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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

Timeline: How a no-bid contract effort ensnared Sen. Ellsworth in political scandal

In the final days of 2024, Sen. Jason Ellsworth, a Hamilton Republican, was in the final stretch of his term as president of the Montana Senate when he emailed staff to approve a contract he had quietly arranged with Agile Analytics, a new company formed by his longtime friend and

Here's a breakdown of the four lawsuits recently filed against AG Austin Knudsen's office

Over the last few months, a steady stream of lawsuits has been filed against the Montana Attorney General by groups trying to get constitutional amendments before voters on 2026 ballots. Clearing the hurdle of the attorney general and secretary of state signing off on these proposals is historically what often

A history of psychotic delusions preceded Anaconda shootings linked to Michael Brown

First came the delusions. The killings, the manhunt, the capture and homicide charges followed. Michael Paul Brown insisted he was John Wick, the movie hitman. He maintained he was married to movie star Sandra Bullock. He said he could time travel. He believed drinking and drugging diminished his wizard powers.

A history of psychotic delusions preceded Anaconda shootings linked to Michael Brown

First came the delusions. The killings, the manhunt, the capture and homicide charges followed. Michael Paul Brown insisted he was John Wick, the movie hitman. He maintained he was married to movie star Sandra Bullock. He said he could time travel. He believed drinking and drugging diminished his wizard powers.

How a bipartisan coalition dominated the Montana Senate and fractured the Republican Party

Temperatures were well below freezing in Helena in the early morning hours of Jan. 7, the second day of the 2025 Montana legislative session. But the feeling inside the Senate president’s office was "colder in that room than it was outside" as Republican and Democratic Senate leadership