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Ex-South Korea leader Yoon gets life in prison for insurrection

Ex-South Korea leader Yoon gets life in prison for insurrection

A South Korean court declared former president Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law bid in 2024 an insurrection, sentencing the disgraced leader to life in prison on Thursday. Yoon abruptly declared martial law in a televised address in December 2024, saying drastic measures were needed to root out "

Jail, disgrace and death: the dark fates of South Korean leaders

Jail, disgrace and death: the dark fates of South Korean leaders

South Korea's ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol faces prison or even the death penalty when he appears in court Thursday on insurrection charges stemming from his 2024 bid to impose martial law. The 65-year-old hardline conservative is far from the first South Korean leader to have

Police looking for missing Butte woman last seen on Feb. 14

The Butte-Silver Bow Law Enforcement Department is asking the public for help locating a missing Butte person, Sara Salusso, who was last seen on Feb. 14. The 47-year-old walked away from the Hayes-Morris House on Main Street. Salusso, who has brown hair and blue eyes, is

Paris prosecutor calls on Epstein victims in France to testify

Paris prosecutor calls on Epstein victims in France to testify

A Paris prosecutor Wednesday called on potential victims of US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to come forward, as magistrates investigate possible offences committed in France or involving French victims or perpetrators. The call to file complaints and give evidence follows the latest cache of millions of files released last month

Sheehy sponsors legislation that would allow crime victims to sue judges

Sheehy sponsors legislation that would allow crime victims to sue judges

Montana’s junior U.S. senator, Tim Sheehy, wants to expand federal law to allow victims of crimes to sue judges if they are harmed by someone accused or previously convicted of a violent crime while awaiting trail. Sheehy introduced the Judicial Accountability for Irresponsible Leniency, or JAIL Act in

Former MSU professor Jack Horner named in the Epstein files

Editor’s Note: All communications attributed to Horner have been left unedited. Retired MSU professor and former Museum of the Rockies (MOR) head curator Jack Horner has been named in the most recent release of the Epstein files published by the U.S. Department of Justice on Jan. 30. Horner

Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton announces reelection bid

Sheriff Leo Dutton is asking voters for another term as the county's highest-ranking law enforcement official, he announced Monday. The Lewis and Clark County sheriff and coroner announced his plans in a Facebook post. "I have a few things left that I want to get done,