Construction is underway on the new location for Toby’s House Crisis Nursery. The new facility, located at 205 7th Ave. S., is expected to open this summer and Toby’s House is soliciting donors toward completing the project in the Building Permanent Hope campaign. Leesha Ford, Toby’s House director, said this week that Guy Tabacco is part of the campaign in
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Judge John Kutzman has denied a motion to dismiss charges charges against Jeremiah Gideon, who is accused of running over a credit union employee with a vehicle in 2024. Kutzman issued the order on March 11, finding that the state did not violate a 90-day deadline related to fitness, as delays at the Montana State Hospital have brought some criminal
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Ethanel Pherigo appeared in court March 9 for a status hearing. Last summer, he signed an agreement to plead guilty to robbery for his role in the Sept. 8, 2024 assault on a man in the alley behind City Bar at 709 Central Ave. In exchange for the state dropping the aggravated assault charge, the case moved to sentencing and
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James Dennis, 37, appeared in district court on March for a pre-trial status hearing. He’s facing 30 counts related to a June 4, 2025 car theft, police pursuit and crash and has been held in the Cascade County Adult Detention Center since. Preston Rammell, a Cascade County deputy attorney, told Judge Elizabeth Best that they were in plea negotiations with
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The Great Falls Animal Shelter is offering free engraved pet name tags March 11–14 to encourage pet identification following recent high winds in the community. Wind events, another of which is predicted tonight through Thursday, can increase the likelihood of pets becoming separated from their families due to damaged fencing, open gates, or frightened animals leaving yards or homes. Identification
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Updated 6:15 p.m. March 9 Great Falls Public Schools has a plan for Lincoln Elementary School students after the March 8 wind event caused significant damage to the school’s roof. The wind caused significant damage to the building’s structure and it cannot be used at this time. Lincoln Elementary roof damaged by wind, school will not be held there Monday
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Updated March 9 The Lincoln Elementary School has suffered significant damage due to wind on March 8. Lance Boyd, Great Falls Public Schools assistant superintendent, said that school will not be held at Lincoln on March 9-10. A portion of the roof blew off the school around noon March 8. The district has instituted an emergency closure of Lincoln March
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Anjol Tajuan Lewis was sentenced to a 15-year Montana Department of Corrections commitment with all time suspended by Judge John Kutzman on March 6. Lewis entered a guilty plea on a felony count of assault with a weapon causing bodily injury in October in connection with the Nov. 6, 2022 shooting at The Do Bar. Lewis was 21 and an
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Calumet is conducting planned maintenance activities throughout the facility, including routine alarm testing, scheduled equipment upgrades and asset inspections supported by specialized contractors. These inspections are a key part of Calumet’s ongoing efforts to proactively maintain equipment integrity and support safe, reliable, and environmentally responsible operations, according to company release. During this period, neighbors may observe increased flaring and elevated
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Jeremiah Gideon appeared in district court on March 5 for an update on his 2024 attempted deliberate homicide case. He was scheduled to go to trial on March 9, but that has been continued as the prosecution and defense await an order from Judge John Kutzman on issues of fitness and speedy trial. Gideon has been held in the Cascade
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