Seaborn Larson
@SeabornLarson
State news bureau reporter for @helenaironline, @missoulian, @billingsgazette, @MontanaStandard and @RavalliRepublic [email protected]
Ladies and gentleman, Larry Mayer has done it again.
A black bear runs past people walking a dog in Billings, Montana on Monday.
From I-90 this morning near Turah. Deer Fire now at 77 acres per Watch Duty app #mtfire #mtnews
How bipartisan support for public media unraveled in the Trump era My analysis - for NPR. npr.org/2025/07/18/nx-…
“It will devastate us,” said the studio manager for the public radio station that serves the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. 70% of their annual budget is federal $. Story on that station and bigger ones like MT PBS, @YPRadioNews and @mtpublicradio here: helenair.com/news/state-reg…
Montana DPHHS announces change of leadership at the state hospital after one year under Dr Kevin Flanagan, who was well-regarded in the post that’s seen much turnover in recent years #mtnews
‘It will devastate us’: Montana's public media stations set to lose federal funding helenair.com/news/state-reg… #mtnews #mtmedia #mtpol
Ryggs Johnston is the first Montanan EVER to compete in #TheOpen and he makes the cut easily Incredible #mtscores
LIBBY, MONTANA'S RYGGS JOHNSTON MAKES THE WEEKEND AT #TheOpenChampionship Huge round today of -5, he's at -2 overall and in a tie for 17th with just a few players still on the course #mtscores
The state has denied Ellsworth's defamation claim tied to the events that saw him banned from the Senate for life. He now appears ready to fight his ethics case in the courts, the very branch that he tried bringing to heel in 2024. #mtnews helenair.com/news/state-reg…
Looks like #mtleg has its 2nd successful veto override from the 2025 session. HB 643 will use state funds to reimburse county jails for holding criminal defendants that are forced to wait for psychiatric treatment in a state facility #mtnews
President Trump says he'll nominate Billings GOP Rep. Bill Mercer to Montana's federal bench helenair.com/news/state-reg… #mtpol #mtleg
The three highest paid elected offices in Montana are all part of the judicial branch: The chief justice of the state supreme court, the associate justices and district court judges. helenair.com/news/state-reg…
Federal district court judge orders officials to not remove Helena man detained by ICE out of state helenair.com/news/local/cri… #mtnews
Missoula federal district court has ordered federal officials not to remove Christopher Martinez Marvan from the District of Montana until further order of the court. Habeas petition hearing scheduled for July 10, 2025. #mtnews
Helena man detained by ICE during traffic stop, sparking protest helenair.com/news/local/cri… #mtnews
This is poetry. #mtnews
High-speed car chase between Bozeman and Livingston ends in flames dlvr.it/TLgQz5
Update to the big rent hike at a 280-unit mobile home park in Missoula. 3 days after this story and a public outcry, the company told residents rates were going up by $50, not $150, after "conducting an updated market analysis". missoulian.com/news/local/bus…
A Texas LLC bought a 280-unit trailer park in Missoula and raised rents by $1M more per year combined since ‘23. One resident on fixed income broke down crying. ‘Barbaric': Missoula trailer park residents get big rent increase from new Texas owners missoulian.com/news/local/bus…
New: Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Susie Hedalen cited for DUI in Belgrade helenair.com/news/state-reg… #mtpol #mtnews
JUST IN: The family of former Montana Congressman Pat Williams has announced his death, at the age of 87. Williams, a Democrat from Butte, served in the U.S. House from 1979 to 1997. #MTPol #MTNews
A Texas LLC bought a 280-unit trailer park in Missoula and raised rents by $1M more per year combined since ‘23. One resident on fixed income broke down crying. ‘Barbaric': Missoula trailer park residents get big rent increase from new Texas owners missoulian.com/news/local/bus…
Lee Enterprises spokesperson Tracy Rouch: “We are committed to working with the Montana Attorney General on this matter. We cannot comment any further on this pending investigation.” #mtnews
Montana AG says he launched an investigation this week into Lee Enterprises (my employer) after the company was hacked and 40k-some employees and subscribers saw their personal information breached. #mtnews
Should be fun gossip at the Montana Newspaper Association awards ceremony this weekend in Butte! Good timing. Cheers!
Montana AG says he launched an investigation this week into Lee Enterprises (my employer) after the company was hacked and 40k-some employees and subscribers saw their personal information breached. #mtnews