You get a car, you get a car, everybody gets a car! That was a popular stunt on the former Oprah Winfrey show, but for a 51 year old Helena woman it ended with her arrest after police say, Lisa Marie Newell, broke into a business on North Last Chance Gulch, stole a truck from … Read more
Patients of a former St. Peter’s doctor, who sued the Helena hospital for wrongful termination, are showing their support in myriad ways. Dozens of Dr. Weiner’s supporters gathered outside the hospital Friday calling for his return, and a group has set up a social media network, posted billboards, led rallies, and put together a book … Read more
There’s a huge gap between supply and demand for Helena homes. According to the Helena Association of Realtors, it has been a very hot real estate market, but a limited inventory heading into the fall season, is a sure sign the market hasn’t changed from the trend we’ve experienced since COVID. MEANWHILE… Prices are surging … Read more
After weeks of high COVID-19 hospitalizations, the Helena community has come together to show their appreciation for the nurses, doctors and health care workers of Saint Peter’s Health. The Helena Thanks Healthcare Workers Facebook page was created to show support for the healthcare workers in Helena who have been strained due to COVID-19 cases surging … Read more
GREAT FALLS, Mont. – A Helena man has been sentenced in a 2020 drug and weapons case. Robert Raymond Fasuga pleaded guilty this summer in conncetion to the case in which he was arrested March of last year after agents found about a pound of meth and over $6,000 in drug money during an investigation, … Read more
A University of Montana computer science professor is under investigation after several of his blogs and videos made troubling statements about women, Muslims and the LGBTQ community. A spokesman confirmed Tuesday that Rob Smith is on paid leave after a student newspaper reported on the disturbing posts, including one in which Smith encourages men to … Read more
DILLON – A 21-year-old Montana woman accused in the 2020 strangulation death of her boyfriend will spend 4 decades behind bars. A judge sentenced Sandy Rose Moore to 40 years in the Montana Women’s Prison on Tuesday for the January 2020 death of 49-year-old Larry Coon who she told the court she was sorry for … Read more
The surge of COVID-19 in Montana continues to swell as the state reported over 1,300 new cases on Friday, with the highest number of new cases showing up in Yellowstone, Missoula, Flathead, Cascade and Gallatin counties. From Monday to Friday last week, 57 people died of COVID-19. The state has reported no new deaths since … Read more
The Lewis and Clark County Elections Department is preparing to mail out about 21,000 municipal election ballots Wednesday to Helena and East Helena residents. Rigestered voters should expect to receive a ballot within seven days, with a due back date no later than 8 p.m. on election night, Nov. 2 to be counted. Helena voters … Read more
U.S. Senate — Montana law enforcement offices across the state were granted $329,679 from the Department of Justice on Tuesday. The more than $300,000 will be distributed to various programs, aimed at supporting officers across the Treasure State and providing them with up-to-date equipment, including over $40,000 to the City of Helena for a Liaison … Read more