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Former Missoula ER doctor gets 40 years for sexually assaulting patients

A Missoula doctor who sexually assaulted at least seven women who came to him for emergency medical care was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years in prison. Tyler Hurst, 42, pleaded guilty or no contest in December 2025 to five felony charges of sexual intercourse without consent and three charges of

East Helena man gets probation after gun incident near high school

East Helena man gets probation after gun incident near high school

HELENA — An East Helena man was sentenced after authorities said he confronted a high school student with a gun near East Helena High School. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Montana, Ryan Christopher Williams, 47, was sentenced to five years

Special courts helps veterans stay out of jail - but funding cuts to VA and government programs are threatening their work

Special courts helps veterans stay out of jail - but funding cuts to VA and government programs are threatening their work

(AMHERST, MASS.) Memorial Day is an apt time to reflect on the long-term consequences of war. Among them are substance use, mental health problems, homelessness and jail time for those who served in the military. About 8% of all Americans in prisons or jails are veterans, according to the

‘Career criminal’ sentenced to 18 years for Gallatin County drug trafficking

A Belgrade man with a long federal rap sheet was sentenced to more than 18 years in prison after investigators found him dealing cocaine in Gallatin County with a gun under his seat. On May 6, 2025, law enforcement used a confidential informant to purchase an ounce of cocaine from

Texas man given probation for buying poached Flathead eagle parts

A Texas man was sentenced to five years of probation Tuesday morning for buying multiple hawk and eagle parts that were poached on the Flathead Reservation. John Butler, 71, pleaded guilty in December 2025 to one count of conspiracy to commit a crime, two counts of unlawful trafficking of bald

Billings man accused of sex trafficking women seeking homeless services

A Billings man sentenced just last year for sex trafficking is now accused of coercing some of the most vulnerable women in Billings into performing sex acts on him. Brian Irl Ward pleaded not guilty Monday in Yellowstone County District Court to aggravated sex trafficking. The 68-year-old allegedly

Helena man sentenced to 100 years in prison for involvement in 2022 shooting after retrial

A Helena man was sentenced to 100 years in the Montana State Prison this week after being convicted of felony attempted deliberate homicide and other felonies in Lewis and Clark County District Court. Jory Jerae Songer was found guilty by a jury for a second time on all four of