Local agencies have been working for two years to rebuild a local crisis intervention system. That effort is moving forward as abatement work is set to begin within the next few weeks on the second floor of the Indian Family Health Clinic at 1220 Central Ave. for a crisis center. The idea is to create an open space with recliners,
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James Dennis, 37, was sentenced in district court to 50 years, with 20 suspended, on seven felony charges related to a June 4, 2025 car theft, police pursuit and crash. Judge Elizabeth Best sentenced Dennis during an Oct. 19 hearing. In August, he pleaded guilty to seven counts after signing a plea agreement, in which he pleaded guilty to felony counts
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Lloyde Ogden, Jr., a former Cascade County detention officer, was convicted on three counts after a seven-day jury trial before Judge John Parker. At 10:08 p.m. Oct. 6, the court clerk read the jury’s verdict, which found him guilty of three counts related to a June 2025 incident and not guilty on three other charges, including two related to an
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Jeremiah Gideon has signed a plea agreement in his 2024 attempted deliberate homicide case that left a Montana Credit Union employee seriously injured. Gideon is entering a nolo contendere plea, in which a defendant does not admit or deny guilt but accepts the court’s punishment. In the agreement, the Cascade County Attorney’s Office recommends that Gideon be committed to the
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Updated at 1:40 p.m. with information from Jenkins’ initial court appearance 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
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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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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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Terry Graeter was sentenced March 4 in district court on an arson case. Under a plea agreement, Graeter entered a guilty plea in January to felony arson for an August 2025 fire at Ace Hardware store at 215 N.W. Bypass. The agreement included sentencing recommendations that the prosecution and court were not bound by since Graeter did not comply with
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Toby’s House is holding a groundbreaking ceremony for their new facility at 205 7th Ave. S. The ceremony at 1 p.m. Jan. 28 marks a yearslong effort to get the crisis nursery into a dedicated facility and move from its current converted duplex at the corner of 5th Street and 5th Avenue North. Toby’s House has been bursting at the
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