Election Results
49.85% of Carbon County voters weighed in on the candidates and issues in yesterday’s election. I saw two poll watchers and both said the process went well and they had no concerns. The results of Montana’s primary are as follows: President of the United States
Carbon County EMS Thanks Community For Overwhelming Support
By Denise Rivette The members of Carbon County EMS from around the county reached out today to express their gratitude for the great support the voters demonstrated when they approved the mill levy yesterday with 69% of the vote. The passing of this ballot initiative allows Red Lodge Fire and Rescue (RLFR), Joliet EMS, and Clarks Fork Valley EMS to continue to serve their communities with quality services.
Carbon County First Responder Blotter
TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE = 438 CIVIL PROCESS = 10 WELFARE CHECK = 6 911 HANGUPS/MISDIALS/TELEMARKETERS = 17 MEDICALS = 16 PRISONER TRANSPORT TOTAL TIME = 3 HOURS ACTIVE ALARMS = 6 TRAFFIC COMPLAINT = 21 CRASH = 9 ARRESTS = 3 INCARCERATIONS = 1 WARNINGS = 132
Miller Receives Life Sentence For Injuring Montana Highway Patrol Trooper
From Montana Attorney General’s Office press release HELENA– Jason Allen Miller was sentenced to life without parole for running over and seriously injuring Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Lewis Johnson in February 2023. In April, Miller was found guilty on all counts including attempted deliberate homicide, criminal endangerment, criminal mischief, criminal possession of dangerous drugs, aggravated kidnapping, and a sentencing enhancement for the use of a weapon.
Ninth Circuit Appears Skeptical of Montana’s Drag Ban
By Darrell Ehrlick for the Daily Montanan A three-judge panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals wrestled on Tuesday with how Montana’s “drag ban law,” currently on hold from a federal judge, doesn’t violate the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment, protecting free speech and viewpoints.
White Nationalist, Anti-LGBTQ Activity On The Rise, Annual Hate Report Shows
By Ashley Murray for States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Emboldened by the mainstreaming of hard-right politics ahead of a presidential election cycle, white nationalist and anti-LGBTQ+ groups increased to record levels in the United States last year, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s latest annual
Perspective: Donald Trump Can Still Be President, But He Could Be Barred From Being A Bartender, Car Salesman — Or Real Estate Developer
By Brian Nam-Sonenstein, Senior Editor and Researcher at the Prison Policy Initiative Last week, former President Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies in New York — becoming the first former (and perhaps future) president to be convicted of a felony. While the conviction will not prevent him from pursuing the presidency, he nonetheless joins over