Terry Graeter appeared in district court on Feb. 18 for an update in his arson case. Under a plea agreement, Graeter entered a guilty plea in January to felony arson for an August 2025 fire at Ace ...

James Ogden was sentenced Feb. 18 in district court on charges of obstructing justice and peace officers. On the felony count of obstructing justice, Judge David Grubich sentenced him to a five year ...

Lionel McKnire was sentenced Feb. 18 in district court to a five year commitment to the Montana Department of Corrections, with all time suspended, for a July 3 incident. Judge David Grubich also ...

The Little Shell Tribe of the Chippewa Indians submitted an application to the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs for a fee-to-trust transfer of about 136-acres for their proposed entertainment complex ...

The city solicited applications for a county representative to the tax increment financing advisory committee for a four-year term through Dec. 31, 2029. The opening was posted for a week, opening on ...

The Great Falls Public Schools board budget committee voted during their Feb. 17 meeting to recommend that the district forgo a levy this year. The district is hosting a budget town hall on March 5 ...

Happy Valentine's Day weekend, Great Falls. Here's this week's reading list. Associated Press: Copyright chaos has been disrupting the figure skating at the Milan Cortina Olympics The New York Times: ...

The consultants hired by the city to conduct a comprehensive fee study, cost allocation plan and operational efficiency review of Great Falls Park and Recreation reviewed their findings so far during ...

Updated Feb. 19 with additional filings Filing for county offices opened Feb. 17 and runs through March 4. Multiple county positions are on the 2026 ballot, including a commission seat, sheriff, ...

Neighborhood Council 5 meets at 7 p.m. Feb. 16 in the Great Falls Clinic Specialty Center conference room, 3000 15th Ave. S. Agenda items include a presentation from NeighborWorks Great Falls about ...

A jury found Dalton Feeler not guilty of deliberate homicide, or mitigated deliberate homicide, on Feb. 11 after a three-day trial before Judge Elizabeth Best. When the verdict was read in district ...