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‘Friends Like These’: What Happened to Skylar Neese & How Her Case Inspired a New Law

Hulu has another true-crime docuseries on deck: Friends Like These: The Murder of Skylar Neese premieres on Friday, March 6, and “immerses viewers in the emotional intensity of adolescence,” the streamer says. “From the thrill of rebellion to the fragility of friendship, this three-part series captures the pressures

Police blotter: Woman gets locked in a bedroom

Tuesday disturbance A disturbance erupted between a man and a woman at around 11 p.m. on Tuesday at a residence in the 800 block of West Mercury Street. It is alleged Nicholas J. Libby, 32, of Butte locked the woman in a bedroom and when she escaped the room,

Harvey Weinstein rape retrial to start April 14: publicist

Harvey Weinstein rape retrial to start April 14: publicist

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein will face a retrial from April 14 on a rape charge on which a jury previously deadlocked, his publicist said Wednesday. The judge in last year's sex crimes trial, itself a partial retrial, declared a mistrial after the jury foreperson refused to return

Detroit police notify ICE, most detainers go unenforced

(The Center Square) – Questions over immigration enforcement in Detroit are resurfacing after city records showed federal officials issued 63 detainers for individuals arrested by local police, but fewer than half resulted in a federal pickup. The issue has been further complicated by the recent unpaid, 30-day suspension of two

Greek court upholds convictions in neo-Nazi party trial

Greek court upholds convictions in neo-Nazi party trial

A Greek appeals court on Wednesday upheld convictions for leaders and members of the neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn in a landmark trial over crimes committed at the height of the country's economic crisis. The court found the officials guilty of "running a criminal organisation". The

Busy Friday night for Billings man, who allegedly committed 10 felonies in just four hours

A Billings man is facing a slew of felonies, including kidnapping and assault, after allegedly going on a drunken spree of violence. Cordero Robert Metzker pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Yellowstone County District Court to four counts of assault with a weapon, three counts of criminal endangerment, kidnapping, robbery, burglary

Senate Judiciary confronts rise in child trafficking and sextortion

(The Center Square) - The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday heard from witnesses about the growing number of instances of child sex trafficking and exploitation. Some senators say there is a need for increased resources and legislation to combat the rise in child trafficking and sexploitation of children, since the current