At approximately 12:10 PM on November 6th, 911 dispatchers received a report of a suspicious item near the southern part of Gibson Park, close to the intersection of Park Drive N and 1st Avenue N. Investigating officers determined that the item exhibited characteristics of an explosive device. As a precaution, the Great Falls Police Department requested assistance from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) squad at Malmstrom Air Force Base.
Officer Kazior reported at approximately 3:20 PM that the suspicious item had been safely removed, and Gibson Park was fully open again. At that time, the MAFB-EOD team was unavailable, so the City of Missoula Police Department’s EOD squad responded from Helena, where they were conducting training.
The team from MAFB-EOD was unavailable, at the time, the City of Missoula Police Department’s EOD squad responded from Helena, where they were conducting training.
Updates will be provided in The Great Falls Gazette as more information becomes available.
By Karen Anderson: November 6, 2025 – Great Falls, Mt
Author: Karen Anderson
Karen is the Editor-in-Chief overseeing all news operations at Foxys Publishing Co. She also loves photography and spending time with her dogs.
