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Simulated disaster helps first-responders train
Posted 9:19 AM 5/21/2012 by Evan Weborg (evan@kxlh.com)
A major disaster erupted near East Helena this weekend, and while the action was very real, the scenario wasn't - it was a training exercise for first-responders.
Ken Mergenthaler, Eastgate Fire Chief, explained, "We are hopping that we can get the mistakes worked out here so that when it (More)
5/20/2012
Thousands turn out for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
Posted 4:36 PM 5/20/2012 by Evan Weborg (Helena)
More than 3,000 runners, walkers, and supporters gathered at the Capitol Saturday for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Many spoke out about what the significance of the annual event means to them.
"Well I think that is critical that we do find the cure," Claudette Morton, a Helena (More)
5/19/2012
Helena mayor: "legalize, regulate, and tax" marijuana
Posted 11:43 AM 5/19/2012 by Marnee Banks (marnee@kxlh.com)
Helena Mayor Jim Smith has spoken out on the subject of marijuana, saying on Thursday that the drug should be legalized.
Smith sat on a panel on Thursday evening after screening a new medical marijuana documentary called "Code of the West."
He was joined by filmmaker Rebecca Cohen (More)
5/18/2012
Former Helena resident accused of shaking baby
Posted 9:02 AM 5/18/2012 by Melissa Anderson (melissa@kxlh.com)
John Robert LaRue, a former Helena resident, will soon face a felony charge after being arrested for child endangerment and neglect of a 16 month old baby in Virginia.
LaRue was arrested on May 13 in Buck County, Pennsylvania, for allegedly causing serious injuries to the Lynchburg child (More)
5/17/2012
Medical marijuana documentary screening in Helena
Posted 4:50 PM 5/17/2012 by Marnee Banks (marnee@kxlh.com)
Montana's medical marijuana debate caught the eye of Emmy-award winning documentary film maker Rebecca Richman Cohen.
Cohen has been following the people, places, and events behind the marijuana issue for the past year to create a film called "Code Of The West."
Cohen says "Code of (More)
5/16/2012
Helena couple visits all 50 states to promote Race For The Cure
Posted 9:56 AM 5/16/2012 by Melissa Anderson (melissa@kxlh.com)
Ken and Margy Kohl of Helena have taken great strides - and lots of them - to help breast cancer research, traveling to all 50 states to walk in each Race For The Cure event.
The couple began walking in the races before it became a personal experience for Margy in 2000.
Margy said (More)
