News Staff A Lame Deer pastor is facing child sexual abuse allegations. Dean Alan Smith, 66, appeared on a summons for arraignment Tuesday stemming from an indictment, filed on Dec. 9, acussing Smith of raping multiple young girls on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, between 2017 and 2020, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office, which prosecuted the … Read more
The new year will usher in the return of Delta Airlines direct flights to Minneapolis. Officials with the Great Falls International Airport announced this week [Mon] that the flights are coming back after being cut by the airline in 2021. Aside from potentially making travel easier, the flights, set to return February 17, 2023, could … Read more
A Helena music teacher charged with assaulting one of his students is now facing two additional charges. Carson Yahvah was charged with one felony count of assault on a minor June 6 and two more felony counts of assault on a minor Dec. 12, according to court documents. The first charge stemmed from an incident … Read more
A longstanding tradition that brings kids and cops together is spreading holiday cheer. The 11th annual Shop with a Cop event kicked off Monday with cops taking kids to Walmart to buy gifts for loved ones this Christmas, that they otherwise wouldn’t be able to purchase. -0-
LOCKWOOD – Gas prices in Billings have dipped back below $3 a gallon for the first time since March, just in time for your Christmas travels. According to AAA, gas prices in Montana have dropped 74 cents over just the last month, which is great for the families expected to travel this holiday season. The … Read more
MISSOULA, Mont. – The Madison River gorged again this year causing water to enter Lions Park on Sunday. For everyone’s safety, the Ennis Police Department has closed a section of Lions Park, east of the three pedestrian bridges, due to flooding, as well as the Ennis Fishing Access. Everyone is urged to avoid the area, … Read more
Parents are being warned about a deadly blackmail sextortion scheme targeting children that in some cases leads to suicide. The FBI issued a public safety alert Monday saying law enforcement has received 7,000 reports this year of minors, mostly boys, being coerced into sending explicit images of themselves and then being extorted for money. At … Read more
HELENA – Long standing Helena institution Bert and Ernie’s has bid customers adieu. After 48 years of business, the Helena hub, a downtown mainstay where everybody knows your name, turned off its lights on Dec. 1, for good. The owner said he is leaving the restaurant business after working seven days a week for 33 … Read more
Montana families struggling to make ends meet could see a state child tax credit in their future. Republicans in Congress took away the federal benefit in 2022, but a plan by the Gianforte administration would offer $1,200 per child in tax credit to provide families with some much-needed financial support. The plan would be paid … Read more
BILLINGS, Mont. – The Billings Police Department’s third annual Shop with a Cop put smiles on dozens of kids faces. Over fifty children met at MetraPark Saturday to go on a Christmas shopping spree with Police, E.M.T.’s, firefighters and other emergency personnel who took children to Walmart, where they got a gift card to do … Read more