The Electric HELENA — Montana towns and cities could have the option of a local, tourism-economy-based sales tax if a bill in the Legislature can gain traction. It’s a different and at times unpopular ...

The Great Falls Public Schools board unanimously accepted a bid during their Feb. 24 meeting to upgrade the fire alarm system at Lincoln Elementary School. The district is working to update fire alarm ...

The Great Falls Public Schools voted unanimously during their Feb. 24 meeting to move forward with the Lewis and Clark Elementary playground improvement project. The Lewis and Clark Parent Teachers ...

Joann is closing all stores, including the Great Falls location, as part of its bankruptcy. The company announced Feb. 23 that GA Group was selected as the winning bidder to acquire substantially all ...

Construction for an ADA upgrade project will close 32nd Street South from 5th Avenue South to Central Avenue from Feb. 24 through May 2. During the construction period 32nd Street South will be closed ...

Calumet received its first drawdown of about $782 million on Feb. 18 from its $1.44 billion U.S. Department of Energy loan. The loan is funding construction and expansion of the Montana Renewables ...

UM Legislative News Service, University of Montana School of Journalism HELENA – Adam Clinch is a realist. He’s a math teacher who has spent his life analyzing numbers, and he knows what the ...

Great Falls Fire Rescue responded to a house fire at 12:54 a.m. Feb. 22, during which crews rescued an unresponsive occupant. When crews arrived, they deployed a handline to the back of the home, ...

There's been some chatter on social media recently about the legality of chickens in the city limits and whether that should be changed. This comes up every other year or so, so The Electric is ...

Feasting in the Falls 2024 is Feb. 24 through March 2, marking the event’s fifth year. The event started as a collaboration between The Electric and the Take Down Take Out Facebook page and has since ...

City Commissioners approved a contract change for the Animal Shelter remodel during their Feb. 18 meeting. The change adds $26,652 to their contract with A&R Construction and the increase will be paid ...

The Cascade County Attorney's Office has filed a response to Jeremiah Gideon's motion to dismiss the attempted deliberate homicide case against him on the basis of the significant delays at the ...