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Helena man receives partially deferred, suspended sentence in animal cruelty case

A Helena man received a partially deferred and suspended sentence Thursday on misdemeanor and felony cruelty to animals charges he pleaded guilty to after leaving multiple pets in a hot camper last September. Kenneth Joseph Adam was sentenced by Lewis and Clark County District Court Judge Kathy Seeley and received

Helena man sentenced to 100 years in prison for involvement in 2022 shooting after retrial

A Helena man was sentenced to 100 years in the Montana State Prison this week after being convicted of felony attempted deliberate homicide and other felonies in Lewis and Clark County District Court. Jory Jerae Songer was found guilty by a jury for a second time on all four of

Montana Guard soldiers participate in drone experiment, train for future warfare

Montana Army National Guard members flew drones both physically and virtually this week in a training exercise at the Limestone Hills Training Area west of Townsend. The event fell under the fiscal year 2026 Rapid Operational Innovation Detachment (ROID) experimentation campaign, part of an effort to prepare soldiers for drone

Opening statements made in Helena woman's trial on sexual abuse, tampering charges

Opening statements began Tuesday in the trial of a Helena woman charged in Lewis and Clark County with multiple felony counts, including sexual abuse of children. Wisper Percival was charged in February 2024 with five felony counts of sexual abuse of children, felony custodial interference, three felony counts of tampering

Honduran man charged after allegedly swinging knife at man in Helena Dairy Queen parking lot

Honduran man charged after allegedly swinging knife at man in Helena Dairy Queen parking lot

A Honduran man was charged with felony assault with a weapon in Lewis and Clark County Justice Court Friday after allegedly swinging a knife at a man in a Dairy Queen parking lot. Jorge Samuel Lopez Bardales, 27, was arrested after Helena police responded to the Dairy Queen at 1700

'People can call you a poacher': Wisconsin man loses Montana hunting privileges for a decade

A Wisconsin man was sentenced Wednesday in Lewis and Clark County District Court for his involvement in the illegal transport and hunting of various animals in multiple counties across Montana. Dylan Charles Boyer lost his hunting, fishing and trapping privileges for 10 years. He was also trespassed from the Marias

Trial begins for Helena man charged with sex crime

A trial began Wednesday for a Helena man who was charged with a sexual felony in March 2025. Gary Carl Swenson's trial was set to begin Tuesday, but was delayed because jury selection took all day. Lewis and Clark County District Court Judge Christopher Abbott heard opening arguments