News Staff Lewis and Clark County is expected to lift all local COVID-19 restrictions except for its mask mandate later this week, public health officials announced. In December, the Lewis and Clark City-County Board of Health adopted the COVID-19 Emergency Rules and Regulations to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 using six criteria culminating in an overall … Read more
Red Roof Cafe owner Maureen Therese Doubek, 60, of Helena, was found guilty of felony accountability to arson in connection with a 2018 fire that destroyed the local restaurant. A jury deliberated for more than four hours before returning their guilty verdict on Monday, following a nearly a week long trial, in which Brad Rae … Read more
A fugitive on the run for months from the FBI and the Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Office has been arrested in Oregon. According to a post on the Police Department’s FB page, Sevin Griego, 21, was arrested March 2, on charges of sexual abuse of children. Griego was being held at the Washington County … Read more
HELENA-The Montana spring and summer open burning season opened March 1. While burning is allowed year-round, there are different restrictions and requirements throughout the seasons. To burn March 1 through Aug. 31, you must obtain a permit from your local fire control authority.The Department of Environmental Quality reminds people to comply with air quality rules … Read more
HELENA, Mont. – A Helena man has been charged after he allegedly sent inappropriate social media messages to young girls. Court documents say a woman reported that her 11-year-old and 8 year old stepdaughters were receiving Snapchat messages from the suspect, identified as Guy L. Parker, who she said the children often stay with. Court … Read more
The first Navy vessel to be named after the state since 1908 was recently launched [Wednesday] into the James River at Newport News Shipbuilding division in Virginia. The $2.6 billion USS Montana submarine is scheduled to be delivered to the U.S. Navy in late 2021, a news release states. Nearly 10,000 shipbuilders, as well as … Read more
The reward for information leading to an arrest in the fatal shooting of a saddle mule last week just off the Eastside Highway is now over $6,500. The mule, Big D, was killed sometime on Feb. 25 or Feb. 26, according to a press release. A Missoula business owner, a sportsmen’s group and individuals have … Read more
The missing endangered person advisory for Darby Howard has been canceled. A missing endangered person advisory was issued for the 22-year-old after he was last seen Feb. 15 in Helena and reported missing and possibly was without his medication. Authorities say he has been located and is safe. -0-
A father and daughter attorney team in Helena have been accused of professional misconduct. Meghan Doud and her father, Timothy McKeon are accused of misappropriating and mishandling trust account funds owed to clients and third parties, according to documents filed with the Montana Supreme Court. The state claims they owe clients and third parties nearly … Read more
The man and woman who pleaded guilty to the 2019 killing of 56-year-old Helena resident Shane White in the Cave Gulch area near Canyon Ferry Lake were sentenced Tuesday. 34-year-old Serena Lee Kilseimer was sentenced to 30 years in the Montana Women’s Prison with 20 years suspended, and 43-year-old Dewayne William Johnson was sentenced to … Read more