Category: Media Release

  • Gallatin County Receives $400k Grant for Food Diversion Efforts 

      For immediate release: March 7, 2024  Media contact: Jim Simon, Gallatin Solid Waste Management District Manager 406-582-2492 jim.simon@gallatin.mt.gov    Gallatin County Receives $400k Grant for Food Diversion Efforts  Gallatin County is the proud recipient of a federal grant that will allow our landfill to work with public and private partners to help reduce food…

  • Suspect Charged in Connection with Fatal I-90 Crash in Gallatin County

    For immediate release: March 5, 2024  Media contact: Audrey Cromwell, Gallatin County Attorney 406-582-3745 audrey.cromwell@gallatin.mt.gov     Suspect Charged in Connection with Fatal I-90 Crash in Gallatin County  A man has been charged in connection with a fatal crash that occurred on Interstate 90 in Gallatin County in January.   On Feb. 27, the Gallatin County…

  • Charging Docs Now Available in Megan Stedman Homicide Investigation

    For immediate release: March 4, 2024 Media contact: Audrey Cromwell, Gallatin County Attorney 406-582-3745 audrey.cromwell@gallatin.mt.gov Charging Documents Now Available in Megan Stedman Homicide Investigation Following up on the below press release sent earlier on March 4, documents related to this case are now available. Order Finding Probable Cause Affidavit of Probable Cause and Motion in…

  • Update on Megan Stedman Homicide Investigation

    For immediate release: March 4, 2024 Media contact: Audrey Cromwell, Gallatin County Attorney 406-582-3745 Audrey.cromwell@gallatin.mt.gov Update on Megan Stedman Homicide Investigation Please see the following joint press release from Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell and Bonneville County, Idaho Prosecuting Attorney Randy Neal. Full press release here. More information will be released soon. ###

  • Two Top Loop Injured Snowmobiler

      On February 28, 2024, at 9:43 am, West Yellowstone Police Department Dispatch received a 911 call from a snowmobiler who was recreating with a group of friends when a member of the group crashed their snowmobile in the creek and sustained serious injuries. The caller indicated the injured snowmobiler was in severe pain and…

  • Gallatin City-County Health Department Collaborates with Gallatin County Solid Waste Management to Establish E-Cigarette Disposal Program

    For Immediate Release: February 22, 2024 Over 75% of e-cigarette users don’t dispose of their devices properly, with a majority of them putting these devices in the trash.  With 26% of youth and 6% of adults in Montana regularly using these products, there is a big risk of harming the environment if this problem is…

  • Sunlight Basin Stranded Snowmobilers

    On February 19, 2024, at 6:00 pm Gallatin County Dispatch received a text to 911 from a snowmobiler who advised two people were stuck and unable to provide an exact location. Triangulation of the caller’s cell phone showed it to be in the Sunlight Basin area south of Big Sky. Gallatin County Sheriff Search and…

  • 2/12/24: Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office Warns of Phone Scams

    For immediate release: February 12, 2024 The Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office has received dozens of reports in recent weeks of a jury duty phone scam making the rounds. The caller claims that the person missed jury duty and that there is a warrant for their arrest, but they can post a fine or bail to…

  • Cabin Creek Injured Snowmobiler

    On February 10, 2024, at 2:34pm, West Yellowstone Police Department Dispatch received a 911 call from a snowmobiler who was recreating with a friend when their group was flagged down by a snowmobiler who had sustained serious injuries. The caller indicated the injured snowmobiler was unable to ride their snowmobile out and was in need…

  • Rendezvous Trail Cross-Country Skier Injury

    On February 9, 2024, at 12:12pm, West Yellowstone Police Department Dispatch Center received a 911 call from a cross-county skier who had encountered a fellow skier who had injured their leg and lost consciousness for an unknown amount of time. The caller indicated that the skier was in need of immediate medical treatment near Jerry’s…