The City of Great Falls settled with McKenzie Lyons, a former Great Falls Police Department officer, in a wrongful termination suit she filed in federal court in December 2021. The city and Lyons settled for $180,000 in November 2023. The settlement is paid by Montana Municipal Interlocal Authority, the city's insurance provider. In the settlement,
In a memo, City Manager Doug Russell wrote that municipal officials were working with the county, particularly the Flathead City-County Health Department, to direct opioid settlement funds toward a co-responder program.
Editor's note: Comments from Fairfield Mayor Loren Tacke were added to the online version of the story. We were able to get those comments shortly after our print deadline had
“One of the things I’ve enjoyed so immensely is getting to meet so many different people from so many perspectives of life,” said Missoula’s former City Attorney Jim Nugent.
In a letter to the mayor and the City Council, City Attorney Jim Nugent said he plans to retire from an occupation he has performed in a variety of rolls for Missoula since 1975.
A group of Helena residents filed a lawsuit against the city in district court, alleging its street maintenance district and street assessments are illegal.