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3 arrested in connection with Butte casino robberies
Posted 3:57 PM 5/25/2013 by Shannon Davis - MTN News
BUTTE - Two men and a woman have been arrested in connection with two recent casino robberies in Butte.
The Magic Diamond Casino on Dewey Boulevard was robbed last Saturday and Montana Lil's Casino on Harrison Avenue was robbed Monday morning.
Authorities were visiting with (More)
Victim, suspect in Worden homicide ID'd
Worden Homicide suspect dies in hospital
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Bail at $100K for man accused of Gallatin Co. crime spree
Posted 2:11 PM 5/24/2013 by Erin Schattauer - MTN News
BOZEMAN - A man who is accused of stealing three cars, breaking into a house then leading police on a chase across two counties and into the mountains near Pony where he eventually surrendered appeared in court to answer to charges this morning.
(More)...Homicide investigated in Worden, deputies shoot man, find body
Details emerge about crime spree that ended near Pony
5/23/2013
Man given 6 months probation for sexually assaulting child
Posted 12:20 PM 5/23/2013 by Tara Grimes - MTN News
GREAT FALLS - A man was given a six-year deferred sentence for sexually abusing a young girl for years.
Bryan Herman, a member of the military, was charged last spring with sexual intercourse without consent.
Herman appeared in front of Judge Macek on Wednesday afternoon.
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Woman accused of Bozeman crime spree pleads not guilty
Posted 8:00 AM 5/23/2013 by MTN News - Bozeman
BOZEMAN - A Billings woman who is accused of a day-long crime spree that started with her stealing electronics and checks and ended in a high-speed chase through Gallatin County answered to charges in district court on Wednesday.
Brandi Hodgin, 27, pleaded not guilty to charges of felony (More)
5/23/2013
MT burglary suspect killed by homeowner may be linked to other crimes
Posted 7:02 AM 5/23/2013 by Melissa Anderson - MTN News
EAST HELENA - A homeowner in the East Helena Valley shot and killed an intruder on Wednesday afternoon.
Lewis & Clark County Sheriff's investigators say the alleged burglar may have hit two more homes in the area before he was killed.
Neither the name of the homeowner or the (More)
5/22/2013
FBI offers reward in Bozeman church vandalism probe
Posted 2:23 PM 5/22/2013 by MTN News
SALT LAKE CITY - The FBI is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person or persons who vandalized two churches in Bozeman in March and April.
The FBI became involved because of the possibility that one or both (More)
BOLO Alert - Wanted In Montana: Sean Colwell
5/21/2013
MT man sentenced to life in prison for sexual abuse
Posted 10:08 PM 5/21/2013 by MTN News - Great Falls
GREAT FALLS - Donald Carl Salois of Browning, 49 years old, was sentenced in federal court in Great Falls on Monday to life in prison after being convicted of aggravated sexual abuse.
A news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office says that the following evidence and testimony was (More)
