Allie Kaiser

6 days ago | ktvh.com | Allie Kaiser

HELENA — Just in time for Easter, the Helena Dirty Knees Flower Cart is filled with tulips, and the woman who grows them was inspired by a dark time to bring light to the community. 

On some Friday mornings, Yvonne LaFromboise rolls her flower cart to the corner of Joslyn and Cannon Streets. 

 The flowers that fill it are all grown here in her basement. "I basically inherited it," said LaFromboise, "My mother was a gardener and loved flowers.

1 week ago | ktvh.com | Allie Kaiser

HELENA — ExplorationWorks, Rocky Mountain Development Council's Head Start, and Montana Learning Center (MLC) are preparing to make changes after getting news of federal funding cuts or not knowing if that money will come in. "The collateral damage of these decisions that are being made in Washington D.C. on the federal level are the children in our community," said Sara Feilzer, program director at ExplorationWorks.

1 week ago | ktvh.com | Allie Kaiser

HELENA — Lawmakers are looking at options to increase childcare in Montana, and many families would agree that the cost and availability are challenges that need to be addressed. Still, opponents worry that the price might be too steep. "Childcare is one of the biggest challenges facing not only our communities but our businesses right now," said Sen. Laura Smith, D-Helena.

1 week ago | kxlh.com | Allie Kaiser

HELENA — Broadwater County voters will have the choice of permanently continuing a mill levy that makes up a large portion of the budget for the Broadwater County Sheriff's Office. "They're already paying it," said Sheriff and Coroner of Broadwater County Nick Rauser, "It's not going up from what they're paying." 

Sheriff Rauser says the 2020 levy approved by voters is currently about one-third of their budget, with roughly 77% of that going to personnel costs.

1 week ago | kbzk.com | Allie Kaiser

HELENA — Broadwater County voters will have the choice of permanently continuing a mill levy that makes up a large portion of the budget for the Broadwater County Sheriff's Office. "They're already paying it," said Sheriff and Coroner of Broadwater County Nick Rauser, "It's not going up from what they're paying." 

Sheriff Rauser says the 2020 levy approved by voters is currently about one-third of their budget, with roughly 77% of that going to personnel costs.