Crime

A Great Falls Woman has been charged with embezzling a serious amount of cash from two different  companies.  Tara Durnell was charged in federal court with wire and mail fraud. According to charging documents in the case,  Durnell allegedly stole $200,000 from Kronebusch Electric, Inc. in Conrad.  F...

It is time for our weekly edition of Cascade County Mugshots.  These are not all of the people arrested in the last week but a sample of some of those booked into the jail and for what crime.  Remember,  all are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.  Current popu...

An 18 year old Great Falls man who has been in trouble with the law before is back in jail today, this time for allegedly stealing a vehicle.  Montana Covington was taken into custody over the weekend.  Also arrested with Covington was 18 year old Jordan Hopper. A...

We have the details in this mornings latest shooting in Great Falls.  Originally it was reported that a shooting occurred along First Avenue North.  That is not the case.  It turns out a shooting took place just after midnight in the 600 block of 4th  Street South and the suspect in that shooting  was holed up today for about 5 hours in a home along 1st Avenue North. He just surrendered to ... Rea

The suspect in a shooting on Great Falls westside Late Friday afternoon is the man that reportedly committed suicide last night in Valier .  According to Pondera County Sheriff Robert Skorupa, he fled the shooting in the West Hills area of Great Falls in a black GMC truck.  A ...

It is time for our weekly installment of people who got arrested in Cascade County and thrown in jail.  Remember, they are innocent until proven guilty and this is not all of the people jailed just some of them. William Anderson Anderson is in for two counts of assault on a police officer and resisting arrest.  Bo...

The Great Falls police officer shot last week has now been identified as Tanner Lee.  He is home recovering after being shot in the arm and in his  bullet proof vest.  Lee had surgery last week to repair his arm and police say he will likely have to have more surgery later. Lee is ...

It was a powerful day in the courtroom of Judge John Kutzman as victims of the Gibson Flats fire testified at the sentencing of the three men that started the fire that destroyed 13 homes and caused millions of dollars in damage. Greg Makenstat, a victim of the fire, lost two homes and 12 vehicles...

Here is what we know at this hour (5am) about yesterday's police shooting in Great Falls.  Police were attempting to make a traffic stop when the suspect took off on foot.  A foot pursuit occurred.  At about 3:55p yesterday the shooting took place near 12th Street and Sixth Avenue South. Some witne...

It's another edition of our weekly mugshots from the Cascade County Jail.  These are just some of the many arrested over the past week.  This weeks list also includes a man who has made our list for the third time and the mugshot of the suspect that led police on a chase in Great Falls.  All are...