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• Coroner's inquest set for in fatal Red Lodge shooting

  April 30, 2012 7:33 PM

  RED LODGE - A coroner's inquest hearing has been set for late May in a fatal officer-involved shooting that happened southwest of Red Lodge in October 2011. According to Carbon County Attorney Alex Nixon, the inquest is scheduled for May 24. He expects the hearing to take a day... more »

• Alleged Tulsa killers charged with murder, hate crime

  April 13, 2012 6:30 PM

  An Oklahoma district attorney on Friday filed a host of charges -- including murder and malicious harassment, which is a hate crime in the state -- against two men accused of fatally shooting three people last week in Tulsa. Alvin Watts, 33, and Jake England, 19, are charged with... more »

• Man facing charges in Lewistown shooting incident

  April 10, 2012 5:52 PM

  LEWISTOWN- The suspect in a shooting incident outside a Lewistown restaurant and casino has been identified as Ben Nelson Jones. Jones is charged with assault with a weapon and criminal endangerment. Jones, 64, is currently being held at the Fergus County Jail. According to Lewistown police, Jones was... more »

• Oakland college shooting suspect charged with murder

  April 4, 2012 8:06 PM

  Prosecutors have filed seven murder charges against the man accused of a fatal shooting rampage at a California Christian college. 43-year-old One Goh also was charged Wednesday with three counts of attempted murder. He also faces a special circumstance allegation of multiple murders that could make him eligible for... more »

• Police search for gun used in CA college shooting

  April 3, 2012 8:51 PM

  (CNN) -- Authorities searched Tuesday for the weapon a gunman used a day earlier when he killed seven people execution-style at a small religious college in Oakland, California. Accused shooter One Goh gave some details to investigators about Monday's attack, but refused to say where he disposed of the... more »

• FBI investigating officer-involved shooting, victim allegedly shot in face

  April 2, 2012 6:37 PM

  BILLINGS - The Federal Bureau of Investigation is now involved in an investigation of an officer-involved shooting with a Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) officer and a Crow woman, who was allegedly shot in the face. FBI Spokesperson Todd Palmer confirms the information and say the agency cannot release... more »

• 2 killed, 12 hurt in shooting during Miami funeral

  March 31, 2012 7:16 PM

  (CNN) -- Gunfire rang out outside a Miami funeral home, killing two people and injuring 12 others, police said. Investigators from the Miami-Dade County Police Department's homicide bureau continued their probe Saturday, one day after the mass shooting took place. The bloodshed occurred around 9:30 p.m. Friday at... more »

• Shooting reported at Butte residence; Man taken to hospital

  March 22, 2012 7:35 PM

  BUTTE- One person was taken to the hospital after what neighbors say was a shooting at a Butte residence Thursday afternoon. Butte-Silver Bow Police Capt. Doug Conway said a male was transported to the hospital in a private vehicle after the incident happened around 2:45 p.m. Thursday in the... more »

• New details in Helena shooting incident

  March 19, 2012 9:29 PM

  HELENA- Authorities have released some new details in Sunday's shooting in Helena that happened when officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance. The call came in at around 1 p.m. from a neighbor who reported hearing yelling and screaming at an apartment in the 700 block of... more »

• Alleged motorcycle gang leader pushes to suppress info before trial Play Video

  March 14, 2012 8:40 PM

  KALISPELL- An alleged motorcycle gang leader who is facing multiple charges from a shooting incident is asking that the guns seen in his vehicle be left out of discussion at an upcoming jury trial. Joby Bealmer was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest on October 19th after 911... more »

• Man possibly linked to Bozeman sexual assault kills himself during I-90 stop Play Video

  March 8, 2012 6:43 PM

  BOZEMAN - More details have been released about the events possibly leading up to a shooting along Interstate 90. Bozeman Police Lt. Steve Crawford says that on Thursday morning Bozeman police began investigating a reported sexual intercourse without consent involving a weapon. The incident reportedly took place at... more »

• Ohio high schoolers head back to class after fatal shooting

  March 2, 2012 10:32 PM

  CHARDON, Ohio- The cafeteria table where the deadly Ohio high school shooting began became a somber memorial for grief-stricken students returning for Friday first full day of classes since the incident. A boy at Chardon High opened fire on Monday and killed three classmates. Two other students were hospitalized... more »

• Ohio shooting pushes Flathead schools to review safety procedures Play Video

  February 29, 2012 6:59 PM

  KALISPELL- The recent deadly Ohio school shooting is serving as a reminder that all schools should have an emergency procedure in place. The Chardon, Ohio school shooting is yet another reminder that times have changed and that schools aren't always the safe havens they once were. The first wake-up-call... more »

• Montana Tech students charged for shooting Play Video

  February 6, 2012 7:41 PM

  BUTTE- Two Montana Tech Students face felony charges for shooting live rounds in the direction of a student housing complex at Montana Tech early Sunday morning. Clayton Giesick, 22, and Joshua Clark, 23, were taken into custody by a SWAT team shortly after 6 a.m. Sunday. Officers responded... more »

• Troy man charged with murder to undergo mental evaluation

  January 30, 2012 6:12 PM

  TROY- A Troy man charged with murdering his daughter will undergo a mental evaluation before more court proceedings. 75-year-old James Bonifas faces a charge of deliberate homicide for allegedly shooting his adult daughter to death earlier this month. Bonifas appeared with his Defense Attorney's Monday morning in a... more »

• Idaho White House shooting suspect pleads not guilty Play Video

  January 24, 2012 4:35 PM

  WASHINGTON (CNN) -- An Idaho man accused of trying to assassinate President Barack Obama by shooting at the White House pleaded not guilty, as expected, in federal court Tuesday. Oscar Ortega-Hernandez will remain in custody until his trial, a date for which has not yet been scheduled. He... more »

• Scores dead as assailants target Nigerian city

  January 21, 2012 9:05 PM

  LAGOS, Nigeria (CNN) -- Nigeria imposed a 24-hour curfew Saturday in the northern city of Kano after assailants killed scores of people and wounded others in a hail of gunfire and coordinated bombings of eight government sites. A military official told CNN that at least 156 people were dead... more »

• Giffords leads crowd in pledge at vigil

  January 8, 2012 10:48 PM

  TUCSON, Arizona (CNN) -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords joined thousands for a vigil Sunday night in Tucson, Arizona, one of several emotional events over the weekend to mark one year since a shooting rampage left her and 12 others wounded and six people dead. Soon after the event began, the... more »

• Libby homicide suspect tells her side

  December 27, 2011 6:44 PM

  LIBBY- It's been over two weeks since a fatal shooting occurred in a Libby home and now court documents reveal the suspect Kristina Welch's side of the story. Welch is being charged with deliberate homicide after she placed a 911 call about a shooting involving her husband on December... more »

• Man shot north of Dillon in critical condition

  December 26, 2011 8:08 PM

  DILLON- Beaverhead County deputies responded to an apparent shooting incident north of Dillon after receiving an abandoned 911 call at about 5:40 a.m. on Monday. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a 46 year old man unconscious, lying outside his home near his pick-up truck, with evidence... more »

• 1 man dead, woman in custody after Libby shooting

  December 8, 2011 7:31 PM

  LIBBY- A man is dead and a woman is in custody after an early Thursday morning shooting in Libby. Lincoln County Sheriff Roby Bowe says that dispatchers received a call at 8:45 a.m. Thursday saying that a shooting took place at a home in the Granite Lake Road area.... more »

• 2 killed on Virginia Tech campus; alert lifted Play Video

  December 8, 2011 6:40 PM

  Two people are dead after a shooting incident at Virginia Tech; one of the victims has been identified as a campus police officer. The shooting triggered a massive lockdown at the school, which was the scene of a horrific 2007 massacre when Seung-Hui Cho shot and killed 32 people... more »

• Suspects in custody after Lodge Grass standoff

  November 9, 2011 7:40 PM

  LODGE GRASS- Federal, State, and local authorities in Montana and Wyoming are investigating a crime spree that began in Wyoming Tuesday and ended Wednesday night in Lodge Grass. Two shootings have occurred since Tuesday afternoon. One in Wyoming, and one in Lodge Grass. The two suspects involved in... more »

• FBI investigating shooting incident in Lodge Grass

  November 9, 2011 6:02 PM

  LODGE GRASS -The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating a shooting incident in Lodge Grass Wednesday afternoon. FBI Public Affairs Specialist in Salt Lake City, Debbie Dujanovic Burtram, says the incident may have happened at a post office. Schools in Lodge Grass are on lockdown as authorities search... more »

• No charges expected in accidental Lincoln Co. shooting

  November 7, 2011 6:44 PM

  LIBBY- The Lincoln County Sheriff's Department does not expect to file any charges over the man who was accidentally shot during a grizzly attack. Steve Stevenson, 39, from Nevada died of a single gunshot wound to his chest this past September as he and a friend were hunting for... more »

• Officer shooting leaves one dead near Red Lodge

  October 13, 2011 5:18 PM

  RED LODGE - Law enforcement agencies in Carbon County are investigating an officer involved shooting which killed one person Thursday morning on or near Highway 212 south of Red Lodge at Lake Fork Road . The highway is blocked just south of town at Rock Creek Resort. Carbon... more »

• Man accused in GNP rafting shooting pleads not guilty

  September 22, 2011 7:08 PM

  KALISPELL- The transient man who is accused of firing a gun across the Middle Fork of the Flathead River has been released from jail on bond. Thursday he pleaded not guilty to his felony charges. Police say Scott Haven fired a .22 caliber gun multiple times across the river... more »

• Man jailed after firing shots in Evergreen

  September 8, 2011 4:53 PM

  EVERGREEN- A verbal altercation between several people in an Evergreen trailer park escalated into gunshots and landed one man behind bars. Randall James Everybodytalksabout was charged in Flathead District Court Thursday with assault with a weapon. Flathead County Sheriff Chuck Curry says that Everybodytalksabout was one of three... more »

• 911 calls capture horror of Nevada shooting

  September 7, 2011 6:30 PM

  (CNN) -- Dozens of 911 calls released Wednesday by the Carson City, Nevada, Sheriff's Office capture the horror of a mass shooting at an IHOP restaurant. In one call, a woman sobs as she tries to give the location of the shooter who fatally shot four others before he... more »

• 6 arrested in Glacier NP rafting shooting await charges Play Video

  September 6, 2011 6:23 PM

  The North Fork of the Flathead River is a unique area, where on one side you have national forest service land and on the other, Glacier National Park. And on Sunday, law enforcement officers from both sides of the line converged on the North Fork River, to arrest six individuals.... more »