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Nepal ex-PM Oli gives defiant message after release from custody

Nepal ex-PM Oli gives defiant message after release from custody

Nepal's ex-prime minister KP Sharma Oli offered a defiant message on Thursday after he was released from custody following questioning over his alleged role in a deadly 2025 crackdown on protesters. Oli and former interior minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested on March 28, a day after Prime

Nepal ex-PM Oli released from custody after 12 days: police

Nepal ex-PM Oli released from custody after 12 days: police

Nepal's ex-prime minister KP Sharma Oli and former interior minister Ramesh Lekhak have been released from custody after questioning for their alleged role in a deadly 2025 crackdown on protesters, police said Thursday. Oli and Lekhak were arrested on March 28, a day after Prime Minister Balendra

DOC consolidates out-of-state inmates to Mississippi facility, inmate relatives share frustrations

BUTTE, Mont. -- As the Montana Department of Corrections looks to address Montana's inmate overcrowding problem, officials hope that a recent decision to consolidate all out-of-state inmates into one facility will be helpful in the long term. However, family members of inmates set to be transferred are

3 felonies dismissed against former Gallatin County man

A man who had faced three felony counts of criminal endangerment in Bozeman and had his guns and ammo seized was not found to have committed those offenses. The man, 57-year-old, John Joseph Gonzalez, had the felonies dismissed and instead pleaded guilty to misdemeanor firearm charges. Gonzalez told

Suspect remains silent in Swiss bar fire probe

Suspect remains silent in Swiss bar fire probe

A former fire safety official in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana remained silent when questioned Wednesday by prosecutors investigating a deadly New Year blaze, his lawyer said. "My client exercised his right to remain silent as he does not yet have access to the case file,"

Helena responds to AG’s sanctuary city cease-and-desist letter

Helena responds to AG’s sanctuary city cease-and-desist letter

HELENA — The City of Helena responded to an investigation by Attorney General Austin Knudsen into whether the municipality was breaking state law with an immigration resolution and asked for him to respond if proposed revisions “address your concerns.” The letter, dated April 1, a formal response to the investigation, identifies

Property stolen from Chinook Assembly recovered

Property stolen from Chinook Assembly recovered

UPDATE: April 8, 2026 at 10:41 a.m. The items stolen from Chinook Assembly were recovered on Tuesday after police executed a search warrant at a local apartment, according to a press release from the Chinook Police Department (CPD). The missing items included a sound speaker, a camera and