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Worden man involved in controversial Billings police raid pleads guilty on meth charges

A Worden man pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of possession to distribute meth following a controversial search last September. With the plea, defendant John Paul Schmieding, 39, faces five to 40 years in prison and a $5 million fine, according to court documents. The arrest of Schmieding followed a

Chicks on the pond | Mary Sheehy Moe

I was a sister wedged in birth order between two brothers. All my cousins my age were boys. All the neighborhood kids my age were boys. So my childhood game wasn’t house. It was baseball. There was always a pick-up game going on in my neighborhood — a real

Nancy Guthrie Update: Car Driver’s Careless Mistake Could Lead to Arrest

As the Nancy Guthrie investigation enters its fifth month with no updates on suspects, a retired detective has spoken about how a careless mistake made by the perpetrator could lead to the case being solved. Retired Modesto Police Department detective Jon Buehler, who worked on the Laci Peterson case, recently

James Comey’s Instagram seashell post sits in a murky legal zone between protected political speech and criminal threat

James Comey’s Instagram seashell post sits in a murky legal zone between protected political speech and criminal threat

In the case of United States v. James Brien Comey Jr., the U.S. president’s security is pitted against the bedrock right to free speech enjoyed by Americans. Two federal charges have been lodged against former FBI Director James Comey and are based on his Instagram post that depicted

Tony Carruthers recently survived a lethal injection attempt – the latest man to endure a failed execution

Tony Carruthers recently survived a lethal injection attempt – the latest man to endure a failed execution

(AMHERST, MASS.) Tennessee set out to execute Tony Carruthers on May 21, 2026, but he lived to tell about it. Carruthers, who was sentenced to death for a 1994 triple murder, survived his date with death when the execution team members could find only one suitable vein in which to

For Black women in abusive relationships, gun-control loopholes can engender deadly disparities

For Black women in abusive relationships, gun-control loopholes can engender deadly disparities

(DAVIS, CALIF.) In April 2026, Dr. Cerina Wanzer Fairfax was shot and killed by her husband while their divorce was pending. She had done what she was supposed to do. She had initiated the legal process to leave Justin Fairfax, the former lieutenant governor of Virginia. It didn’t save

Flathead County Sheriff's Office involved in fatal shooting at Emery Bay Campground, investigation underway

Flathead County Sheriff's Office involved in fatal shooting at Emery Bay Campground, investigation underway

KALISPELL, Mont. - Deputies with the Flathead County Sheriff's Office were involved in the fatal shooting of a 57-year-old man at Emery Bay Campground on May 29, according to a press release from the Kalispell Police Department (KPD). KPD is investigating the incident. The man who died