Government
State Hiring Criminal Defense Investigators for Public Defender's Office
The State of Montana is accepting applications for Criminal Defense Investigator 2 positions with the Office of Public D...
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Judge Throws Out Ellsworth Misconduct Conviction After Jury Saw Sealed Exhibits
A Lewis and Clark County district judge has thrown out the guilty verdict against former Montana Senate President Jason Ellsworth after learning that jurors were exposed to sealed exhibits they never should have seen. Judge Christopher Abbott announced the decision Wednesday, saying he discovered that morning that the sealed materials — related to communications with a potential key witness — had reached the jury during deliberations in the official misconduct case.
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Bankhead and Bodnar Stay in Montana Senate Race Despite Pressure to Clear the Field
Both Democratic candidate Alani Bankhead and independent candidate Seth Bodnar say they're staying in Montana's U.S. Senate race, even as voices insid...
Government
House Passes Stopgap Spending Bill; Senate Expected to Rewrite It Before Oct. 1 Deadline
The U.S. House passed a stopgap spending bill Tuesday that would fund the federal government through the fall, sending it to the Senate just ahead of ...
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Public Safety
Fire Weather Watch in Effect Through Saturday for Much of North-Central Montana
The National Weather Service office in Great Falls has issued a Fire Weather Watch covering a broad swath of north-centr...
Community
'Grand Theft Dino': Sinclair Dinosaur Stolen from Gardiner Gas Station, Found Bolted to Canyon Cliff
Someone pulled off what is arguably the most Montana prank of the summer over the weekend, hauling a nearly 300-pound Si...
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