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Hamilton man found guilty of illegal gun possession

A Hamilton man was found guilty on Tuesday of illegally possessing several guns and ammunition. According to a U.S. Attorney's Office news release, Shawn Cowan, 28, was found guilty after a one-day trial in U.S. District Court in Missoula of being a prohibited person in

Former Montana teacher gets 10 years for grooming Thai student

A federal judge sentenced a Montana man Wednesday to 10 years in prison for grooming and sexually exploiting a teenage boy while he was teacher in Thailand. Billie Lee Walker previously admitted in U.S. District Court to the crime of engaging in sexually illicit conduct in a foreign place.

US ex-Marine loses extradition appeal in China pilots case

US ex-Marine loses extradition appeal in China pilots case

A former US Marines pilot lost an appeal Thursday in an Australian court against his extradition to the United States, which has accused him of illegally training Chinese military pilots to land on aircraft carriers. Daniel Duggan, 57, has been held in prison since his arrest in a rural town

Man accused of shooting at car in downtown Missoula makes 1st court appearance

A man accused of shooting at a car that allegedly deliberately struck him in downtown Missoula made his first court appearance Tuesday morning on a charge of criminal endangerment. Anthony Brodie, 36, had his initial appearance before Judge Jason Marks in Missoula County District Court to set bond conditions. According

Federal charges dismissed against Froid man accused of illegal reentry

Federal charges dismissed against Froid man accused of illegal reentry

UPDATE: April 15 at 5:10 p.m. The indictment against Roberto Orozco-Ramirez was dismissed, April 14, and an April 22 hearing was canceled, according to court documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana, Great Falls Division. The dismissal came after an unopposed

U.S. House vote on spy powers extension delayed due to bipartisan pushback

(The Center Square) – U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is postponing a vote on a clean extension of the federal government’s electronic surveillance powers due to member pushback. That leaves Congress four days at most to renew the expiring Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act,

DOC progressing on massive expansion at Montana State Prison

DEER LODGE – A massive expansion at Montana State Prison is well underway outside of Deer Lodge, with one of three housing buildings on its way to completion. State corrections officials were on hand Wednesday morning for a tour of the facility, which will add around 1,000 prison beds. Montana