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Lake County man pleads guilty to mitigated deliberate homicide

A Lake County man pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to fatally shooting a man in Polson in a Christmas fight in 2024. Elijah Cajune, 18, appeared before Judge Molly Owen in Lake County District Court with his young child in his lap to enter his change of plea on charges of

Democratic state lawmaker charged with aggravated DUI

A Democratic state representative pleaded not guilty to a charge of aggravated driving under the influence after an officer cited her for being in control of a vehicle in a gas station parking lot while too intoxicated to perform a field sobriety test back in April. Rep. Jade Sooktis, a

Car lands on garage roof near Norris Hot Springs

For first responders in Madison County, Wednesday morning started with a jolt. At 7:39 a.m., Madison County Sheriff’s Department received a call that a vehicle on Montana Highway 84 near Norris Hot Springs went off the road and landed on the roof of a garage. Public Information

Special courts helps veterans stay out of jail - but funding cuts to VA and government programs are threatening their work

Special courts helps veterans stay out of jail - but funding cuts to VA and government programs are threatening their work

(AMHERST, MASS.) Memorial Day is an apt time to reflect on the long-term consequences of war. Among them are substance use, mental health problems, homelessness and jail time for those who served in the military. About 8% of all Americans in prisons or jails are veterans, according to the

Feds push back on Minnesota prosecution of ICE agent

(The Center Square) – Federal immigration officials are calling Minnesota’s prosecution of an ICE agent a “political stunt” after Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced criminal charges tied to a January shooting during Operation Metro Surge. An ICE spokesperson told The Center Square in an email that the state’s

Gallatin Valley SWAT involved in Bozeman arrest after multi-hour standoff

Gallatin Valley SWAT involved in Bozeman arrest after multi-hour standoff

BOZEMAN, Mont. – Gallatin Valley SWAT forcibly entered a Bozeman residence after a standoff with a man charged with assaulting a woman. The Bozeman Police Department (BPD) said its officers responded to a reported weapons disturbance to the 2700 block of Turbulence Ln at 7:23 p.m. on Monday. They

Mark Fuhrman Dies: O.J. Simpson Detective Who Found Bloody Glove Was 74

Mark Fuhrman, the former LAPD detective who found a bloody glove used as evidence in the nationally-televised O.J. Simpson trial— but was then discredited for lying about previously using racial slurs — is dead at 74. On Tuesday, May 12, Fuhrman died in Idaho, the Kootenai County Coroner’s