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  Cloudy skies this morning will become partly cloudy this afternoon. High 4F. Winds light and variable..
  
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  Updated: February 18, 2019 @ 10:21 am
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Helena robotics club headed to world championship again

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Helena robotics club headed to world championship again

TYLER MANNING tyler.manning@helenair.com

For the second year in a row, the Helena-based robotics club Fusion 4133 is headed to the First Tech Challenge robotics world championship in Houston.

The Latest

Montana has poor dental health, but plenty of dentists

Montana has poor dental health, but plenty of dentists

Updated 3 hrs ago

A pioneering spirit: Remembering Montana native and renowned author Patricia Nell Warren

A pioneering spirit: Remembering Montana native and renowned author Patricia Nell Warren

Updated 2 hrs ago

Avista accelerates preparations for Colstrip exit

Avista accelerates preparations for Colstrip exit

5 hrs ago

Now hiring in Helena. Recently posted employment opportunities for job seekers

Now hiring in Helena. Recently posted employment opportunities for job seekers

Updated 5 hrs ago

Montana's long elk hunting seasons causing consternation

Montana's long elk hunting seasons causing consternation

Updated 4 hrs ago

Montana cancer patient first person chosen for clinical trial

Montana cancer patient first person chosen for clinical trial

Updated 3 hrs ago

Strong second half propels Weber State past Montana State in men's basketball

Strong second half propels Weber State past Montana State in men's basketball

Updated 11 hrs ago

Conservation group buys ranch, sells it back to Montana landowners

Conservation group buys ranch, sells it back to Montana landowners

Updated 4 hrs ago

Helena Young Professionals speed networking a way to make fast connections

Helena Young Professionals speed networking a way to make fast connections

18 hrs ago

Navy veteran hopes to establish wounded warrior retreat in Ramsay

Navy veteran hopes to establish wounded warrior retreat in Ramsay

Updated 3 hrs ago

Helena Police Department incidents reported Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019

Helena Police Department incidents reported Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019

Updated 16 hrs ago

Top Stories

Daines recounts struggle to pass Land and Water Conservation Fund in Senate

Montana

Daines recounts struggle to pass Land and Water Conservation Fund in Senate

Medicaid expansion has changed the landscape for Native American health care

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Medicaid expansion has changed the landscape for Native American health care

Business professionals learn to build better relationships with Montana tribes

Business

Business professionals learn to build better relationships with Montana tribes

Fly tying event at Ten Mile Creek Brewery benefits veterans

Local

Fly tying event at Ten Mile Creek Brewery benefits veterans

Local & Regional News

Montana has poor dental health, but plenty of dentists

Montana

Montana has poor dental health, but plenty of dentists

A pioneering spirit: Remembering Montana native and renowned author Patricia Nell Warren

Montana

A pioneering spirit: Remembering Montana native and renowned author Patricia Nell Warren

Avista accelerates preparations for Colstrip exit

Montana

Avista accelerates preparations for Colstrip exit

Helena neighbors: Recently published obituaries

Local

Helena neighbors: Recently published obituaries

Outdoors

Wanted: Grand Teton plaque that was stolen 42 years ago

Montana Untamed

Wanted: Grand Teton plaque that was stolen 42 years ago

Montana's long elk hunting seasons causing consternation

Montana Untamed

Montana's long elk hunting seasons causing consternation

Bill would give county governments final say on Montana bison transfers

406 Politics

Bill would give county governments final say on Montana bison transfers

Some Yellowstone wolves would be protected under Montana bill

406 Politics

Some Yellowstone wolves would be protected under Montana bill

406 Politics

Checking in on Legislature's mental health bills through 30 days

406 Politics

Checking in on Legislature's mental health bills through 30 days

Lawmaker wants to study legalizing recreational marijuana in Montana

406 Politics

Lawmaker wants to study legalizing recreational marijuana in Montana

Bill would give county governments final say on Montana bison transfers

406 Politics

Bill would give county governments final say on Montana bison transfers

Montana lawmakers hear juvenile sentencing, parole bill

406 Politics

Montana lawmakers hear juvenile sentencing, parole bill

Lawmaker apologizes over 'genocide' comments targeted at American Indian lawmakers

406 Politics

Lawmaker apologizes over 'genocide' comments targeted at American Indian lawmakers

Some Yellowstone wolves would be protected under Montana bill

406 Politics

Some Yellowstone wolves would be protected under Montana bill

Legislative roundup: Abortion ban, Indigenous Peoples Day, and work requirements for Medicaid expansion

406 Politics

Legislative roundup: Abortion ban, Indigenous Peoples Day, and work requirements for Medicaid expansion

Crime

Helena Police Department incidents reported Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019

Crime & Courts

Helena Police Department incidents reported Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019

UPDATE: Missing Helena boy found safe

Crime & Courts

UPDATE: Missing Helena boy found safe

Helena Police Department incidents reported Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019

Crime & Courts

Helena Police Department incidents reported Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019

Helena Police Department incidents reported Friday, Feb. 15, 2019

Crime & Courts

Helena Police Department incidents reported Friday, Feb. 15, 2019

Montana arrests, drug and firearm seizures up in 2018, U.S. Marshals Service task force says

Crime & Courts

Montana arrests, drug and firearm seizures up in 2018, U.S. Marshals Service task force says

1 dead, 1 arrested after fatal shooting in northwest Montana

Crime & Courts

1 dead, 1 arrested after fatal shooting in northwest Montana

Fired Lewis and Clark County deputy arrested on 80 counts of sexual abuse of children

Crime & Courts

Fired Lewis and Clark County deputy arrested on 80 counts of sexual abuse of children

Billings police officer justified in shooting death at casino, jury rules

Crime & Courts

Billings police officer justified in shooting death at casino, jury rules

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Sports

Videos: Team LeBron rallies to beat Team Giannis in NBA All-Star Game: Breaking down the latest in sports

Football

Videos: Team LeBron rallies to beat Team Giannis in NBA All-Star Game: Breaking down the latest in sports

Play ball: Spring training locations for every MLB team

Baseball

Play ball: Spring training locations for every MLB team

Strong second half propels Weber State past Montana State in men's basketball

Bobcats

Strong second half propels Weber State past Montana State in men's basketball

Scoreboard: Girls high school basketball boxscores (Feb. 16)

Girls Prep Hoops

Scoreboard: Girls high school basketball boxscores (Feb. 16)

Opinion

Now is the time for Montana to build

Columnists

Now is the time for Montana to build

AWARE finds ways to cope with debilitating cuts

Columnists

AWARE finds ways to cope with debilitating cuts

Trump's emergency declaration showed why some people think him incapacitated

Columnists

Trump's emergency declaration showed why some people think him incapacitated

Medicaid expansion necessary to address behavioral health crisis

Columnists

Medicaid expansion necessary to address behavioral health crisis

Photos

Today’s top pics: Memorials to warehouse shooting victims and more

APTOPIX Italy Venice Carnival

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APTOPIX India Kashmir Fighting

APTOPIX Spain Basques Catalonia Trial

Archives

Today’s top pics: Memorials to warehouse shooting victims and more

Top photos of the day as selected by the Associated Press.

Today In History, Feb. 18: Dale Earnhardt Sr.

Archives

Today In History, Feb. 18: Dale Earnhardt Sr.

Today's Birthdays, Feb. 18: Dr. Dre

Archives

Today's Birthdays, Feb. 18: Dr. Dre

Birthday Highlight: Cybill Shepherd

Archives

Birthday Highlight: Cybill Shepherd

Presidential pets through the years

Pets

Presidential pets through the years

Today In History, Feb. 17: Hunley

Archives

Today In History, Feb. 17: Hunley

Today's Birthdays, Feb. 17: Paris Hilton

Archives

Today's Birthdays, Feb. 17: Paris Hilton

Nation & World

Trump the pundit handicaps 2020 Democratic contenders

Trump the pundit handicaps 2020 Democratic contenders

Vandal topples wax statue of Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Vandal topples wax statue of Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Sailor in iconic V-J Day Times Square kiss photo dies at 95

Sailor in iconic V-J Day Times Square kiss photo dies at 95

Man with banner scales crane before Trump speech in Florida

Man with banner scales crane before Trump speech in Florida

Trending topics

Blue Sky Science: How does the moon affect the tide?

Blue Sky Science: How does the moon affect the tide?

'Digital gangsters': British lawmakers want tougher rules for Facebook, and 9 more things to know for Monday

'Digital gangsters': British lawmakers want tougher rules for Facebook, and 9 more things to know for Monday

This week in weird news: Purse lost in school in the 1950s to be reunited with owner

This week in weird news: Purse lost in school in the 1950s to be reunited with owner

These orange alligators are raising eyebrows in South Carolina

These orange alligators are raising eyebrows in South Carolina

What wines to pair with 9 common Chinese dishes

Food

What wines to pair with 9 common Chinese dishes

Dust off the floppy disks: 30-year-old Apple computer lives on!

Lifestyles

Dust off the floppy disks: 30-year-old Apple computer lives on!

Amazon customers' favorite bath mat is only $14

Home and Garden

Amazon customers' favorite bath mat is only $14

Here are the best and worst states for drivers

Lifestyles

Here are the best and worst states for drivers

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