Around 8 p.m. Thursday evening, Jan. 26, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office pursued a wanted individual considered armed and dangerous on foot in the Comet area. Read Article Comet manhunt ends with arrests
A 25th Jefferson County resident died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, earlier this month, according to Jefferson County Health Department Clinic Coordinator Molly Carey. Read Article 25th covid death reported in Jefferson County
Five more Jefferson County residents have died from COVID, the disease caused by the coronavirus. The deaths were the 16th through 20th COVID deaths recorded in the county. Read Article COVID kills five more in county
The seniors who run the Boulder-Basin Senior Center in Boulder—volunteers who took the helm of the local nonprofit and its facility from the generation ahead of them—worry that there will be no one for them to hand the organization to when it's time for them to step back, and that they may s… Read Article Worried its moment has passed, Senior Center seeks new faces
One Jefferson High School student is dead and another is hospitalized after a crash between Clancy and Montana City on Monday night. Read Article Jefferson High student dies in north-county crash
Two more Jefferson County residents have died from COVID, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Read Article COVID kills two more in Jeff. Co.
A school-shooting threat shared around the U.S. that mentioned a school with the initials "JHS" led to a lockdown and law-enforcement response at Jefferson High School in Boulder on Oct. 27. The full lockdown was lifted around lunchtime after law enforcement determined there was no threat in… Read Article Snapchat threat prompts lockdown, police response at Jefferson High
A 10th Jefferson County resident has died of COVID, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Read Article COVID kills 10th in county
Cool temperatures and occasional rain showers slowed the growth of the Haystack Fire south of Boulder on Sunday and early this week after the fire exploded to more than 10,000 acres on Saturday, but dangerous fire conditions forecast for later this week and this weekend could accelerate the … Read Article Fall weather dampens Haystack Fire as heat, wind loom
The Haystack Fire east of Elk Park and southwest of Boulder has grown to more than 1,760 acres and is burning in the upper reaches of the Little Boulder River drainage after high winds, low moisture and hot temperatures helped the fire run about 1.5 miles to the northeast last week, expandin… Read Article Haystack Fire tops 1,760 acres, burns into Little Boulder drainage
A wildfire was burning on a ridgeline west of Whitetail Road as of Tuesday, roughly between Whitetail Reservoir and Delmoe Lake. Read Article Wildfire burning west of Whitetail Road
An abandoned house on the northeast side of Boulder burned to the ground around mid-afternoon on Sunday. As of Monday morning, no injuries had been reported and the cause of the fire remained unknown. Read Article Abandoned house burns in Boulder
Coronavirus case numbers climbed higher in Jefferson County during the past week and weekend, continuing a recent spike of new cases after a relative lull in the late spring and early summer. Read Article COVID surge accelerates with 12 cases in four days
Multiple wildfires ignited and burned around Jefferson County in the past week, including the 60-acre Gatlin Gulch Fire southwest of Boulder that ignited on Friday and is being fought by a federal incident management team. Read Article Wildfires burn near Boulder, around county
Fire restrictions outlawing all campfires, operation of vehicles off of designated roads and trails, and the discharge of firearms in most cases went into effect across Jefferson County on Saturday, July 31, and the restrictions were already in effect on some lands in the county before Saturday. Read Article Stage-Two fire restrictions enacted across county
UPDATE, 2:30 p.m. July 23: Firefighting crews from local volunteer agencies, Butte, the state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, and the U.S. Forest Service were mopping up the fire on Friday afternoon. The truck, which Jefferson City Volunteer Fire Department Chief Bud Sideri… Read Article Semitruck carrying diapers starts fire near Basin
The Park Lake Campground and Picnic Area 5 miles west of Clancy reopened to the public on Monday as firefighters continued to mop-up a small wildfire that ignited near Park Lake on July 16. Read Article Crews mop up Park Lake fire
UPDATE, 6:30 p.m. July 16: According to Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest Public Affairs Officer Chiara Cipriano, firefighters have managed so far to limit the Park Lake fire to about 3–5 acres. Read Article Crews respond to wildfire at Park Lake
Within hours of declaring a countywide state of emergency Thursday, Jefferson County’s commissioners approved a resolution restricting public access to county offices and buildings to minimize the risk of exposure to and the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Read Article Public access to county offices and buildings restricted
Editor's note: This story was updated at 2:30 p.m. to provide more context. Read Article Jefferson County declares emergency
Monitor Interview
On March 13, Montana reported its first four known coronavirus cases, confirming the presence in the state of the virus that has spread quickly around the world since appearing in China’s Wuhan province in December. Read Article 'We’re going to get through this one way or the other'
A mass shooting at a concert in Las Vegas October 1 that killed at least 59 and wounded an estimated 500 others prompted words of compassion from Montana officials. Read Article Officials react to mass shooting in Las Vegas