Crime

Watch out for a new email scam targeting Montana residents, falsely claiming to be from the Department of Transportation about a traffic violation.

You may be breaking the law and not even realize it. But it's serious enough in Montana that if you don't take action, you WILL be getting a visit from the Sheriff's Office. Trust me. I know.

With growth in the Bozeman area, and increase in crime follows, right? It's typically how it goes when towns 'boom', the growing pains of theft, vandalism, drugs, and other illegal activity are suddenly front and center.

Bozeman will never agree on fireworks, and it has always been this way. Whether they were "allowed" or not, people love them or hate them. We've discussed it many times. This year with a clear fireworks ban from the City of Bozeman, some residents are really not thrilled and they have thoughts.

I'm not referring to the ubiquitous Swiss Army multi-tool, but most of us have one of those too.

Montana, and the rest of the country, is freaking out about this Chinese spy balloon that's been hovering overhead for the last few days. Rightfully so. No matter your political stance, everyone wants to know 'where is the Chinese spy balloon now' and 'did the US shoot down the Chinese spy balloon?'.

We're barely a month into 2023 and the Montana Missing Persons database has 20 more names in it - many of them are teenage girls. Only two of the recently reported missing are over the age of 21.

There's not a lot to be done, but yet another large-scale data breach has occurred at a major wireless carrier. This is the fifth breach in as many years for the carrier - this time affecting 37 million wireless customers.

In the name of defending the State of Montana from Chinese Communist Party threats, Montana Governor Gianforte has urged the Board of Regents to enact a ban on the incredibly popular app, TikTok.

I love Butte, Montana so much but MAN, do I hate people who steal stuff. Theft in Butte has been on the rise significantly in recent months and locals are now reporting that their GARBAGE CANS are being stolen. What? Why?

Your name and driver's license number may be in the hands of hackers if you've recently rented a U-Haul. The hack was disclosed last month.

Missoula is certainly not the only Montana city that has struggled with homelessness issues, but its Reserve St. bridge problems have been some of the most well-known.