News Staff Residents will have a chance to contribute to how water quality standards are set during a Montana Department of Environmental Quality comment period and public hearing. The Montana Water Quality Act and Federal Clean Water Act set standards to protect human health and aquatic life. The review is an opportunity for the public to offer … Read more
Three new Helena Police officers were sworn in Monday by the Helena City Commission. The department has struggled recently to employ a full force and said the three new recruits bring the current total of deputies to 50. The department is budgeted to employ 53 officers. HPD’s most recent application period closed May 15, with … Read more
Scuba diving on Canyon Ferry Reservoir resulted in the death of a 55-year-old Bozeman man. According to a press release Monday from the Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a diver in distress call Saturday near Cemetery Island and learned two people were trying to retrieve a vehicle that broke through the … Read more
A 31-year-old Clancy man is facing homicide charges in connection to a deadly Sunday morning shooting in Meagher County. In an update Monday, officials said Dominic Paul Driscoll is being held in Broadwater County jail without bond, stemming from the incident in which police found one person, indentified as, Benjamin Andrew Bullington, 28, dead from … Read more
HELENA, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte recently signed a bill vetoing funds to help Lake County offset costs for law enforcement activities on the Flathead Reservation. At the end of 2022, Lake County Commissioners started a withdrawal to Public Law 280, saying the county and its taxpayers are on the verge of being overwhelmed financially … Read more
HELENA, Mont. – Starting Monday [May 22], work will begin on the Green Meadow Drive – Helena project. Work will begin at the intersection of Green Meadow Dr. and Custer Ave. and extend north for about three miles, just beyond the intersection with Sierra Rd., according to the Montana Department of Transportation. The project will … Read more
A Great Falls man who admitted to selling methamphetamine to an undercover officer was sentenced recently [May 17] in federal court. John Robert Terry pleaded guilty last year [2022] to drug trafficking charges, stemming from an under drug bust in which the 38 year old sold meth to undercover agents in early 2020, according to … Read more
A Helena man has accepted a plea deal in a child sex abuse case from two years ago. At the change of plea hearing recently [May 4], the parties agreed to 10 years in prison with five suspended for Sloan Fleeger, according to state code. The 31 year old was first charged last year, stemming … Read more
Few details are being released about a fatal shooting at a residence in White Sulphur Springs over the weekend. One person is dead and another injured after Meagher County authorities received an early morning call Sunday reporting a gunshot wound at the home, the sheriff said. Montana Department of Criminal Investigation is assisting the Meagher … Read more
A judge sentenced a Helena man to 25 years in the Montana State Prison after a jury found him guilty of statutory rape. Stephen Eric Walks also received 15 years in prison for a felony count of sexual assault. All the sentences will run concurrently, according to court reports. The 58 years old is accused … Read more