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Broken taillight stop near Dillon leads to drug seizure

DILLON, Mont. — A traffic stop near Dillon on March 28 led to the arrest of two people and the recovery of suspected drugs. According to a Facebook post from the Beaverhead County Sheriff's Office, deputies pulled over a vehicle on Interstate 15 for a broken taillight. During the

Drop in opioid overdose deaths nears 50% since 2023

Drop in opioid overdose deaths nears 50% since 2023

Drop in opioid overdose deaths nears 50% since 2023 Since their peak less than three years ago, opioid overdose deaths have dropped nearly by half as of October, according to a Stateline analysis. The drop comes as a shrinking fentanyl supply has made the drug weaker and less deadly and

‘Getting f-cked up by 12 o’clock’: St. Patrick's Day in Butte continues to draw college crowds

‘Getting f-cked up by 12 o’clock’: St. Patrick's Day in Butte continues to draw college crowds

A mass of people wearing every imaginable shade of green gathered in the streets of Butte last week to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Parade attendees wore beaded necklaces and carried lagers as they embodied the jolly Irish spirit. “We’re here for St. Patty’s Day to celebrate the

Woman jailed on suspicion of DUI crash

A 37-year-old Big Sky woman was arrested on suspicion of driving drunk and trying to leave the area where she allegedly crashed into a US 191 guardrail between Belgrade and West Yellowstone. The woman, Angela Nellia Pettiford, was jailed following an investigation that began about 11:28 p.

DEA seizes fentanyl, pill presses, guns and millions in cash

(The Center Square) – Armed with battering rams and search warrants, federal agents stormed homes and warehouses across the country, seizing millions in cash, piles of illegal drugs and a deadly arsenal, signaling an aggressive escalation in America’s war on drugs. The multi-agency crackdown, highlighted by the DEA’s

DEA seizes 920,000 fatal fentanyl doses across Montana, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Federal drug enforcement agents seized nearly one million doses of fentanyl across four states during a month-long operation that resulted in more than 60 arrests. The Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Field Division conducted Phase II of Operation Fentanyl Free America between January 12 and

Fentanyl-caused deaths up by 17% in Colorado

State is among a handful with an increase in deaths; others are Arizona, New Mexico, Montana, South Dakota