Cascade County officials said Oct. 5 that impersonation scams are targeting county residents. The county issued a cybersecurity warning about a rise in impersonation scams that misuse legally posted public information from official government websites. Cybercriminals are scraping public records — including meeting agendas, minutes and contact details — to impersonate elected officials or county staff, according to the county. The
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Updated 11 a.m. Oct. 6 Nathen Colby Thomas, 33, has been charged with a felony count of deliberate homicide and four felony counts of assault with a weapon in the Oct. 2 stabbing incident that left his one-week-old infant dead and four others injured. No one is yet in custody in the unrelated Oct. 2 stabbing after the Great Falls
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Updated at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 3 to update the suspect’s last name from his middle name Law enforcement responded to two, unrelated, stabbing incidents overnight in Great Falls. A Great Falls Public Schools student was stabbed across the street from Great Falls High following their homecoming football game, according to GFPS. School resource officers were on campus and other law
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Brayden Sangrey, 20, was sentenced in federal court on Sept. 28 to five years and four months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Sangrey pleaded guilty in May to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. In April 2025, Sangrey was arrested in a Great
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Updated at 3:30 p.m. with additional information from DCI Updated at 4 p.m. with additional information on the suspect’s criminal history The Great Falls Police Department received a mutual aid request on Sept. 24 from Blaine County Interim Sheriff Chris Adair after his office conducted a welfare check that resulted in a felony arrest warrant for a male and a
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The Great Falls Public Schools officials and school board approved changes to its policy pertaining to sex offenders during its Sept. 21 meeting. The board regularly reviews board policies, often based on recommendations from the Montana School Board Association. During its Sept. 8 meeting, the board did an initial review of changes that were suggested by the state association and
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The U.S. National Weather Service in Great Falls is forecasting showers, thunderstorms and strong winds with gusts up to 60 miles per hour Friday and Saturday in Central and Northcentral Montana. NWS is predicting worst-case scenario winds of up to 60 miles per hour in Great Falls, with a 10 percent chance of stronger gusts. According to NWS, showers and
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Tiffany Bourdeau was sentenced in district court on Sept. 17 on a felony count of aggravated animal cruelty. She was charged in August 2025 after a complaint led the Cascade County Sheriff’s Office to seize 37 dogs and other animals from her residence in Sun Prairie, according to court documents. Judge John Parker sentenced her to a six-year deferred prison
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Facing a critical staffing shortage, the Cascade County Sheriff’s Office is reducing the number of people housed in the Adult Detention Center. Sheriff Jesse Slaughter said that as of Sept. 17, the jail has 51 personnel, which is below the manning level required for normal jail operations. Full staffing is 90, he said. The jail hasn’t been fully staffed for
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Ryan Nguyen formally entered a guilty plea during a Sept. 16 hearing before Judge John Parker. Nguyen appeared by Zoom for the hearing but must appear in person for sentencing, which Parker said may not be scheduled until after Jan. 1. Nguyen signed a plea agreement with the Cascade County Attorney’s Office over the summer in the July 2025 shooting
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