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Missoula doctor gets 100-year sentence in patient assault case

Missoula doctor gets 100-year sentence in patient assault case

MISSOULA, Mont. — A former Missoula doctor who admitted to crimes involving multiple patients was sentenced to 100 years with the Montana Department of Corrections, with 60 years suspended. Tyler James Hurst pleaded guilty in a case tied to seven victims. Court documents showed the case ended with eight counts, including

Helena man sentenced to 45 years in prison for sexually assaulting young girl

A Helena man was sentenced Wednesday to 45 years in the Montana State Prison, with a requirement he not be eligible for parole for at least 25 years, after a jury convicted him last year of sexually abusing a 7-year-old girl. Lewis and Clark County District Court Judge

Supreme Court hears migrant parole case

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments on a case to determine immigrant parole in the United States. The case, Blanche v. Lau, focuses on a Chinese national who was a lawful permanent resident in the United States. In 2012, Muk Choi Lau was charged with

Supreme Court to hear migrant parole case Wednesday

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court will begin its final oral arguments sitting of the current term on Monday. The justices will hear several high profile arguments on various issues before the term ends in June. On Wednesday, justices will hear arguments in Blanche v. Lau, a case

DOC consolidates out-of-state inmates to Mississippi facility, inmate relatives share frustrations

BUTTE, Mont. -- As the Montana Department of Corrections looks to address Montana's inmate overcrowding problem, officials hope that a recent decision to consolidate all out-of-state inmates into one facility will be helpful in the long term. However, family members of inmates set to be transferred are

Q&A: Newly appointed Department of Corrections director talks new role, future facilities

Newly appointed Department of Corrections Director Eric Strauss took the helm last month of an agency humming with changes, from managing the massive expansion of prison capacity to prospecting for an entirely new facility for female inmates. Strauss was the deputy director for less than a year before Gov. Greg

Free Press Fest hosts discussions on the state of journalism

Free Press Fest hosts discussions on the state of journalism

The second annual Montana Free Press Festival invited community members to campus for candid conversations about threats to journalism, democracy and public lands — and how local reporting offers a path forward. MSU — the primary sponsor of the festival — hosted this year’s events, which were organized by the Montana Free