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Law enforcement investigates bomb threat at East Valley Middle School; no danger found
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (191+ words) The Independent Record Javascript is required to use this website. The two-week ceasefire in Iran is already in question, with Iran accusing the United States and Israel of violating the terms of the deal. Law enforcement, including a Montana Highway…...
Feds attribute 2024 fatal helicopter crash in Anaconda to mechanical failure, low altitude
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (205+ words) Mechanical failure and a low-altitude flight combined to limit the options of the 28-year-old pilot who died nearly two years ago when the engine seized in the helicopter he was flying and it crashed in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County. Duncan Adams…...
Honduran man charged after allegedly swinging knife at man in Helena Dairy Queen parking lot
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (189+ words) The Independent Record Javascript is required to use this website. What State Crime Rates Mean A Honduran man was charged with felony assault with a weapon in Lewis and Clark County Justice Court Friday after allegedly swinging a knife at…...
Negligent vehicular assault, fraud, minor in possession: Helena police incidents from April 2
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (15+ words) The Independent Record...
Helena Police Department promotes Jayson Zander to assistant chief, Cory Bailey retires
1+ week, 1+ day ago (191+ words) The Independent Record Javascript is required to use this website. A cow moose is hazed off the campus of Capital High School on April 19 by Helena police officers and an urban wildlife control officer. Helena Police Capt. Jayson Zander was…...
East Helena man charged with vehicular homicide DUI after crash; motorcyclist victim ID'd
2+ week, 6+ day ago (395+ words) The Independent Record Javascript is required to use this website. The week in news for Helena for the week of March 16. An East Helena man was charged Friday with one count of vehicular homicide while under the influence after allegedly…...
Trial begins for Helena man charged with sex crime
3+ week, 1+ day ago (179+ words) The Independent Record Javascript is required to use this website. What State Crime Rates Mean A trial began Wednesday for a Helena man who was charged with a sexual felony in March 2025. Gary Carl Swenson grins in Lewis and Clark…...
Helena man sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for dealing fentanyl, meth
3+ week, 6+ day ago (162+ words) The Independent Record Javascript is required to use this website. The week in news for Helena for the week of March 9. A Helena man was sentenced this week to more than 11 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty in…...
Sidewalks and Sunhaven speeding: Three updates from Helena local government
1+ mon, 8+ hour ago (211+ words) Helena city commissioners saw a series of updates on Queen City happenings at their March 4 administrative meeting, where they regularly discuss works-in-progress. These are the Montana counties that lost, and gained, the most people in the last decade. Helena staff…...
Bloodhound Patrol North Dakota Beau
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (134+ words) The Independent Record Javascript is required to use this website. The Latest: House joins Senate in rejecting war powers resolution to halt US attacks on Iran Daines withdraws from Senate race, sparking last-minute shift in key Montana election Montana Sen....