Christopher Jenkins, 41, has been charged with felony counts of deliberate homicide, assault with a weapon, strangulation of a family member and tampering with evidence for allegedly killing his grandmother on May 8. He was booked in the Cascade County Adult Detention Center on May 8 on a $750,000 bond. He’ll make an initial court appearance on May 11. Officers
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Four Great Falls neighborhood councils meet May 11-14. Neighborhood Council 7 meets May 11 at 7 p.m. in the Gibson Room, upstairs at the Civic Center. Agenda items include a county commission candidate introduction, Neighborhood Watch, committee reports and neighborhood concerns. More information on NC7, including boundaries and contact information, is here. Neighborhood Council 1 meets May 12 at 7
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City Commissioners approved a $156,000 contract during their May 5 meeting for sports court replacements at Charles Russell Park. The contract with United Materials will be funded with park maintenance district funds. The court replacement is among the planned projects for the eighth year of the park maintenance district. The work includes the removal and replacement of about 1,440 square
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The Pacific Steele Dog Park will be temporarily closed beginning May 18 “to protect the health of the turf, ensure public safety, and maintain the long‑term quality of this popular community space,” according to Great Falls Park and Recreation. The dog park is scheduled to reopen June 15. This year’s unusually mild winter led to far more park use is
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The city’s new tax increment financing advisory board voted May 8 to recommend that the City Commission approve bonding against the AgriTech TIF for about $3.2 million to complete infrastructure improvements and reimburse developers for previously installed improvements. It was a second, special meeting on the request, since the three members of the five-member board in attendance couldn’t get enough
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City Commissioners approved a lease for the Montana Veterans Memorial, which is located on city parkland. The 20-year lease with the Montana Veterans Memorial Committee includes an option to renew for another 10 years at the city’s sole discretion. Both the city and committee have the option to terminate the lease with 60 days written notice. The memorial is located
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City Commissioners approved a $187,850 contract to WVH Enterprises during their May 5 meeting for the Kings Bridge deck replacement. The city-owned bridge is on the River’s Edge Trail about 360 feet east of Black Eagle Dam. The project includes removing and replacing about 165 feet of timber bridge decking from the former railroad bridge currently used as a pedestrian
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Charles Jackson, 17, appeared in court on May 5 on charges related to the March 22 downtown shooting and a bond revocation for previous cases. Jackson answered not true to charges of underage drinking and obstructing a peace officer. A not true plea is similar to not guilty in adult court. Jackson was arrested in late March and held in
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The Great Falls Public Schools board was scheduled to vote during their April 27 meeting on an agreement between GFPS, the Cascade County Sheriff’s Office and the Great Falls Police Department. The agreement is for the pilot reserve deputy school resource officer program proposed by Sheriff Jesse Slaughter. During the meeting, the item was pulled from the agenda at the
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The Montana Department of Transportation is developing the Central Montana Transportation Study to guide long-term transportation planning in response to anticipated impacts from planned development and military activities in the region. The study focuses on infrastructure resiliency in the Great Falls and Lewistown areas, as well as MDT routes within nine counties: Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Judith Basin, Lewis and Clark, Pondera,
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