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Clinton man pleads not guilty to 2 unsolved 1990s Missoula murders

A Clinton man had his first court appearance Thursday on charges accusing him of killing two elderly Missoula women more than 35 years ago. Nickie Dean Gardiner, 69, was arrested on two counts of deliberate homicide Monday and taken to the Missoula jail on a $5 million bond. He appeared

Missoula man sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping teenagers

A Missoula judge sentenced a 20-year-old Missoula man to 20 years in the Montana State Prison on Thursday for raping several teenagers over the span of six years. Dawson Barry Simmons initially faced 11 sexual intercourse without consent charges in two separate cases when he was 17 and

Fort Peck man sentenced to 15 years for killing man who beat his sister

A federal judge sentenced a Wolf Point man Wednesday to nearly 16 years in prison for a homicide that had the Fort Peck Indian Reservation on lockdown. Ethan Louis Murphy fatally shot a man last year, and wounded a second man, retaliating against a vicious assault on his sister. The

Man pleads guilty in killings of Minnesota House speaker, husband

(The Center Square) — A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to killing Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark. Vance Boelter appeared in federal court Thursday and changed his plea to guilty in connection with the June 2025 attacks. He also pleaded guilty to shooting state Sen. John

Former Missoula ER doctor gets 40 years for sexually assaulting patients

A Missoula doctor who sexually assaulted at least seven women who came to him for emergency medical care was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years in prison. Tyler Hurst, 42, pleaded guilty or no contest in December 2025 to five felony charges of sexual intercourse without consent and three charges of

Arrest made in Franklin to the Fort violent crimes in Missoula

Arrest made in Franklin to the Fort violent crimes in Missoula

UPDATE: June 10 at 6:05 p.m. Missoula Police with help from the FBI Montana Regional Violent Crimes Task Force said investigators arrested 28-year-old Kyle Johnson in connection with one of the assaults and related crimes reported in the Franklin to the Fort neighborhood during the overnight

Missoula doctor gets 100-year sentence in patient assault case

Missoula doctor gets 100-year sentence in patient assault case

MISSOULA, Mont. — A former Missoula doctor who admitted to crimes involving multiple patients was sentenced to 100 years with the Montana Department of Corrections, with 60 years suspended. Tyler James Hurst pleaded guilty in a case tied to seven victims. Court documents showed the case ended with eight counts, including