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MALTA - Saratoga County District Attorney Karen Heggen soundly won her Republican primary on Thursday, ensuring her return to the office in November. The incumbent candidate won in what early ...
HELENA - A woman who was found to be mentally ill when she killed her father and his wife as they slept in their Townsend-area home in September 1995 is petitioning to be released from the Montana ...
Heggen was first elected Saratoga County District Attorney in 2014. She won her third term in 2022. If she resigned today, she would be leaving more than 1 year before her term is over.
Where is Mount Etna? Mt. Etna is one of the tallest volcano in Europe, standing at 11,165 feet tall. It is located on the eastern coast of Sicily, Italy in the Metropolitan City of Catania and ...
Montana's medical future could be on the cusp of big change. Senate Bill 535 expanded a 2023 Right to Try bill, both were sponsored by Montana Senator Ken Bogner, R-Miles City.This most recent ...
TOWNSEND — The Townsend Police Department has added a new member to its team: Officer Ruby, a 10-week-old bloodhound with a future in search-and-rescue and community engagement.
Montana and several other states in the U.S. may be able to see the northern lights for a second night in a row on Monday, June 2, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks on Wednesday shared footage that showcases the grizzly bear’s "strength, agility, and speed [as] an efficient traveler and predator.” (See video below.) ...
A massive eruption at Mt. Etna forced tourists to flee the volcano on Monday after a plume of high temperature gases, ash and rock “several kilometers high” billowed into the air above them ...
TOWNSEND — The town’s Military Band will open its 2025 Thursday Evening Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 5, on the Townsend Common. The concert will conclude at 9:30 p.m. The Townse… ...
Saratoga County District Attorney Karen Heggen, pictured in 2024, has been in office since 2014 but has worked in the distirct attorney's office for 32 years.