Flashback Friday

Flashback Friday: New Water Slide at Mitchell Pool

16 years ago, the Mitchell Pool became quite the hot spot during a hot summer...that's when the water slide was installed and what ultimately led to the Electric City Water Park. Newschannel 5's Mike Tessell filed this report on July 19th, 1994. ... Read more »

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Flashback Friday: Black Eagle Annexation

16 years ago, there was a proposal from the city of Great Falls to annex Black Eagle into city limits, but that wasn't sitting well with many in Black Eagle. Newschannel 5's Mike Tessell... Read more »

Flashback Friday: Rail Cargo Deregulation

About 30 years ago, the federal government deregulated the rail cargo industry, yet many farmers in Montana said that only caused more problems by the mid-1980's Newschannel 5's Joel Lundstad filed... Read more »

Flashback Friday: Seat Belt Use in Montana

Back in the 1980's seat belt use in Montana was not common at all. In fact it was so bad, that some cities started a campaign to actually bribe people into wearing their seat belts. Newschannel 5's... Read more »

Flashback Friday: Rising Stamp Prices (June 10, 1987)

Stamps were a lot cheaper 25 years ago, but they were about to rise. And that had a lot of locals upset. Read more »

Flashback Friday: Electric City Speedway Freeloaders (July 17, 1986)

The Electric City Speedway has been drawing race fans to Great Falls since 1953. Yet back in the 1980's there was a concern over speedway freeloaders. Read more »

Flashback Friday: Giant Springs Water (May 8, 1993)

We're flashing back to the 1990's now when one local entrepreneur began looking to the Missouri River for his riches. Read more »

Flashback Friday: Great Falls Vision 2000 (April 19, 1990)

Over the past few weeks, we've reported on Great Falls' vision for the next 20 years. Read more »

Flashback Friday: Bus Fare Increase (June 1991)

The Great Falls Transit District is talking about resuming bus service on Saturdays. The district had cut that service back in 2008 due to budget concerns. Read more »

Flashback Friday: Neihart Political Confusion (November 18, 1985)

We're flashing back to 1985, with a story of political confusion. Shortly after the November election that year, outgoing city leaders in Neihart decided they didn't want to leave just yet. Read more »

Flashback Friday: Nutrition Labels on Meat (November 15, 1985)

Back in 1985, there was a big push to get calorie and other nutrition labels on meat products across the country. That included a chain of stores right here in Montana. Read more »

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