U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy talks about his campaign, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Helena, Mont. Sheehy is seeking the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Jon Tester in the November election. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
March 8, 2024
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Sheehy says he lied about accidental discharge, gunshot wound incident in Glacier
Montana Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy told The Washington Post in a story published during the weekend he had lied to a Glacier National Park ranger about accidentally shooting himself in the arm to try to protect other military service members from what he believed could lead to an investigation into how he actually ended up with a bullet in his arm.
Flathead Republicans not completely sold on perceived frontrunner Sheehy
Montana's Republican heavyweights have thrown their support behind Bozeman businessman Tim Sheehy as the GOP’s best shot at unseating incumbent U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, but not everyone is sold.