The C.M. Russell Museum Board of Directors has selected Duane Braaten as its new executive director. The board also thanked Chris Warden, who has been serving as director and spent five years on the ...

April 17, 2025 is The Electric’s 100th consecutive day of publishing. That’s a substantial amount of content and work, even if it was just one story a day, but, during that time The Electric published ...

The Department of Public Health and Human Services and the Gallatin City-County Health Department are reporting Montana’s first cases of measles since 1990. The GCCHD is investigating five confirmed ...

As the 2025 legislative session comes to a close, lawmakers are moving to set themselves up for next session with a series of bills that would start studies analyzing the efficacy of public school ...

Nominations are now open for the 14th annual Paris Gibson Award, named for the City of Great Falls' founder. It was established to honor the citizen who best embodies the vision and excellence ...

It’s the final stretch for a bill that would fund increases to beginning teacher pay in Montana. Having passed the House and with one more vote left in the Senate, the Student and Teacher Advancement ...

FIling opens April 17 for city elections. The November ballot this year includes mayor, twow city commissioners for four year terms, 45 Neighborhood Council representatives, and one Municipal Court ...

A Great Falls woman was sentenced April 15 to 20 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release on drug trafficking charges, according to U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. The ...

This week’s wrap up of local news from the last week. As a reminder, you can sign up for The Electric’s email newsletter to get the headlines delivered to your inbox at 4 a.m. just about daily. Great ...

Brian Patrick has been an educator. He started in 1981 as a teacher in a one room schoolhouse in Townsend with three students teaching history and French. While in Townsend, he served as the head ...

Great Falls City Commissioners voted 4-1 during their April 15 meeting to apply for a $2.5 million Montana Board of Investments intercap loan to finance Great Falls Fire Rescue's training center ...

The Great Falls Public Schools board voted unanimously during their April 14 meeting to award a $549,734 contract to A&R Construction for wall repair ane a partial roof replacement at Great Falls High ...