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Adult woman taken into custody after child's death north of Whitehall

Adult woman taken into custody after child's death north of Whitehall

BOULDER, Mont. — According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office (JCSO), a 5-year-old boy died after a reported medical emergency north of Whitehall on the afternoon of Friday, April 24, 2026. JCSO said the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Jefferson Valley EMS and deputies from the

Missoula man arrested after federal drug distribution complaint

Missoula man arrested after federal drug distribution complaint

MISSOULA, Montana — An official announcement from the FBI Billings Division, Missoula Resident Agency and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Montana said a Missoula man was arrested under a federal criminal complaint. Cupid Lamar Drakeford was charged with possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and

Trump Justice Dept adds firing squads for federal executions

Trump Justice Dept adds firing squads for federal executions

The Trump Justice Department said Friday it is seeking to expand the use of the death penalty in federal capital cases and add the firing squad, electrocution and gas to lethal injection as methods of execution. "The prior administration failed in its duty to protect the American people by

Justice Department’s effort to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans could face widespread judicial pushback

Justice Department’s effort to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans could face widespread judicial pushback

The Justice Department has identified 384 foreign-born Americans whose citizenship it wants to revoke as “the first wave” of such measures, according to recent reporting by The New York Times. These cases are being assigned to prosecutors in 39 U.S. attorney’s offices across the country. The administration

AG Knudsen ultimatum: County Attorney Cromwell has until Monday for ICE reversal — or else

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is giving Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell until Monday to rescind what Knudsen’s office views as her office declining to recognize U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as a criminal justice agency. Knudsen’s office warned in the letter Thursday morning that he

Nancy Guthrie Kidnapper Made Mistakes That Can Nail Him, Says Ex-FBI Agent

Nancy Guthrie has been missing for more than 80 days, and no suspects have been named, but a retired FBI agent believes the alleged kidnapper will eventually be caught due to mistakes he made while committing the crime. Speaking to NewsNation senior national correspondent Brian Entin on the latest episode

Mass MS-13 trial held at El Salvador mega-jail

Mass MS-13 trial held at El Salvador mega-jail

Hundreds of alleged Mara Salvatrucha gang members sat chained, shaved and mute as they were accused of murder and torture during a mass trial at El Salvador's notorious CECOT jail, AFP reporters witnessed Thursday. Seated in neat columns of plastic chairs in the prison's main hall,