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Former Montana state senator goes public with accusations against Windy Boy

Former Montana state senator goes public with accusations against Windy Boy

HELEN, Mont. — New calls have been made for Montana State Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy to resign as he faces sexual harassment allegations. Former State Sen. Jen Gross, who represented District 25 in Billings for eight years, posted a Substack story on Friday about her history with Windy Boy. Gross said

Done in the dark: How advocates and attorneys navigate domestic violence in Billings

On the last Sunday in April, well over a hundred people gathered on the Yellowstone County Courthouse lawn to mourn the death of a Billings woman and mother of five. First responders found Shawna Katherine Hart’s body on a rural piece of property in Big Horn County. Authorities ruled

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

Say no to the yes-men | Mary Sheehy Moe

Here we are again — drowning in post-Citizens United swill. Every other TV commercial has this candidate touring a factory, that one standing on a mountaintop in his plaid flannel shirt, yet another firing her gun to display her Second-Amendment bona fides — or put her dog down, maybe. Every

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons: Relatives fight for changes, share stories

Carissa HeavyRunner is never going to stop fighting to change the systems that allow injustice. On Tuesday afternoon on the University of Montana campus, HeavyRunner spoke for an event on Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. HeavyRunner, who is Blackfeet and Navajo, shared a story that no mother should

US court releases purported Epstein suicide note

US court releases purported Epstein suicide note

A US judge on Wednesday released a suicide note purportedly written by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein weeks before his death in a New York jailhouse. Epstein's cellmate has said that he found the letter in a book following a failed suicide attempt by the disgraced financier, several

Feds investigate LA schools for sexual misconduct allegations

Department of Education looks into LAUSD reassigning instructors, but district says teachers are sent home