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A report commissioned by the MacArthur Foundation explores justice system inequities that cause Native Americans to be incarcerated at much higher rates than the general population. State data showed that Native people make up about 7% of Montana’s population but are at least 20% of the state prison population.

Indigenous people are incarcerated at a rate 38% higher than the national average, and are over-represented in the prison population of 19 states. They're also given harsher sentences than other racial groups, a new report says.

Congress is once again debating how to regulate firearms as gun violence and mass shootings plague the country. MTPR reached out to both the Republican and Democratic candidates vying for Montana’s western district House seat to ask them how Congress should address gun violence.

A Big Sky High School student was arrested Thursday after an altercation allegedly led to a threat of physical violence. The student was in possession of knives, and the case remains under investigation.

An FBI spokesperson said a search warrant was executed at Tribal Business Council Chairman Timothy Davis’ home, where eight individuals were arrested. Davis was not home, and was not taken into custody.

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte held a roundtable in Billings last week to talk about public safety challenges and solutions.

One man is dead in Missoula after what local law enforcement is calling an “officer-involved” shooting. The Montana Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating Thursday’s early morning shooting resulting in the death of a 21-year-old man. Limited information is being released.

Last June, the Crow Nation created a new police department. Then, five months later, that department shut down with little notice as to why.MTPR’s Freddy…

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The former police chief in East Helena made an initial appearance in federal court Tuesday on a complaint alleging he distributed…

University of Montana police in Missoula are investigating the report of a sexual assault that occurred in the University Villages housing area on May 20…