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,…
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…
Press Release ——March 27, 2023—For Immediate Release The Great Falls Tradition continues April 14-15 with three big rings and five big performances at the Pacific Steel and Recycling Arena at Montana ExpoPark. This is a chance to see worldwide talents including Aerialists, Daredevils, Dig and Pony Acts, and Clowns (including a local performance by the…
Several news sources have identified the deceased suspect in a mass shooting at a Nashville Christian private school as 28 year old Audrey Elizabeth Hale, a biological female. A manifesto written by Hale has also been discovered. Three children and three adults were shot and killed by Hale on Monday morning. Here are some of…
Our weekly feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources. 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…
Our weekly feature highlighting a few of the latest and most interesting local and national news items from various sources. 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:Facebook 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…
At our Great Falls City Commission regular meeting on February 28 the Commission voted unanimously to put a levy request by the Great Falls Public Library on a June 6 special election ballot for Great Falls voters to decide. During the meeting several citizens raised the issue of a ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ video promoted…
Editors note: in response to recent news and controversy concerning the Great Falls Public Library’s requested mill levy, Molly Beck, Chair of “VoteYes For Our Library”, submitted the following information to E-City Beat. We will be presenting all sides of the library mill issue. The Great Falls Public Library is at a crossroads. The library…
This afternoon E-City Beat received the following message from one of our readers: “Your article about the library drag queen video said the video had been removed but when I clicked on the link it went to the video…” When we published Jeni Dodds article last Friday we confirmed that the video appeared to have…
The Electric article (here) covering the Great Falls Public Library levy whichthe City Commission voted to put on the ballot in June, is far frombalanced and fair and shows an obvious lack of research. I was at that commission meeting and I wish to set the record straightand give my perspective. The Electric quotes are…