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Montana's Irish heritage celebrated at state Capitol St. Patrick's Day event

The Montana State Capitol played host to St. Patrick's Day festivities on Tuesday, as people gathered outside and in the Rotunda for Irish songs and dancing. The event started with annual raising of the Irish Tri-Color flag by Gov. Greg Gianforte. The Thomas Francis Meagher statue was

Student charged after alleged in-school assault on East Helena teacher

An East Helena teacher was assaulted by a student on Thursday inside a classroom, according to an email sent to parents by Superintendent Dan Rispens and video circulating online. The letter informed parents of the altercation and that Rispens would be working with the high school's administrators and

Montana Supreme Court orders new trial for Helena man convicted of attempted homicide

A Helena man serving a 100-year sentence is getting a new trial after the Montana Supreme Court ruled the lower district court erred when handling witness testimony in his 2023 attempted homicide trial. Jory Jerae Songer, who was 22 at the time he was charged in August 2022, was

Helena voters passed $283 million in public school funding. So what's next?

As early as the fall of 2028, Helena students could reap the benefits of voter-approved school funding: new buildings and lunch from a new district kitchen. "We're not going to let this go to waste," Robert Worthy, who leads the school district's food

Helena businesses: Campaign treasurer charged with fraud stole thousands in venue deposits

A Democratic campaign treasurer charged with federal wire fraud in connection with her political advising business was also allegedly defrauding local Helena organizations, the Independent Record has learned. Abbey Lee Cook allegedly stole thousands of dollars from local bands, businesses, individuals and the East Helena Public Schools district by collecting

Four Montana men hit with 33 charges after alleged trophy bull elk and deer poaching

Four Montana men face 33 criminal charges for a series of poaching incidents across the state, according to court documents filed last month in Lewis and Clark County District Court. Authorities allege that some or all of the group was involved in illegally harvesting six bull elk, three mule deer,

Helena couple accused of elder exploitation; wife faces more charges involving minor

A Helena couple was charged with felony elder exploitation after authorities said incidents occurred in 2021 that involved the father of one of the accused who was in his 70s and had Alzheimer's. Charging documents were filed Dec. 16 in Lewis and Clark County District Court against Nicholas