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Montana drug traffickers, including two from Anaconda and Butte, sentenced in fentanyl scheme

Five suspects in a 13-defendant fentanyl trafficking case were sentenced to federal prison this week for their roles in moving the drug from Arizona to Montana and other states, according to the U.S. Attorney for Montana. The five people sentenced were Sadie Cheryl Sawyer, 37; Zane Nicholas Schafer,

Sacajawea Elementary School parent arrested and charged with intimidation

Sacajawea Elementary School parent arrested and charged with intimidation

UPDATE: March 18, 2026 at 9:39 a.m. According to court documents, home surveillance footage reportedly showed the father of a student at Sacajawea Elementary School making comments about shooting the school's principal, teachers, and students on February 11. On March 17, the man called the school&

Seven-year term sought for Norway princess's son for alleged rapes

Seven-year term sought for Norway princess's son for alleged rapes

Prosecutors in Norway called Wednesday for the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Marius Borg Hoiby, to serve seven years and seven months in prison for offences including the alleged rape of four women. Hoiby, the princess's 29-year-old son from a relationship before her 2001 marriage

Montana DOJ highlights elder financial exploitation

Susan Bivins, a retired nurse and Anaconda resident, spent weeks convinced she was talking to a federal agent. Originally from California, Bivins moved to Montana in 2015 to be closer to her son and his growing family. She bought a house in Anaconda and was enjoying life in retirement. In

Man accused of plot to kill Missoula doctor for providing abortions

A Montana man admitted to law enforcement he planned to shoot and kill a Missoula doctor for providing abortions, but stopped just short of pulling the trigger, according to charges filed in Missoula County last week. Charles Felix Jones, 20, faces three felonies and one misdemeanor for allegedly breaking into

Box Elder man pleads guilty to manslaughter in deadly stabbing

GREAT FALLS, Mont. – A Box Elder man confessed to manslaughter charges after a deadly stabbing on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Tim Racicot in a release. Trent Justin Taylor, 24, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. This charge could result in eight years in

Suspect charged in March 6 shooting in Missoula

UPDATE: March 17 at 3:45 p.m. Missoula Police shared an update to the March 6 shooting in the area of South 13th Street West and Kemp Street. Investigators said witnesses and surveillance video helped identify a suspect, leading to the involvement of the FBI Montana Regional Violent Crime