HELENA, Mont. (AP) – Montana’s redistricting commission will have to go back to the drawing board, after the commission’s nonpartisan chair said during a commission meeting on Thursday that she found various flaws in previously proposed maps, including that they failed to consider Montana’s Native American population. The maps will be reviewed later this month … Read more
St. Peter’s Health in Helena has accused at least three high-ranking state officials of threatening doctors who refused to treat an 80 year old COVID-19 patient with Ivermectin. According to media reports, state Attorney General Austin Knudsen is among the accused after he sent a Montana Highway Patrol trooper to St. Peter’s on behalf of … Read more
Motorists had to be rerouted for about 30 minutes during a police stand off on the west side of Helena Thursday evening. Traffic was diverted in the 1900 block of Euclid where a man told police he had been shot with a rubber bullet and SWAT was dispatched to the area after the suspect refused … Read more
New Helena school bus cameras are keeping a close eye on drivers who don’t stop. A small device mounted near the stop arm at the left side of Helena Public School buses, officials say, will make a big difference for student safety. The goal is, if someone fails to stop when the arm is out … Read more
A Helena woman accepted a plea deal in a drug trafficking crime Tuesday. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, Rhonda Jeanette Lapier, who is accused of helping to bring about 6 pounds of methamphetamine from Las Vegas into Great Falls faces a mandatory minimum 10 years to life in prison when she is sentenced Feb. … Read more
A Jefferson City woman is facing sexual misconduct charges after she was arrested last week for allegedly running onto a football field in front of 29 eighth-graders, while wearing only a scarf. According to court documents, Lacey Uthe told an officer that she had ingested heroin and then left her residence with no clothes on … Read more
Students in Augusta, about an hour northwest of Helena, are learning from home this week after COVID-19 cases were detected in the schools. Augusta Public Schools sent a letter to parents on Friday notifying them about two COVID cases. Since then more cases have been detected affecting multiple grade levels. Grades K-12 went remote Monday. … Read more
HELENA, Mont. – A Helena woman is facing charges, including a fifth DUI, in connection to a two car crash in which one person was injured. According to court documents, Lisa S. Peterson was arrested Sunday [Oct. 17] following the accident at the intersection of Custer Avenue and Washington Street where she slammed into the … Read more
HELENA, Mont. – A Helena woman is facing charges, including a fifth DUI, in connection to a two car crash in which one person was injured. According to court documents, Lisa S. Peterson was arrested Sunday [Oct. 17] following the accident at the intersection of Custer Avenue and Washington Street where she slammed into the … Read more
HELENA, Mont. – Helena police say a woman is facing her fifth DUI following a weekend crash that sent the other driver to the hospital. On Sunday [Oct. 17] officers responded to the intersection of Custer Avenue and Washington Street and reported that Lisa S. Peterson, who ran into the back of a car in … Read more