FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Belgrade Police Department Name: Dustin Lensing, Chief of Police Phone: 406.388.4262   Montanans: Plan for a Sober Ride This Labor Day Holiday Montana Law Enforcement planning increased patrols in Gallatin County over the holiday weekend. Residents encouraged to plan for a sober ride home. Local law enforcement and the…

PRESS RELEASE Blackmore Mountain Trail On August 18, 2023, at 10:00 am Gallatin County 911 was contacted regarding an injured trail runner on the Blackmore Mountain Trail. The runner had hyperextended their knee and had limited mobility and loss of feeling in their foot. Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue volunteers from the Valley Section…

PRESS RELEASE Sourdough Trail Rescue On August 16, 2023, at 12:35pm Gallatin County Dispatch received a 911 call that an individual had crashed their mountain bike 5 to 6 miles up the Sourdough Trail. According to the reporting party, the individual had sustained a broken arm and a possible head injury resulting from the bicycle…

PRESS RELEASE Granite Peak Climber Rescues   On August 13, 2023, at 10:44am Gallatin County Dispatch received an agency assist request from Park County Sheriff’s Office.  Park County had received a call from the International Emergency Response Coordination Center (IERCC) after an emergency beacon activation reporting a climber had fallen and was injured about 200…

For immediate release. In the early morning hours of Sunday, August 6, 2023, the Gallatin County Coroner’s Office along with Montana Highway Patrol and the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office investigated a fatal motor vehicle accident between a motorcycle and a pickup truck. The accident occurred at Mile Marker 15 on the Frontage Road near Belgrade.…

For immediate release: August 4, 2023 Media contact: Amanda Hartman, Marking & Sponsorship Coordinator 406-582-3275 amanda.hartman@gallatin.mt.gov 2023 Big Sky Country State Fair Attendance Final attendance numbers are in from the annual Big Sky Country State Fair held in Bozeman July 19-23. The regional attraction drew 46,513 people; numbers were up 15% from last year 2022…

PRESS RELEASE Lizard Lake Rescue On August 1, 2023, at 1:20 pm, Gallatin County Dispatch received a call for an injured horseback rider on Lizard Lake Trail approximately 2.5 miles from the Cache Creek Trailhead. The injured rider was bucked from the horse and then stepped on. The rider reported injuries to the hip, lower…

For immediate release: Aug. 1, 2023 Media contact: Sandy Erhardt, Gallatin County Clerk of District Court serhardt@mt.gov Gallatin County Clerk of District Court’s Office Resuming Regular Public Office Hours The Gallatin County Clerk of District Court’s Office is resuming regular public office hours this week.  Since September 2022, due to short staffing, the Clerk of…

For immediate release: July 28, 2023 Detection of Harmful Algal Blooms at Hyalite Reservoir and Elk Grove Park Pond  As Montanans and visitors head to local ponds, lakes and reservoirs for late summer fun, public health official urge citizens to know the health risks of Harmful Algal Blooms, or “HABs”.   HABs are caused by blue-green…

For immediate release: July 24, 2023 In the morning hours of Saturday, July 22, 2023, the Gallatin County Coroner’s Office along with Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks, U.S. Forest Service, and the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a fatal bear mauling on the Buttermilk Creek trail near West Yellowstone. The victim…