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Billings woman admits to deadly carjacking

BILLINGS, Mont. – A Billings woman has pleaded guilty to her role in a carjacking that resulted in a death, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Montana. Shyanna Jo Whitewolf, 21, admitted to one count of carjacking resulting in death. She could

Senegal parliament doubles penalty for same-sex relations

Senegal parliament doubles penalty for same-sex relations

Senegal's parliament on Wednesday passed legislation doubling the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison amid a crackdown on the country's gay community. The text, which must now be signed into law by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye,

‘Montana Plan’ to prohibit corporate spending in politics green lit for signature gathering

A plan to prohibit corporations from spending money on political candidates or ballot issues, aptly named “The Montana Plan,” is moving forward with the signature-gathering process, though in a different form than initially proposed. The Transparent Election Initiative originally put forward a ballot issue to make a change to

Panel: U.S. adversaries weaponize immigration to 'undermine American sovereignty'

(The Center Square) - Following a U.S. Senate hearing this week on birthright citizenship, U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt R-Mo and Peter Schweizer, president of the Government Accountability Institute, joined a Heritage Foundation webinar panel Wednesday to discuss immigration issues. “Things are different in part because of what foreign

Police blotter: Driver arrested for burglary and assault

Out on patrol An officer was out on patrol at around 1 a.m. on Sunday when he noticed a suspicious truck leaving Sentry Storage, 1110 Hayes Ave. Located just off Continental Drive, the officer noticed one of the units was partially opened. The officer decided to pursue the suspicious

Montana Attorney General issues cease and desist over Helena immigration resolution

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has found a resolution the Helena City Commission passed last month in response to aggressive federal immigration enforcement around the nation “appears to be a blatant violation” of a statewide ban on sanctuary cities and demanded the city change its policy. In a cease-and-

Montana-based challenge to Trump climate policies heads to appeals court

As they bring their latest Montana climate case before a federal appeals court, environmental attorneys are hoping to pull their challenge to federal climate policies out from the shadow cast by their failed attempt a decade earlier. Our Children’s Trust is one of the groups representing Livingston resident Eva