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State DOJ charges Sen. Ellsworth with criminal misconduct, seeks suspension from office

Montana Sen. Jason Ellsworth, a Hamilton Republican, was charged on Thursday by the state justice department after attempting to circumvent the proper contract procedure to arrange a $171,000 business deal for a longtime friend and business associate. The attorney general’s office charged the former Senate president with official

Hear from Bozeman's candidates for City Commission

The candidates running for the two empty City Commission seats are Trevor Nameniuk, Roger Blank, Emma Bode, Emily Talago, Eli Anselmi and Alison Sweeney. Read on to hear their responses to the Exponent’s 2025 candidate questionnaire. Candidates were given three weeks to respond to the questionnaire and were given

Jury finds youth hockey coach guilty in Butte, Flathead County sexual assault trial

Jurors deliberated about three hours Friday before finding a youth hockey coach guilty of sexually assaulting three young boys in Butte and Flathead County. Jami Leslie James was found guilty on all six charges of sexual intercourse without consent and faces up to 100 years in prison on each count.

Defense lawyer: Montana Border Patrol made 'irresponsible' gang allegations

Last month, the U.S. Border Patrol in Havre labeled three men who entered the country illegally as Tren De Aragua gang members on Facebook and posted their mugshots to the public. But the attorney for one of the men told Lee Montana there was no proof of any gang

Ethics panel on Ellsworth's contract investigating potential criminal violation

A legislative ethics committee is investigating the idea that a Hamilton senator's state-funded business contract may have violated criminal statute, according to a letter adopted at the second of two committee meetings Monday. The Montana Senate voted last week to convene an ethics committee after news of

Hear from the 2024 candidates for MT Attorney General

Hear from the 2024 candidates for MT Attorney General

The candidates running for MT Attorney General are Austin Knudsen (R) & Ben Alke (D). Read on to hear their responses to the Exponent’s 2024 candidate questionnaire. Candidates were given three weeks to respond to the questionnaire and were given word counts for each response. Not all of the