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Helena Commission sends revised immigration resolution to AG for feedback; no reply yet

After rescinding its January immigration resolution under threats of lawsuit last month, the Helena City Commission sent a new draft of the resolution last week to Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and asked for his feedback within 14 days. According to Helena Assistant City Attorney Matthew Petesch, Helena had yet

Judge partially reverses order in Mineral County sheriff Brady case, sets evidentiary hearing

After years of drawn-out litigation over whether the Mineral County sheriff committed misconduct while working for Lake County, a judge ruled on Monday that everyone needs to get in a room together and spend a day going over all the evidence before he decides whether there was misconduct or

Jury: Killing of Belgrade suspect who wounded officer was justified

Jury: Killing of Belgrade suspect who wounded officer was justified

A nine-member jury determined a Belgrade Police officer’s killing of a suspect during an October 2025 incident was justified. Preceding the fatal shooting, Devin Scheurn, 37, shot Belgrade Police Department Sgt. Jarrod Robinson before fellow officer Mitch Good returned fire, killing Scheurn. The verdict concludes formal legal inquiries

Acting US attorney general defends probes of Trump foes

Acting US attorney general defends probes of Trump foes

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday defended investigations of individuals Donald Trump "has had issues with" and said only the president knows why his predecessor, Pam Bondi, was fired. "We have thousands of ongoing investigations and prosecutions going on in this country right now,"

Helena responds to AG’s sanctuary city cease-and-desist letter

The City of Helena responded to an investigation by Attorney General Austin Knudsen into whether the municipality was breaking state law with an immigration resolution and asked for him to respond if proposed revisions “address your concerns.” The letter, dated April 1, a formal response to the investigation, identifies what

Judge orders California to pay $4.5M in legal fees

(The Center Square) – A federal judge has ordered California to pay $4.52 million in attorneys’ fees to the Thomas More Society, which challenged a state policy related to student gender identity in the case Mirabelli v. Bonta. In a court order, U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of the

Resurrecting Reagan’s 'Big Tent' | David Bedey

This past legislative session, I was proud to support lowering property taxes for over 80% of Montanans, increasing vocational education opportunities for young Montanans, strengthening the financial vitality of our rural hospitals, and delivering a balanced state budget that grew at less than 1%. So after a lifetime of public