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Antlers, beard oil, jams, oh my!: Made in Montana Trade Show back in Helena for 28th year

Could we interest you in jewelry? What about champagne mustards, alpaca knitwear or scented pet-calming collars? The Made in Montana Trade Show, an annual opportunity for Treasure State businesses to network and book their products in storefronts, returned to Helena for its 28th year this week. This year, 116

Montana AG: Helena must change federal immigration enforcement resolution or face lawsuit

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is demanding the city of Helena make changes to an immigration resolution city commissioners adopted in January within 15 days, saying it violates a 2021 law that forbids sanctuary cities in Montana, or he will sue, according to a letter he sent to Helena officials

Montana AG: Helena must change federal immigration enforcement resolution or face lawsuit

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is demanding the city of Helena make changes to an immigration resolution city commissioners adopted in January within 15 days, saying it violates a 2021 law that forbids sanctuary cities in Montana, or he will sue, according to a letter he sent to Helena officials

Filing opens for Lewis and Clark County sheriff, Commission and other local races

Two candidates are gunning for Lewis and Clark County sheriff and three are competing for a County Commission seat, according to Tuesday afternoon filings with the county elections office. Also on the June 2026 ticket are the county’s superintendent of schools, treasurer/clerk and recorder, justice of the peace

Updated: Gianforte, Knudsen launch probe into legality of Helena's immigration resolution

Just two weeks after the Helena City Commission declared in a resolution it wanted to keep local police out of participating in immigration enforcement, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced Wednesday he had opened an investigation into whether the measure violates a law banning sanctuary cities signed by the governor

National immigration through a Helena lens: Here are 5 government stories worth revisiting

Local outcry about Helena’s role in immigration enforcement began in July when Christopher Martinez, a Helena resident and undocumented immigrant, was detained after a Helena police traffic stop. It’s coincidental that the Helena City Commission’s resolution against HPD working in immigration came to a head just as

National immigration through a Helena lens: Here are 5 government stories worth revisiting

Local outcry about Helena’s role in immigration enforcement began in July when Christopher Martinez, a Helena resident and undocumented immigrant, was detained after a Helena police traffic stop. It’s coincidental that the Helena City Commission’s resolution against HPD working in immigration came to a head just as