A Eureka man accused of running over a Montana Highway Patrol trooper with a vehicle in Lincoln County in February 2023 was found guilty on all counts. Jason Allen Miller ... Read More

• 10 bridges between Bonner, Clinton under inspection on I-90

  • Montana
  • Superior
  • I-90

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Apr 18, 2024 11:46am
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  MISSOULA, Mont. - The Montana Department of Transportation crews will inspect 10 bridges on Interstate 90 between April 22 and May 14. The bridge inspections will occur between Bonner and ... Read More

• Montana DOJ hosts symposium on human trafficking

  • Montana
  • I-15

  • source: Bing / NBC Montana
  • 6 views
  • Apr 18, 2024 06:43am
  

  Attorney General Austin Knudsen hosted an anti-human trafficking symposium Thursday in Bozeman.The Montana Department of Justice report the number of human traf ... Read More

• Big Sky agrees to purchase U.S 191 property for $10.45M

  • Montana
  • Big Sky
  • US 191

  • source: Bing
  • 5 views
  • Apr 17, 2024 11:00pm
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  Big Sky has agreed to purchase two parcels at U.S. Highway 191 and Montana Highway 64, spending millions to alleviate congestion issues and provide space for future infrastructure needs. Read More

• Trial of man accused of running down Montana Highway Patrol trooper underway in Libby

  • Montana
  • I-15 Near Cascade

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Apr 17, 2024 5:00pm
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  The trial of a Lincoln County man accused of running over a Montana Highway Patrol trooper during ... life-threatening injuries in the incident near Rexford and is still recovering after returning ... Read More

• Montana Highway Patrol terminated trooper who requested mental health support

  • Montana
  • US 89 Near Gardiner

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Apr 17, 2024 5:00pm
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  RONAN - When Zach Miller talks about the hardest part of being a Montana Highway Patrol trooper, he doesn't point to the gruesome fatalities that still give him nightmares or a baby who died ... Read More

• MDT closing off-ramp near Augusta to install guardrails

  • Montana
  • I-15

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Apr 17, 2024 3:11pm
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  The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and Riverside Contracting Inc. will be closing the southbound Interstate 15 (I-15) off-ramp at the Augusta Interchange (Exit 228) on ... Read More