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Police blotter: Three Butte men jailed for assault

Monday arrests Three Butte men were arrested on Monday for partner or family member assault, with two of the men allegedly causing bodily injury and the other in custody for reasonable apprehension of serious bodily injury. They are: —Brian R. Johansen, 47, of Butte was taken into custody at 8:

Maduro lawyer claims US blocking Venezuela from paying fees

Maduro lawyer claims US blocking Venezuela from paying fees

US authorities are blocking Nicolas Maduro from receiving money from Venezuela to pay the lawyer defending him in his New York drug trafficking case, the ousted leader's attorney said in a court filing released Wednesday. Venezuela's government is seeking to pay Maduro's legal fees

Brazil politicians convicted for ordering murder of black activist councilor

Brazil politicians convicted for ordering murder of black activist councilor

Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday sentenced two former lawmakers to 76 years in jail for ordering the 2018 assassination of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco, a popular black activist whose murder exposed deep ties between politics and organized crime. Franco, a lesbian activist who grew up in

Bozeman man pleads guilty to child pornography receipt after Cybertips lead to his arrest

Bozeman man pleads guilty to child pornography receipt after Cybertips lead to his arrest

BOZEMAN, Mont. – A 24-year-old Bozeman man pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography on Tuesday, over a year-and-a-half after Cybertips prompted an investigation into his account. The suspect originally faced 34 charges of possessing child pornography and one count of receiving it after Bozeman police

Lima woman charged with deliberate homicide for death of disabled child

UPDATE: Feb. 25, 2026 10:20 a.m. Nicole Lynn Boyer pleaded "not guilty" to all charges, according to court documents filed on Feb. 24. LIMA, Mont. - A Lima woman has been charged with deliberate homicide in connection to the death of her young child. Nicole Lynn Boyer

Bozeman man pleads guilty to child pornography charges

MISSOULA — A Bozeman man accused of trading and uploading child pornography admitted to charges yesterday, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said Wednesday. The defendant, Jaden Douglas Batson, 24, pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography. Batson faces a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years, a

Bill Gates admits affairs but denies involvement in Epstein crimes

Bill Gates admits affairs but denies involvement in Epstein crimes

Bill Gates has admitted making a "huge mistake" in associating with Jeffrey Epstein, telling staff at his charity foundation that he had affairs with two Russian women but denying involvement in the disgraced financier's crimes. The Microsoft co-founder is among the prominent names appearing in