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  Bigfork man sentenced for casino robbery

  

  Posted 8:59 AM 5/16/2012 by Katy Harris (KAJ News)

  KALISPELL- A Bigfork man has been given six years with the Department of Corrections for his role in robbing a Flathead Valley Casino and writing bad checks.

  Darren Hayes, 21, was charged with accountability to theft for reportedly robbing the Glacier Gold Casino near Columbia Falls in (More)

  
  

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  Sex offender denies Kalispell charges

  

  Posted 2:29 PM 5/15/2012 by Katy Harris (KAJ News)

  KALISPELL- A registered sex offender has denied allegations of violating the terms of his probation after it was discovered he had been teaching ballet to young children in Flathead County.

  Donald Stanfield, 26, is charged with felony failure to register as a sex offender after reportedly (More)

  
  

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  Missoula man faces 6th DUI charge

  

  Posted 7:37 AM 5/15/2012 by Irina Cates (KPAX News)

  MISSOULA- A Missoula man faces a possible sixth DUI conviction, as well as other charges, after police say he was too drunk to stay on his motorcycle. Authorities say that a citizen took the keys away from Wayne Anthony Dolsman who couldn't keep his Harley Davidson upright. (More)

  
  

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  Underage girl given alcohol at Maggotfest

  Posted 7:09 AM 5/15/2012 by KPAX News Staff

  MISSOULA- A man at the Maggotfest rugby tournament over the weekend in Missoula allegedly gave a 15-year-old girl a drink that was a mixture of rum and Everclear.

  Patrick James O'Brien, 24, has now been charged with unlawful transactions with minors, which is a misdemeanor.

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  Flathead sex offender may face charges

  

  Posted 6:58 AM 5/15/2012 by Dax VanFossen (KAJ News)

  KALISPELL- A man who teaches ballet to children in Kalispell may be going back to jail after not registering as a sex offender.

  Donald Stanfield, 26, was teaching ballet to children as young as three years old at the Northwest Ballet School and Company.

  He was given a six-year (More)

  
  

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  Reputed Flathead motorcycle gang head given probation

  

  Posted 8:54 PM 5/14/2012 by Katy Harris (KAJ News)

  KALISPELL- The reputed leader of a motorcycle gang will spend two years on probation for making threats to police officers and their families.

  Joby Bealmer, 35, of Columbia Falls is the alleged leader of a local motorcycle gang called Brother's Speed and last Thursday he received a two (More)

  
  

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  Teen charged in Missoula gun incident

  

  Posted 11:29 AM 5/14/2012 by Irina Cates (KPAX News)

  MISSOULA- A 16-year-old boy is facing felony charges after the gun he was holding went off and shot a girl in the foot.Missoula Police say the incident happened on Friday afternoon but it wasn't reported until the following day.The boy and three other juveniles were at a (More)

  
  

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  Missoula PD seeking theft suspects

  

  Posted 11:19 AM 5/14/2012 by KPAX/KAJ Media Center

  MISSOULA- The Missoula Police Department is looking for the public's help in identifying of the suspects in a case where a debit card was stolen from Missoula Gospel Assembly on April 22nd.

  The cards were later used at Wordens, Library, Zip Trip, Bodega, and the Central Bar between April (More) • Photos (2)

  
  

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  Bail reduction denied for alleged Kalispell burglar

  

  Posted 6:10 PM 5/11/2012 by Katy Harris (KAJ News)

  KALISPELL- A Flathead County District Court judge has denied a bail reduction request for aKalispell man who is accused of stealing several flat screen TVs and DVD players from Gardner's RV and Trailer Center.

  Kyle Egland, 22, is facing several felony charges of theft and (More)

  
  

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  Boy admits to vandalizing Missoula coffee kiosk

  

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  Posted 2:32 PM 5/11/2012 by Robin O'Day (KPAX News)

  MISSOULA- A Seeley Lake teenager has admitted to breaking into a popular Missoula coffee kiosk and vandalizing it earlier this week.

  Police say the incident happened at 4:30 a.m. on Thursday at the Loose Caboose location on Brooks Street and say that when the 13-year-old returned to a (More) • Video (1)