From KTVQ in Billings last week: “Billings, Helena and Great Falls are top hotspots for drug trafficking of fentanyl, while Missoula falls in fourth, U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana Jesse Laslovich said Monday at a public forum.”U.S. Attorney: Billings, Helena, Great Falls top cities for fentanyl (ktvq.com) Great Falls appears to be the…
No one likes paying taxes. I certainly don’t. I don’t like handing over my hard earned money to pay for billions in foreign aid to countries that hate us and billions and billions for wars in which we have no business. I especially don’t like handing over my hard earned money to pay debt service…
Highwood Creek Outfitters is hosting a rally to show support for Second Amendment rights this Saturday, July 1st at 10:00 AM. The gun shop has attracted a lot of local and even national news coverage over the past week or so due to a warrant served and store records confiscated by armed IRS/ATF agents in…
There have been a number of questions from the community about the IRS/ATF raid on a Great Falls gun store. In response, here is some further information concerning the involvement of the Great Falls Police Department in that event. First here is a a screenshot of the email that city commissioners received from GFPD Captain…
Our weekly feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources. Public safety town hall meeting at the Civic Center Wednesday, June 14.(2) It’s been more than 50… – City of Great Falls – Local Government | Facebook Great Falls Public Library levy passes by 619 votes,…
Over the past week I have been contacted and asked by several Great Falls citizens whether or not the Great Falls Public Library is planning to host and sponsor events for ‘Pride Month’ this June, as they have in the past. E-City Beat published a blog post last Thursday raising a similar question and as…
Great Falls City Commissioner and mayoral candidate Joe McKenney posted a video on Facebook over the weekend showing homeless camp next to a large mound of garbage under the Sun River bridge in Great Falls. The situation was brought to the attention of the Great Falls city commission at their May 2 work session by…
Our weekly feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources. A deceased 29 year old man found outside in downtown Great Falls, from KRTV:https://www.krtv.com/news/great-falls-news/mans-body-found-in-downtown-great-falls Man arrested for Great Falls stabbing last week, from FOX NonStop Local:https://www.montanarightnow.com/great-falls/man-in-stable-condition-after-stabbing-wednesday-night-in-great-falls/article_dc325e0c-e53e-11ed-8a2b-f3072cfe9c91.html Great Falls Public Library threatens to take legal action against…
With a new fiscal year and budget for the City of Great Falls right around the corner, FY24 starts July 1, 2023, I thought it would be a good idea to present a brief refresher on local budget realities. The Great Falls City Commission is very limited by state law when it comes to raising…
In a Tweet on Thursday afternoon Montana Senator Steve Daines responded to the resurfaced accounts of a ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ for kids hosted by Malmstrom Air Force Base during Pride Week in 2021, calling the event “infuriating” and “distracting from the mission at Malmstrom”. The story was originally reported on by The Western Journal…