The largest employer in St. Regis, Tri-Con Timber, has laid off 90 full time employees. The layoffs will seriously impact the economy of Mineral County.
An early Saturday morning one-vehicle crash that occurred near mile marker 33 on I-90 not far from St. Regis has resulted in one man being sent to St. Patrick Hospital in critical condition, while the driver was arrested and charged with felony negligent vehicular assault.
An adult male is dead after a very tense standoff on a side road near Hwy 135 close to St. Regis. With guns drawn and bullet proof vests strapped on, Mineral County authorities, in cooperation with the Montana Highway Patrol held down the area near an intersection close to the OK Cafe, about one mile north of the St. Regis I-90 exit.