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Boy injured on Butte carnival ride in serious condition; family gives thanks for support

The family of the 13-year-old boy injured on a carnival ride Sunday in Butte released a statement through Sheriff Ed Lester on Tuesday saying the boy is in serious condition but stable at an area hospital, and that they appreciate the outpouring of support from the community. The

Boy, 13, injured after falling from carnival ride in Butte

A 13-year-old boy was seriously injured after falling from a carnival ride in Butte on Sunday afternoon, according to Sheriff Ed Lester. The incident occurred at 3:09 p.m. Sunday in a parking lot north of the Butte Civic Center. Butte Fire Rescue and A-1 Ambulance

Vegas man sentenced for part in theft ring that stole $58K in coins, metals from Helena shop

A man who was part of a coin and jewelry heist ring operating out of Las Vegas who helped steal nearly $59,000 worth of items from Wayne Miller Coins in March 2024 was sentenced to 27 months in prison and ordered to pay about a quarter-million dollars in

3 taken into custody, injured in Helena Valley rollover crash following MHP pursuit

A Montana Highway Patrol trooper performed a PIT maneuver on a vehicle in the Helena Valley on Tuesday afternoon to end a pursuit that reached speeds of 120 mph, according to an agency spokesperson and the Lewis and Clark County sheriff. There were three people inside the vehicle during the

Man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting young girl in Helena Valley

A man charged in January with raping a 9-year-old girl in the Helena Valley pleaded guilty to two felony charges Tuesday, including sexual intercourse without consent, admitting a jury would likely find him guilty despite him being too drunk during the alleged incident to remember what happened. Angelo

How the push to get the Anaconda mass shooting court documents unsealed unfolded

Three days after Michael Paul Brown allegedly shot and killed four people inside the Owl Bar in Anaconda, and while he was still on the run, Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Attorney Morgan Smith filed a motion in district court to seal every document and pretrial proceeding in the case. Smith

Helena man sentenced to 45 years in prison for sexually assaulting young girl

A Helena man was sentenced Wednesday to 45 years in the Montana State Prison, with a requirement he not be eligible for parole for at least 25 years, after a jury convicted him last year of sexually abusing a 7-year-old girl. Lewis and Clark County District Court Judge