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Helena, Montana

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Helena Police Department

The Helena Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency for Helena, Montana, receiving federal grants including VAWA funding.

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Commission Approves Police Grants, City Claims on 5-0 Vote

two federal grant acceptances for the Helena Police Department — one tied to Violence Against Women Act funding and another for…

1 source · helena city commission · 06:46

Government

Commission Unanimously Approves Police Grants, City Claims in 5-0 Vote

including acceptance of a Violence Against Women Act grant and a highway traffic safety grant, both for the Helena Police Department, along with routine city…

edition · 06:46

Government

Commission Unanimously Accepts Federal Grants for Helena Police Department

The Helena City Commission voted 5-0 Tuesday to accept two federal grants for the Helena Police Department, along with routine city claims.

1 source · helena city commission · 06:46

Government

Commission Unanimously Approves Federal Safety Grants for Helena Police

The Helena City Commission voted 5-0 Tuesday to accept two federal grants for the Helena Police…

1 source · helena city commission · 06:47

Education

Broadwater Elementary Adds Fencing and Visual Barriers After Armed Man Spotted Nearby

Broadwater Elementary School in Helena has installed cyclone fencing and visual barriers around its campus after school administrators spotted a man armed with a gun outside his home across from the school last Friday.

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Government

Residents Confront Commission Over Potential Repeal of Immigration Resolution Before Special Meeting

Two Helena residents used public comment time at the March 23 City Commission meeting to challenge what they described as a non-transparent push to repeal a citizen-led immigration resolution — one adopted in January with nearly 300 people in the…

1 source · helena city commission · 06:02

Government

Commission Tables Trailhead Parking Ordinance as Carriage Lane Neighbors Describe Nightly Disorder

The Helena City Commission voted unanimously 4-0 to table a proposed ordinance that would have imposed nighttime parking restrictions at city trailheads, after public comment that split sharply between neighborhood residents describing serious…

1 source · helena city commission · 06:02