Category: Media Release

  • Update on Lone Mountain Trail TIGER Grant Project in Big Sky

    For immediate release: April 13, 2022   MT Highway 64 Rural Commuter Corridor TIGER Grant Project Update Thanks to many valuable local partnerships, Gallatin County is in the process of awarding the MT Highway 64 TIGER Grant project to the low bidder.  Pending approval from the Federal Highway Administration, the project is likely to begin…

  • SPRING FLOODING – IT’S ALMOST THAT TIME

    Media Release:  220406-01 Contact:  Patrick Lonergan (406) 548-0116 SPRING FLOODING – IT’S ALMOST THAT TIME Bozeman, MT – As Gallatin County moves closer to spring, the risk of spring flooding increases.  While we can not predict if Gallatin County will see any spring flooding in 2022, we know that now is the time to prepare…

  • 4.3.2022 Wilson Peak Avalanche

    PRESS RELEASE INCIDENT On April 3, 2022, at 1:53 pm, Gallatin County 911 received a call from skiers caught in an avalanche while ascending the north face of Wilson Peak in Big Sky.   One skier was able to self-extricate immediately.  The other skier was swept down the slope, through some trees, and ultimately was…

  • I-90 Eastbound in Bozeman Pass Now Open

    For immediate release: April 2, 2022 Interstate 90 eastbound on Bozeman Pass has re-opened following a semi accident. We thank the public for their patience during the time it took responders to work on the scene.

  • I-90 Eastbound Lane Closure

    For immediate release: April 2, 2022 Eastbound traffic on Interstate 90 over the Bozeman pass continues to be blocked due to a semi accident at mile marker 316. Very little traffic is able to move by. This blockage will continue until at least 7 PM tonight. If you are stuck in traffic, wait and use…

  • Gallatin County 911 Releases Annual Report

      For immediate release: March 30, 2022 Gallatin County 911 announces the release of its inaugural annual report, which highlights a continually increasing number of calls handled by our dispatchers in our rapidly growing county. The 2021 annual report shows that Gallatin County dispatchers processed 160,492 incoming calls in 2021, a 2.87% increase from the…

  • Sheriff Dan Springer releases name of Lone Mountain Decedent

    On March 23, 2022 at approximately 11:30 am, Big Sky Ski Patrol received a report of a snowboarder who was unresponsive on the North Summit Snowfield of Lone Mountain after a fall. Big Sky Ski Patrol and Big Sky Fire Department attempted to revive the patient but were unsuccessful. The Gallatin County Sheriff/Coroner’s Office took…

  • COVID-19 Death

    The Gallatin City-County Health Department is saddened to announce that one more Gallatin County resident has passed away from complications due to COVID-19. See the full press release here. Find times, dates, and locations to get your vaccine anywhere in Gallatin County on our website. Gallatin City-County Health Department Clinics – Click here to schedule…

  • 3.22.22 Rendezvous Ski Trail Rescue

    PRESS RELEASE RENDEZVOUS SKI TRAIL INJURED SKIER   On Monday, March 22, 2022, at 12:17 p.m., the West Yellowstone Police Department received a 911 call from a skier on the Rendezvous Ski Trail system 1.68 miles south of West Yellowstone. The caller indicated that a member of their party had fallen and was disoriented due…

  • GCSO Public Safety Academy

    The GCSO Public Safety Academy affords Gallatin County citizens an opportunity to experience law enforcement from the inside.  For eight weeks, one night a week, you can learn from the best in law enforcement, crisis intervention, and search and rescue.  The Academy will lead you through making traffic stops, field sobriety maneuvers, crime scene management,…