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Late Friday night, a Lewis and Clark County Sheriff's Office SWAT team was called for an individual shooting a firearm "indiscriminately."

Late Friday night, a Lewis and Clark County Sheriff's Office SWAT team was called for an individual shooting a firearm "indiscriminately."

Lewis and Clark Sheriff-Coroner Leo Dutton has released the name of the individual that died in a pedestrian-involved fatal crash on Tuesday, Nov. 21 in downtown Helena.

Critical fire weather conditions are expected for much of Lewis and Clark County on Friday and Saturday, according to the National Weather Service Great Falls office, which issued a red

A plane flying in from Minnesota crashed early Wednesday north of Helena, leaving three people injured, officials said.

A twin-engine plane crashed Wednesday morning north of Helena.

Helena-area firefighters responded to 24 small fires on July 4th By: Jonathon Ambarian and last updated 2021-07-05 20:08:40-04 HELENA — On the evening of July 4, many Montana firefighters were busy dealing with small fires – some of them sparked by fireworks. “It seemed like we ran a lot of fire calls,” said Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton. Dutton said, between 9 p.m. Sunday and 12 a.m., dispatchers reported 24 new fires around the area. Jerry Sheph...

Open burning closed in Lincoln and Augusta areas MTN News and last updated 2021-06-30 17:27:36-04 HELENA — Open burning has closed in two more districts of Lewis and Clark County amid brutal heat. Sheriff and Fire Warden Leo Dutton announced Wednesday he was closing open burning in Augusta and Lincoln. In consultation with Augusta Volunteer Fire Chief Mosher and the Lewis and Clark County Rural Fire Council, Dutton closed open debris burning in the Augusta Zone. The zone will remain closed...

Three men charged with animal cruelty in Helena Valley horse neglect case KTVH and last updated 2021-06-28 19:22:09-04 HELENA — Lewis and Clark County authorities have filed aggravated animal cruelty charges against three men, after a neglect investigation into 58 horses seized from a Helena Valley property. According to court documents, the suspects are 71-year-old Robert Edwin Erickson, 44-year-old Alan Edwin Erickson and 35-year-old Clayton Ray Erickson. The documents say the men were a...

The Lewis and Clark County Attorneys Office filed felony aggravated animal cruelty charges Friday against three men who ran a quarter horse breeding operation in the Helena Valley.