An Alabama woman, Catharine Hudgens, is seeking justice in a Montana court for the death of her husband, Lewis Hudgens, who she alleges was killed by carbon monoxide poisoning at a hotel during their honeymoon in 2021. The lawsuit was filed over three years ago against Rainbow Ranch Lodge and several plumbing companies, accusing them of negligence and wrongful death. The couple, who got married in Florida on January 9, 2021, flew to Big Sky, …
A Montana woman, aged 35, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of her two young children. Leannah J. Gardipe was handed down the sentence by Missoula County District Judge Robert Deschamps, who ordered her to serve her sentence under the supervision of the Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services. Gardipe received two life sentences, one for each of her victims, aged 3 and 5. The sentences will run concurrently. …
A 61-year-old Navy veteran, Rudy Noorlander, is in a critical but stable condition in a hospital following a grizzly bear attack in Montana’s Custer Gallatin National Forest, according to his family. The incident occurred last Friday when Noorlander, who operates an ATV rental business, was assisting his clients in tracking a deer they had recently hunted. Noorlander first spotted a smaller bear and attempted to frighten it away with his rifle. However, he was soon …
Early Saturday morning, a bridge over the Yellowstone River in Stillwater County, Montana collapsed and multiple tanker cars carrying hazardous materials derailed. Montana Rail Link (MRL) informed TheBlaze that there were many cars in the river and some of them held hazardous materials. Fortunately, the train crew is safe and there have been no injuries reported. The company is dedicated to addressing any potential consequences of the incident and Gov. Greg Gianforte tweeted that the …