The first confirmed case of the flu this season appeared Tuesday in Yellowstone County, according to a news release from RiverStone Health.

The city of Helena Open Lands Division will be removing beetle-kill trees from Mount Helena between Jan. 29 and Feb. 2.

A gas leak shut down the front door of the Oxford Saloon for a little over an hour Wednesday after construction crews working on the corner of Higgins and Pine reported a blown gas line.