GREAT FALLS – The former chairwoman of the Montana Native Women’s Coalition was sentenced in federal court in Billings Monday [October 25] on fraud charges. A judge ordered Meredith McConnell of Lame Deer to four years probation for stealing thousands of dollars in federal grant funds for unapproved travel to Las Vegas, and other personal … Read more
HELENA – A recently created legal position within the Montana Legislature is being put to use for the first time to investigate allegations that Attorney General Austin Knudsen and other public officials abused their power to intervene on behalf of a patient at a Helena hospital. The Montana Legislature’s Republican leadership on Monday authorized a … Read more
Missoula Montana Airport has gained the status as a small-hub airport. Airport officials said Tuesday that the status is a result of the airport’s growth in passengers and flights. The designation was announced during a Federal Aviation Administration meeting in Helena earlier this month and places the airport into a separate funding category that comes … Read more
Helena officials are reminding voters of new registration rules just ahead of Helena and East Helena’s city elections. This is the first municipal election held since the Montana Legislature passed House Bill 176, which eliminated Election Day voter registration. Now, late registration will close at noon on the day before the Nov. 2 election. As … Read more
Back to back rescue efforts kept the Helena Fire Department busy Monday morning. Crews found a climber hanging about 150 feet from a cliff side on Mount Helena, with no rope or harness. He was safely lowered to the ground and appeared to be ok, according to reports. AND… Helena Fire located a stranded hiker … Read more
MISSOULA, Mont. – The Libby Police Department is investigating a ‘potential school threat’. A Facebook post from the police department stated that persons of interest have been identified, and although officials believe the threat is not credible, officers will be present in the Libby schools as a safety precaution. The investigation is on-going. -0-
MISSOULA, Mont. – A multi county police chase ended with a 34 year old woman in handcuffs Saturday afternoon. A deputy attempted to pull over a car for running through a stop sign and the driver sped off prompting a police pursuit that continued on Reserve Street, and into Ravalli County where Missoula County and … Read more
HELENA, Mont. – The Montana Supreme Court has overturned a 51-year-old man’s drug trafficking conviction. The justices ruled the arresting officers violated his constitutional right by intimidating him into thinking he was not free to leave, which led to what the judge deemed was unreasonable search and seizure of the man’s car, where 19 pounds … Read more
Following a months long investigation a 44 year old Helena man has been charged in Missoula with child sex abuse after allegedly trying to meet up with a teen girl online. Undercover law enforcement agents acting as a 13 year old girl, started receiving messages this summer on Whisper, an anonymous messaging app, from an … Read more
HELENA, Mont. – A complaint has been filed against a Libby man who made almost 5,000 unlawful and malicious spoofed robocalls. In a complaint filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ), the government alleged that 52-year-old Scott Rhodes made 4,958 illegal spoofed robocalls that included highly inflammatory and racially charged messages, and slurs “intended to … Read more