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Froid mechanic Roberto Orozco-Ramirez free after 100-plus days in jail on immigration charges

Froid mechanic Roberto Orozco-Ramirez free after 100-plus days in jail on immigration charges

GREAT FALLS — A federal judge in Great Falls ruled to release Froid diesel mechanic Roberto Orozco-Ramirez from jail on Wednesday evening, siding with his lawyers on their argument that his continued detention was unlawful. On Thursday around 10:50 a.m., after more than 100 days behind bars, Orozco-

‘The Crash’: Where Is Mackenzie Shirilla Now After Netflix Documentary?

Warning: The following post contains discussions of murder. The new Netflix documentary, The Crash, takes a closer look at the shocking 2022 crash in Strongsville, Ohio, that killed Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan. The 17-year-old driver, Mackenzie Shirilla, was driving Russo, her boyfriend at the time, and Flanagan,

UPDATED: Judge rules Mineral County sheriff Brady cop allegations are 'a nothingburger'

SUPERIOR — After three years of litigation, a judge has ruled that 10-year-old allegations of inconsistent reports by current Mineral County Sheriff Ryan Funke don’t constitute Brady material and don’t need to be provided to defendants in criminal cases. The Mineral County Attorney’s Office, representing the

Lawmakers spar with Fairfax County leaders over sanctuary policies

(The Center Square) – Lawmakers held another hearing on sanctuary policies Thursday, one of a series coinciding with President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts and a nationwide crackdown by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This time, the House of Representatives subcommittee focused on Fairfax County, Virginia. Just 30 minutes outside of

Bozeman Municipal Court hosting food donation event for defendants to receive credit for fines

Bozeman Municipal Court hosting food donation event for defendants to receive credit for fines

BOZEMAN, Mont. - Bozeman Municipal Court and the nonprofit HRDC are partnering for the second Food for Fines event, in which defendants can trade nonperishable food items in exchange for credit toward their fines. The event is scheduled for May 29 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Belgrade cocaine case brings 18 year sentence for repeat offender

Belgrade cocaine case brings 18 year sentence for repeat offender

MISSOULA, Mont. — A Belgrade man was sentenced to 18 years in prison for trafficking cocaine while armed in Belgrade and Bozeman, Acting U.S. Attorney Tim Racicot said in a release. Leodis Robert Roach, 43, pleaded guilty in January 2026 to possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of

'Whac-A-Mole': Regional cops brief Gianforte about drugs and crime in southwest Montana

Montana’s cultural heritage includes the mule-headed stubbornness that motivated hazardous cross-country moves by many early European-American settlers and helped them survive. Similarly, barrooms served historically as both watering holes and key sources of social interaction in a wide, wild landscape. They still do. On Tuesday, Montana