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Montana High School Rodeo Association standings — April 24

Contestants are competing in different parts of the state attempting to qualify for the state high school rodeo in June. read more

Arson triple homicide: Crown rests its case in Stinson trial

Cst. Belanger once again, before breaking for an extended period to discuss legal matters after the Crown closed ... read more

MT high school seniors left in the lurch by FAFSA delays

School counselors are calling the FAFSA rollout a "disaster." Thousands of families in Montana are basing their college decisions on financial aid eligibility. read more

Two key witnesses testify at murder trial of Liam Stinson in Sudbury

A witness at the trial of Liam Stinson, 27, has testified that he lit the fatal fire at a Sudbury townhouse on April 11, 2021 at the direction of the accused. Three people died and another was ... read more

Crown finishes its case in Sudbury triple murder trial

The Crown, meanwhile, has called its last witness and closed its case against Liam Stinson, who is facing three counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of Jamie-Lynn Rose, Guy (Popcorn) Henri and ... read more

Electronic messages entered into evidence at murder trial in Sudbury

The Bruce Avenue townhouse they were living in was firebombed before dawn on April 11, 2021. A fourth man, David Cheff, survived by jumping out a second storey window. There has already been testimony ... read more

Empanadas Are the Star of This San Jose Cafe's Vast Mexican American Menu

Cheff Che Cafe & Bar is one of those restaurants that seems to have a hundred miscellaneous dishes on the menu. It slings classic American brunch fare, homestyle Mexican breakfast and amalgamations of ... read more

Text messages before fatal Sudbury arson show accused knew victims were home

The Crown rested its case Thursday in the trial of Liam Stinson, who is charged with three counts of first-degree murder in connection with an arson in 2021 in Sudbury. read more

Missoulian week in review: Local news recap for April 6-12

The annual Skiesta party at Lost Trail Powder Mountain took place on Saturday, April 6, for the ski area's final weekend of the 2023-'24 season. The theme this year was "hippies and cowboys" and ... read more

Sudbury man says he firebombed house in exchange for drugs

The man who threw a lit Molotov cocktail into the kitchen of a Sudbury townhouse producing a fire that killed three of the four residents sleeping there testified he did so at the request of Liam ... read more

Gene Douglas McCommon

They settled in the Belgrade, MT in 1997. He relocated to Townsend, MT in 2023. He worked for T&S Cheff Logging Co for about 10 years as a sawyer. He then transitioned to a small wholesale lumber ... read more

Legal issue continues to dog Sudbury murder trial

The behind-the-scenes legal issue that stopped the judge-and-jury trial of accused killer Liam Stinson on Monday continued to dog the case on Tuesday. As a result, the jury was instructed to return to ... read more