Public Safety
Ten-Nation Military Exercise Wraps Up at Fort Harrison
A multinational military exercise involving more than 350 soldiers from 10 countries concluded at Fort Harrison this wee...
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Government
Judge Keeps Ellsworth Misconduct Case on Track for Trial, Lifts Senate Suspension
A state judge in Helena denied former Montana Senate President Jason Ellsworth's request to dismiss an official misconduct charge this week, keeping the case on course for trial next month — though the same ruling lifted the suspension that had barred Ellsworth, a Hamilton Republican, from participating in Senate business.
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Montana's American Indian Legislative Caucus Could Hit Record Size After November Elections
If results go the right way in November, the Montana Legislature's American Indian Caucus could be larger than it has ever been — and Helena, as the s...
Government
Key Federal Surveillance Authority Lapses as Congress Misses Reauthorization Deadline
For the first time in nearly two decades, Congress has let a major federal surveillance authority expire without reauthorization, leaving open questio...
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Community
Anaconda Loses Its Newspaper After 55 Years — A Warning Helena Residents Should Read
The Anaconda Leader published its final edition last week, ending 55 years of twice-weekly local news coverage in a copp...
Community
SIX: Teen Edition Brings Tudor Queens to a Helena Stage
The global stage musical SIX — retold through the voices of Henry VIII's six wives as pop icons — is coming to Helena in...
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