Category: News Roundup

Our weekly feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources.

Great Falls officials suspect arson in house fire, from KRTV:
https://www.krtv.com/news/crime-and-courts/gffr-house-fire-in-great-falls-was-intentionally-set

Tim Sheehy enters Montana Senate race, from the Washington Post:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/27/tim-sheehy-montana-senate-tester/

Homeless Man Murdered, from the Flathead Beacon:
https://flatheadbeacon.com/2023/06/27/kalispell-teen-charged-in-homeless-mans-murder-as-nonprofit-leaders-urge-compassion/

Our weekly feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources.

“I would say that election day ran smoothly with some minor office adjustments that could be taken under advisement,” Election Monitor Lynn DeRoche said in her final review submitted to District Court. – From the Great Falls Tribune:
greatfallstribune.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/06/09/montana-great-falls-public-library-mill-levy-election-report/70307958007/?fbclid=IwAR2Kt2VHhk7DIEc_YORoBl5ieqzB1wTnKZWKK3sBuKfNHZFyVJGUzoGHyQ8

Assault on Great Falls police officers jumps 133% since 2018, from ABC MontanaRightNow:
https://www.montanarightnow.com/great-falls/assault-on-great-falls-police-officers-jumps-133-since-2018/article_a3c2e608-095c-11ee-ae67-23aef1296769.html

Local gun shop raided by feds, from KMON:
https://560kmon.com/great-falls-gun-shop-owner-feels-he-was-raped-by-the-federal-government/

Our weekly feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources.

Sheriff’s Office identifies murder victim in Great Falls, from KRTV:
https://www.krtv.com/news/crime-and-courts/great-falls-homicide-victim-has-been-identified

Gianforte signs Drag Queen story hour for kids ban, from the Cleveland Plain Dealer:
https://www.cleveland.com/nation/2023/05/new-montana-law-makes-it-illegal-for-people-in-drag-to-read-to-children-first-law-of-its-kind-in-us.html

Great Falls school district certifies election results, from The Electric:
GFPS certifies election results, expresses concern with the process | The Electric (theelectricgf.com)

Man drowns at Sluice Boxes, from ABC Fox Local:
https://www.montanarightnow.com/great-falls/one-dead-one-still-missing-in-sluice-boxes-state-park/article_868e593c-f8ef-11ed-a916-f3f16b93d419.html

Our weekly feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources.

Livingston District Court Judge Brenda Gilbert appoints monitor for Great Falls library levy election, from The Electric:
Court appoints monitor for June 6 library levy election | The Electric (theelectricgf.com)

Great Falls drug dealer gets 5 years 8 months for intent to distribute meth, from ABC Fox Local:
https://www.montanarightnow.com/great-falls/great-falls-meth-trafficker-sentenced-to-more-than-five-years-in-prison/article_450b68aa-f4ea-11ed-89d3-b7bb3f8f03f9.html

Smoky Montana air from Canada, from MTPR:
https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2023-05-17/smoke-from-canada-wildfires-reaches-north-central-montana

Governor Gianforte bans TikTok, from 560 KMON:
https://560kmon.com/ixp/119/p/montana-inks-tiktok-ban/?fbclid=IwAR21DVAymHs9_Zc08Jo3xdqMnl2jJmQxJ_doDPbK35XRa1_boa1LB7hn80s

Our weekly feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources.

Former Democrat county commissioner, Jane Weber, and brother of former Democrat Clerk & Recorder Rina Fontana Moore, Pete Fontana, form committee to demand resignation of GOP Clerk & Recorder Sandra Merchant, from KRTV:
‘Election Protection Committee’ is concerned about Cascade County elections (krtv.com)

Montana passes TikTok ban, from BBC world news:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65281881

Governor Gianforte sends SB 99, gender dysphoria bill, back to lawmakers for amendments, from ABC Fox Montana:
Gov. Gianforte sends bill banning certain medical and surgical treatments for minors back to legislature | ABC Fox Montana Helena | montanarightnow.com

Our weekly feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources.

Montana Senate approves SB 566 – Top Two Primary bill, from the Flathead Beacon:
Senate Passes Bill Creating Top-two Primary in Tester’s 2024 U.S. Senate Race – Flathead Beacon

Children’s Museum looks to move to Black Eagle, from KRTV:
Forum addresses potential move of Children’s Museum to Black Eagle (krtv.com)

Controversy and rumors continue to swirl around Cascade County Elections office, from The Electric:
Locals raise concern about private citizens working in county elections office | The Electric (theelectricgf.com)

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Rumors of cancelled Cascade County and Great Falls elections debunked by County Attorney, from KMON:
Cascade County Attorney Sets The Record Straight On Upcoming….. (560kmon.com)

Great Falls’ recent violent crime spike, from the ABC FOX Montana:
https://www.montanarightnow.com/great-falls/gfpd-talks-about-recent-shootings-in-great-falls/article_2e4fb81a-c8f2-11ed-a7ee-3f4f66bf721d.html

Montana tax breaks for entertainment industry, from MTPR:
https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2023-03-21/montana-lawmakers-consider-boosting-tax-breaks-for-film-production

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Senior Police Officer Tanner Lee, who was shot in the chest and arm by a fleeing suspect, is recovering from his wounds, from GFPD Facebook:
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Gianforte signs GOP tax cut/rebate, from the Bozeman Chronicle:
https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/mtleg/gianforte-signs-1-billion-republican-tax-rebate-tax-cut-package-into-law/article_1a786ebe-c1e9-11ed-8683-cbc703ebd330.html

Montana legislature back in session, from MTPR:
https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2023-03-09/montanas-2023-legislative-session-resumes-thursday

Teen arsonists sentenced in Great Falls, from ABC FOX News NonStopLocal:
https://www.montanarightnow.com/great-falls/teens-sentenced-for-2021-gibson-flats-fire-in-great-falls/article_f3f01ca2-2fac-11ed-9bfc-8b43aff9d2df.html

Our weekly feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources.

Montana Highway Patrol trooper is in the hospital after being hit by a vehicle in a high-speed chase, from NBC Montana:
https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/mhp-trooper-in-stable-condition-after-being-struck-in-pursuit-suspect-in-custody#

GFPD seeking information on fight in downtown Great Falls, from GFPD:
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Attempt to do away with Columbus Day fails in the Montana state Senate, from MTPR:
https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2023-02-17/bill-to-replace-columbus-day-with-indigenous-peoples-day-fails-in-the-senate

Great Falls Library mill levy proposed for voters to decide, from ABC FOX Local:
https://www.montanarightnow.com/great-falls/great-falls-public-library-proposes-mill-levy-to-go-on-june-6th-special-election-ballot/article_08799caa-aedf-11ed-b5ef-47eb5a33afe2.html