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Christine Compton

Helena High celebrates Japanese sister school with visit from Kumamoto principal

Six years after a partnership between Helena High School and a Japanese high school was born, a Kumamoto principal visited the Queen City on Friday to officially sign a document fortifying the sister-school program between the schools and take in American education. Masataka Watanabe is the principal of Senshu

November's Helena-area ballot takes shape after seven contested legislative primary races

November's ballots are taking shape in seven contested Helena-area legislative races after Tuesday's primary election. According to preliminary election results as of noon Wednesday from the Montana secretary of state's office, a highly targeted Republican state representative will be on November's

Montana Army National Guard battalion swaps tanks for agile trucks in historic shift

The oldest Montana Army National Guard battalion bid its war-seasoned tanks goodbye Wednesday as it shifts toward newer, more agile equipment for modern combat. The unit, once formally titled the 1-163rd Cavalry Regiment and newly renamed the 1-163rd Infantry Battalion, had seen trench warfare in France, jungle

‘Her voice is strong’: Helena veteran, Presidential Citizens Medal recipient dies at 79

There’s a statue of three uniformed women and a wounded man in Washington, D.C. One nurse cradles the wounded soldier, a hand clasped over his injury and a solemn look on her face. Another looks to the sky, one palm on the first nurse’s arm as she

Helena Democratic legislators urge City Commission to pass revised immigration resolution

Eight Helena Democratic state legislators urged the City Commission in a Wednesday letter to pass a revised immigration resolution, saying doing so is a matter of self-governance. “If passed, it would provide the clear and legal guidance for local coordination with Immigration and Customs Enforcement that many Americans from

Helena-Lewis and Clark County 911 dispatch center running low on funds, could need levy

Helena and Lewis and Clark County’s 911 dispatch center is struggling to pay its 14 call-taking employees, staff said Tuesday — and it could soon need to hire more dispatchers to keep up with growing demand. Staff funds are paid by a 2020 county public safety mill levy that

'It's a girl': HPD gifts first officer Stork Award in 18 years after policeman delivers baby

It wasn’t Helena police officer John Strandberg’s first time catching a baby, but it was by far the least expected time. Strandberg, 32, was only two blocks away when the 911 call came in on an August evening. “I’ve got a girl screaming on the phone,” dispatch