Lewis and Clark County News

Fire season 2008 is here, and the Independent Record's online interactive fire site, Flash Point, is ready to capture full coverage of the state's fires.

Crews are responding to a nearly two-acre wildfire near Wolf Creek. The fire, which is off Highway 434 at mile marker 8, is in steep terrain and moving slowly, according to Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Cheryl ...

Lisa Kunkel IR staff photographer - Stacey Konency holds her head while breathing oxygen after inhaling smoke from a grass fire near her home Tuesday evening.

The Symphony Under the Stars event in Helena has become a fun summer tradition for the whole family for many in the Capitol City.

District Court Judge Thomas Honzel has thrown out a lawsuit against Lewis and Clark County commissioners over sewer and water lines that run through wetlands at the fairgrounds.

A Helena city commissioner on Wednesday questioned the ability of the Helena Regional Airport Authority to lease property to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana for a new office building, since the airport's ...

HELENA - A 44-year-old man who accidentally shot himself in the head when he dropped his .22-caliber handgun didn't seek medical attention until about 24 hours after the incident, authorities said.

A floating island made of recycled material and placed in a Helena pond is intended to cleanse the water.

Spending time at the Lewis and Clark County Fairgrounds will be a little more enjoyable and interesting thanks to a new addition.

CUT BANK - Glacier County Commissioners are discussing how to use nearly $190,000 in impact fees from a planned wind farm near Cut Bank .

The Department of Corrections is looking for an inmate who walked away from a Billings pre-release center Saturday morning.

In Helena, the Lewis and Clark County Health Department is teaming up with local students to combat youth suicide.

By LARRY KLINE - Independent Record - 06/11/08 Lewis and Clark County commissioners on Tuesday approved amendments to their controversial interim zoning regulations - changes that address many of the concerns ...

By LARRY KLINE - Independent Record - 06/11/08 After years of often-contentious discussion, Lewis and Clark County is on the road to comprehensive zoning regulations for the Helena Valley.

The Montana Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's rulings against the state Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board.

Darby voters just say no to Montana county's planning effort Although the straw poll advisory vote doesn't have any effect on Ravalli County's zoning effort, 75 percent of the voters in the southern portion of ...

HELENA - The state Department of Environmental Quality has issued a permit allowing Helena Sand & Gravel to develop a 111-acre gravel pit north of East Helena.

HELENA - Steve Frankino and Kathy Seeley were ahead with 43 percent of precincts reporting in the race for a vacant district judgeship in Broadwater and Lewis and Clark counties.

HELENA, Mont. - A district judge is considering ordering the state Department of Environmental Quality to issue a permit that would allow a proposed 111-acre gravel pit north of East Helena to begin operations.

Helena Police Officer Jeff Wilson fills his patrol car before going out on his beat.