Category: Media Release

  • Forest Park Missing Child

      On January 23, 2024, at 6:03am, Gallatin County 911 received a call for a missing juvenile near the Forest Park trailer court. The parents suspected the juvenile had left the residence at approximately 5:00am. Gallatin County Sheriff’s Deputies and Search and Rescue volunteers responded to the scene to conduct an urban search. Search and…

  • Madison Arm Injured Snowmobiler

    On Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at 11:36 a.m., the West Yellowstone Police Department dispatch center received a 911 call regarding a snowmobiler who had suffered a minor leg injury after an accident in which their snowmobile had rolled over them. The snowmobiler was complaining of knee and ankle pain but was reported to be otherwise…

  • Wet Denny Creek Stuck Snowmobilers

    On Sunday, January 21, 2024, at 2:22 p.m., the West Yellowstone Police Department dispatch center received a 911 call regarding a group of snowmobilers who were stuck and unable to extract their snowmobiles. The coordinates from the 911 call indicated that they were in steep, timbered terrain 11 miles west of West Yellowstone. Due to…

  • South Plateau Junction Injured Snowmobiler

    On Sunday, January 7, 2024, at 1:42 p.m., the West Yellowstone Police Department dispatch center received a 911 call regarding a snowmobiler who sustained knee and back injuries when their snowmobile left the trail and struck a tree. The crash location was 11 miles south of West Yellowstone near Black Bear Canyon. Volunteers from Gallatin…

  • “Junction 8” Injured Snowmobiler

    On Thursday, January 4, 2024, at 4:21 p.m., the West Yellowstone Police Department dispatch center received a 911 call regarding a snowmobiler who had struck a tree and suffered a head injury. The crash location was 4 miles west of West Yellowstone near Junction 8. Volunteers from Gallatin County Search and Rescue in West Yellowstone,…

  • 1-4-24: Sheriff/Coroner Dan Springer Releases Victim Name in I-90 Wrong Way Driver Fatality

    For Immediate Release On 1/4/2024, the Gallatin County Coroner’s Office responded to a head-on fatality crash on I-90, mile marker 278.  The accident involved a wrong way driver traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of travel on Interstate 90.  The wrong way driver struck the vehicle of female victim, Laysa Grewell, a 22-year-old resident of…

  • 1-4-24: Bomb Threats to Gallatin County Courts

    For immediate release: Jan. 4, 2024 On the morning of Thursday, Jan. 4, the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office was notified that the Clerk of District Court’s Office received an anonymous email threat claiming that bombs were put into courtrooms in Gallatin County District Court, Justice Court, and Bozeman Municipal Court. Similar threats have been received…

  • 1-4-24: I-90 Head-on Fatality Crash

    On January 4, 2024, at 1:26 am, Gallatin County Dispatch began receiving calls of a wrong way driver on Interstate 90 at mile marker 294.  The suspect vehicle was reportedly traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes.  The suspect vehicle subsequently caused a head on collision with another vehicle at mile marker 278. Gallatin County Sheriff’s…

  • Madison Arm Snowmobile Crash

    On Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at 2:45 p.m., the West Yellowstone Police Department dispatch center received a 911 call regarding a snowmobiler who had struck a tree and suffered severe facial injuries in the crash. The crash had taken place on the Madison Arm Trail 4 miles northwest of West Yellowstone. Volunteers from Gallatin County…

  • Gallatin, Broadwater Counties Receive Funding to Replace Old Town Bridges 

    For immediate release: Jan. 3, 2024  Media contact: Whitney Bermes, Gallatin County Communications Coordinator Cell – 406-595-8963 whitney.bermes@gallatin.mt.gov   Gallatin, Broadwater Counties Receive Funding to Replace Old Town Bridges  Gallatin and Broadwater counties are finalizing contracts for state funding to help replace two bridges on Old Town Road that span the Jefferson River near Three…