Whitefish settles racial profiling suit brought by Venezuelan man
Beker Rengifo Del Castillo was held in a federal detention facility after Whitefish police pulled him over last April
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Award of Valor given to Montana Highway Patrol sergeant, trooper
Two members of a state law enforcement agency were honored this week for their valor and bravery in the line of duty following an incident in Big Timber that led to the death of an out-of-state suspect.
Montana Highway Patrol Sgt. Barry Kilpela and Trooper Justin Knapp were
Drug Take Back Day brings in 27,590 pounds across Rocky Mountain states
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — The DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division announced that its latest Drug Take Back Day on April 25 brought in 27,590 pounds of unused and expired medications across Colorado, Utah, Montana and Wyoming.
That total came from 157 law enforcement agencies working at 225 collection sites across the
Texas man given probation for buying poached Flathead eagle parts
A Texas man was sentenced to five years of probation Tuesday morning for buying multiple hawk and eagle parts that were poached on the Flathead Reservation.
John Butler, 71, pleaded guilty in December 2025 to one count of conspiracy to commit a crime, two counts of unlawful trafficking of bald
Whitefish settles racial profiling suit brought by Venezuelan man
The city of Whitefish reached a settlement agreement with a man who accused police of violating his constitutional rights and racial profiling after a traffic stop resulted in his detention in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility.
Whitefish police said they pulled over Beker Rengifo Del Castillo for a faulty
Media gala suspect slapped with additional charge for shooting officer
A US jury slapped the suspect in last month's media gala attack with an additional charge of allegedly shooting a Secret Service officer, the Department of Justice said Tuesday.
The fourth charge -- assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon -- comes on top of three charges filed against
NFL star Diggs cleared of assaulting personal chef
Former New England Patriots star Stefon Diggs was acquitted Tuesday of charges that he assaulted his live-in personal chef.
A jury in Massachusetts cleared the veteran NFL wide receiver of felony strangulation or suffocation, and a misdemeanor assault and battery charge.
Appearing in court in a grey suit and