HELENA - As we are getting ready to head into the holiday season, the Helena Police Department are giving some tips on how to avoid being scammed. 

HELENA - As the seasons start to change, so does the traffic pattern at one Helena intersection. 

HELENA -Residents in the North Hills area are warned to prepare for disastrous floods in the future after several thousand acres burned in a wildfire this summer.

HELENA - The East Valley Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 9:15 a.m. The report said one resident was still in the home at the time of the fire.

Helena - While it might be too early for the Christmas decorations to come out, it's never too early for snow storms in big sky country.

HELENA - Dewayne Johnson and Serena Kilseimer have been arrested for deliberate homicide and accountability for deliberate homicide in the stabbing death of Shane White. 

HELENA - As the seasons start to change, so does some of the gear hunters will want to bring on their trip to make sure they stay safe.

HELENA - As wildfire season is coming to a close, so is the fire ban in Lewis and Clark County. After being in effect since late June, Sheriff Leo Dutton and other fire officials have come to the agreement to lift the ban. 

HELENA - 3 separate fires broke out around 11:30 am near Birdseye area, west of Helena. 

HELENA - Sheriff Leo Dutton has just returned from a weeklong horseback patrol in the Green Fork Cabin area. Dutton was accompanied by 2 executive staff members from the sheriff's office as well as two search and rescue team members.

HELENA - The Lewis and Clark flood mitigation project in front of Rossiter Elementary could cause some delays as kids start their first day of school. Once the project is finished, it will be beneficial to both the school and the community.

HELENA - One business in central Montana is leading the way in the fight to keep our nation secure. Pioneer Aerostructures is key to the development of the F-35 lightning, one of the military's stealthiest fighter jets.

HELENA - Jennifer Munger was arrested for tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, a felony, after dropping off the male victim with a gunshot wound at the hospital on Friday Aug. 16.  

HELENA - The Jeffries Creek fire broke out yesterday afternoon, fourteen miles north of Wolf Creek, burning nearly 80 acres in its fiery wake. The fire was slow moving at first, but picked up after a thunderstorm and high winds rolled through the night.

HELENA - Carroll College kicked off its first day of classes for its fall semester Wednesday, but this year will look a little different compared to previous years. 

HELENA - The Lewis and Clark County Health Department reported that a toxic, blue-green algae has been found at White Sandy Beach on Hauser Lake.

HELENA - Helena College has been named the number one nursing program in the nation according to rncareers.org .

HELENA - New information has been released on the scuba diving accident on Canyon Ferry Lake that resulted in a man's death in June.

HELENA - a change in where you can smoke in public, is now impacting businesses after the county public health department passed a new resolution.

HELENA - A potential change in departments for the Helena civic center has some people worried. The center will now fall under parks and recreation and open lands department, causing concern over whether or not that department can provide the civic center the support it needs.

HELENA - A man who is suing Carroll College for wrongful termination will come back as golf coach while the suit is resolved.

HELENA - In its first two weeks of operation, city officials say a new temporary trolley on the walking mall has given rides to more than 1,000 people.

UPDATE 4:00 p.m: Crew are working on structure protection as the day goes on. No structures have been lost at this point. 

HELENA - Today marks the 70th anniversary of thirteen heroic smokejumpers losing their life in the Mann Gulch fire. 

UPDATE: (AUGUST 1ST - 11:30AM) The Nevada Mountain fire has slowed down only burning 10 acers overnight. with a grand total of 60 acres.

UPDATE (8/1/19) - The North Hills Fire has grown to 4,771 acres but, is currently 50% contained. 

 HELENA - A nationwide event is putting a smile on local kids faces and it doesn't take much to participate. Dairy queen is a children's miracle network partner of Shodair Children's Hospital and they dedicate this day to raise money and awareness for patients being treated at Shodair. One d…