In the afternoon hours of Friday, July 7, 2023, the Gallatin County Coroner’s Office along with the Montana Highway Patrol, and Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office, responded to a single fatality motor vehicle crash that occurred on Highway 191 near mile marker 71. The crash involved a passenger vehicle and semi-truck. The driver of the passenger…

For immediate release: July 11, 2023 Media contact: Ralph Bloemers, Executive Producer hello@elementalfilm.com 503-504-2432 Images, clips available for broadcast.   Award-Winning Documentary “Elemental, Reimagine Wildfire” Premiering at Emerson Center Bozeman, Montana – As fire season is underway, the critically-acclaimed, award-winning documentary ELEMENTAL: REIMAGINE WILDFIRE will premiere in Bozeman on July 26, 2023 at the Emerson Center,…

PRESS RELEASE Ridge Trail Rescue On July 09, 2023, Gallatin County Dispatch received a call from a pair of hikers, one of which was dehydrated and out of water, on the Ridge Trail between Ross Peak and Sacajawea Peak in the Bridger Mountains. Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue volunteers from the Valley Section responded…

PRESS RELEASE Sourdough Canyon Rescue On July 6, 2023, at 8:20pm, Gallatin County dispatch received a call for an ATV rider who had become stranded in between Hyalite Canyon and Sourdough Canyon. The ATV rider had departed the Lick Creek Trailhead before running out of fuel. The rider was then separated from their ATV by…

PRESS RELEASE Gallatin River Rescue On July 3, 2023, at 6:12 PM Gallatin County Dispatch received information that a family had overturned their paddle-board and were stranded on an island on the Gallatin River near Central Park Road. The family was unable to swim to shore due to the fast moving water conditions.   Gallatin…

PRESS RELEASE M Trail Rescue On July 2, 2023 at 12:57 pm Gallatin County Dispatch received information that a family of 6 were lost while hiking the M Trail. The caller advised the family had run out of water and were stranded on a rocky portion of the mountain. Gallatin County Sheriff Search and Rescue…

For immediate release: June 24, 2023 Shortly after 2 PM on Friday, June 23, Sheriff Dan Springer reports that the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single-vehicle accident north of West Yellowstone at mile marker 37 on U.S. Highway 191. The driver, 65-year-old Warren C. Johnson of Punta Gorda, Florida, was transported to Bozeman…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Please be advised law enforcement and first responders are on scene at a multiple vehicle accident south of Big Sky on US Hwy 191 Gallatin Road near Walton Mine Road. Limited traffic is able to pass in either direction at this time. Please avoid the canyon if possible and if travel is…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Shortly before 9:00pm Thursday night deputies responded to an assault with a weapon in the Big Sky Town Center. The 33 year old female victim sustained a non-life threatening knife wound to her abdomen and was transported to Big Sky Medical Center and later to Bozeman Health Medical Center. The Gallatin County…

For immediate release: June 22, 2023 Media contact: Brian Nickolay, Chief of Hyalite Fire District bnickolay@hyalitefire.org 406-586-3770 Local Firefighters Train to Serve Montana During Upcoming Wildland Fire Season **Reporters: Local firefighters who took part in the training will be available for interviews on Thursday, June 22 at 1:30 PM at Hyalite Fire Station at 4541…