Investigators say they are continuing to follow all leads following the assault of a Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council member at a downtown hotel in Billings earlier this month. Silver Little Eagle, the youngest person ever elected to the council, was hospitalized following the May 16 incident police said does not appear to be racially motivated, … Read more
Actor Mark Wahlberg will portray Diocese of Helena priest Stuart Long in a motion picture. Long had a rare autoimmune disease that mimics the symptoms of ALS. Mel Gibson will play Long’s father, according to an article by Autumn Jones of the Catholic News Service in a May 12 story. The film is now in … Read more
A 34 year old Helena man accused of raping two teens made his initial appearance in Lewis and Clark County Justice Court Monday afternoon. A 17 year old girl told authorities that Eugene Keiser had offered to buy her and another friend alcoholic beverages and that they had begun drinking at Keiser’s home, where he … Read more
The Helena City Commission recently approved nearly $150,000 in urban renewal district funds for three separate downtown projects. The three resolutions allocates $25,000 to the Shrine Temple Association, more than $72,000 to Dowling Architects and over $50-grand to Seeley Building, a massive construction project. The city commission has yet to vote on additional funds for … Read more
A new transition home in Helena is getting positive feedback from the community. The Center for Mental Health had an open house and ribbon cutting earlier this month [May 19] for the $1.5 million Sleeping Giant Group Home, a 12-bed facility which aims to help people with serious mental illness and substance abuse. The short-term … Read more
Local social justice groups are withdrawing from Helena’s SRO committee. The Montana Racial Equity Project and American Civil Liberties Union of Montana announced in an open letter to Helena City Manager Rachel Harlow-Schalk that they are withdrawing from future meetings of the city’s recently formed school resource officer working group unless certain changes are made. … Read more
HELENA, Mont. – The McMaster Ranch has been nominated to the National Historic Register. According to the Montana Historical Society, the McMaster Ranch is at the south end of the Spokane Bench between Helena and Winston. The Montana Historical Society forwarded the National Park Service Nomination based on the historic buildings and structures at the … Read more
The Montana Historical Society is pleased to announce that tours of the Original Governor’s Mansion (OGM) and museum are resuming. The OGM will reopen June 1, after being shuttered for the past year due to the pandemic. Guided tours are offered Tuesday through Saturday, beginning every hour on the hour from noon until 3 p.m. … Read more
A district court judge on Wednesday denied a request from St. Peter’s Health to delay a lawsuit filed against the hospital by an oncologist who was fired late last year. St. Peter’s had previously asked the court to delay the lawsuit until Dr. Thomas Weiner had exhausted the in-house remedies detailed in the hospital’s bylaws … Read more
A committee for the Montana University System Board of Regents has received feedback on recently passed legislation over the concealed carry of firearms on college campuses in the state. The Board of Regents Academic, Research and Student Affairs committee held a meeting Wednesday to take public comment on its draft policy to implement the new … Read more