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A jury in Missoula this week ruled a man failed to prove his innocence — and rejected his request for $750,000 — in what will be the only test of a 2021 state law that gave an opportunity for wrongfully convicted Montanans to seek compensation.
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Violent crimes in Montana, like much of the United States, spiked statewide during the coronavirus pandemic.Violent crimes like homicide, robbery and…
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Montana Governor Steve Bullock’s stay at home directive goes into effect at midnight through April 10. County attorneys are to enforce the directive...
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The City of Missoula’s violent crime rate increased 50 percent between 2011 and 2017. Authorities blame methamphetamine for that unprecedented spike in…
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Last year the city of Missoula had 324 violent crimes, an increase of nearly 50 percent since 2011. Law enforcement say the meth epidemic is to blame, and…
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An employee of the State Crime Lab in Missoula has allegedly stolen portions of evidence from pending drug cases.Missoula County Attorney Kirsten Pabst…
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Missoula County initiated 195 local child protection cases last year. According to Missoula County Attorney Kirsten Pabst, that’s a new record.“We’re…
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Missoula’s County Attorney says helping victims of violent crime is deeply rewarding work.But Kirsten Pabst adds there’s also a dark side to the job…
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When the U.S. Department of Justice started looking into how sexual assault cases were handled in Missoula in 2012, they found a lot of problems. That led…
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The Missoula County Attorney says her predecessor may have improperly removed a box from what’s supposed to be a secure file storage area. Missoula police…