Great Falls Death Update, Bozeman Coronavirus Case, Creepy Porn Lawyer

ECB Staff on February 14, 2020

Here’s another edition of our roundup of some of the top national, state, and local stories from various news outlets curated in an easy access format.

Local
Man found dead in burned mini-van identified (KRTV, Great Falls)

“His body was found inside his mini-van on Tuesday morning.”

State
Montana’s SCOTUS case (KTVH, Helena)

“Today in Bozeman we got the news that our testing for the patient under investigation for novel coronavirus that the testing from CDC came back negative,”

National
Creepy Porn Lawyer Found Guilty (Fox News)

“Ex-CNN darling Michael Avenatti convicted of trying to extort Nike”

Three Great Falls Kids Test Positive For Meth

ECB Staff on January 22, 2020

Here’s another edition of our roundup of some of the top national, state, and local stories from various news outlets curated in an easy access format.

National
CBS hires Priebus as political pundit (The Hill)

“CBS News announced Wednesday that it has hired former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus to serve as a political analyst on the network.”

State
Bozeman coronavirus case (KGVO, Missoula)

“The case pits a trio of Kalispell parents whose children go to Stillwater Christian School against Montana and its constitution – but the decision clearly has national ramifications.”

Local
Three Great Falls kids test positive for meth (K FBB, Great Falls)

“Court documents say Andrea Lopez and Damien McCurdy were accused of using meth around their children.”

Texas Gun Law Allows Hero To Save Lives

ECB Staff on December 30, 2019

Starting today E-City Beat is adding a new feature to the blog – a weekly (at least) roundup of some of the top national, state, and local stories from various news outlets curated in an easy access format.

Happy New Year to all of our readers! We hope you enjoy this new addition to our blog.

National
The White Settlement, Texas church shooting (U.S. News & World Report)

“After the shooting, Texas officials hailed the state’s gun laws, including a measure enacted this year that affirmed the right of licensed handgun holders to carry a weapon in places of worship, unless the facility bans them.

That law was passed in the aftermath of the deadliest mass shooting in Texas history, which was also at a church. In the 2017 massacre at First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, a man who opened fire on a Sunday morning congregation killed more than two dozen people…”

State
Montana winter storm (KTVH, Helena)

“Storm cycle is picking up with mountain snow and a lot of wind moving in for the New Year.”

Local
Great Falls man assaults police officer (KRTV, Great Falls)

“Charged in Great Falls with assault on a peace officer, misdemeanor resisting arrest, and misdemeanor obstructing a peace officer”