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Valazquez gets prison time for domestic violence
A Billings man, formerly from Polson, was sentenced in Polson District Court Sept. 21 to a total of 10 years in the Montana State Prison with five years suspended on domestic violence-related charges.
Arlee woman charged with criminal mischief, assaulting child
An Arlee woman is accused of breaking numerous windows and injuring a child during a domestic disturbance. Kya Rae Dede Rose Arthur, 28, entered a plea of not guilty in District Court in Polson Sept. 21.
Caye returns to custody after allegedly brandishing gun
A Polson man, who was sentenced in District Court May 25 to 10 years with the Montana State Prison on an assault with a weapon charge, with all but 13 days suspended for time served, faces new charges of a similar nature.
Ferndale man in custody after deadly shooting
Authorities are holding a 49-year-old Bigfork area man in the Lake County jail on pending felony deliberate homicide and attempted deliberate homicide charges after he allegedly shot three people at a Ferndale home Sunday night, killing one.
Arraignment Dec. 28 for alleged Bigfork shooter
The arraignment hearing for a Bigfork man, accused of shooting three people, killing one of them, was continued in Polson District Court Dec. 21. Matthew Vitek, 49, is charged with deliberate homicide in the Dec. 10 shooting death of 56-year-old Tammi Jordan in Ferndale.
Year In Review: Covering health and human services in 2023
Though it feels like a lifetime ago, the 2023 legislative session was filled with conflict over several high-profile issues, including restrictions on abortion and medical choices for transgender minors seeking gender-affirming treatments.
BNSF locomotive leaks diesel while traveling through northern Montana
Officials have confirmed that a BNSF Railway locomotive leaked up to 1,000 gallons of diesel while traveling through northern Montana last week.
“Bleak start” reported for seasonal snowpack
“Warm temperatures and lack of precipitation over the last couple months have resulted in a bleak start to the seasonal snowpack in Montana and northern Wyoming river basins,” said Eric Larson, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Water Supply Specialist.
Supreme Court removes Judge Christopher from child-custody case
In a 5-0 opinion, the Montana Supreme Court took what justices describe as “an extraordinary remedy” of asserting “supervisory control” over a Lake County child-custody case. The decision, issued Jan. 2, returned a 5-year-old child to the custody of his mother, Shanna Spring ManyWounds of Elmo, and reassigned the case from District Court Judge Deborah “Kim” Christopher to Judge Molly Owen.
Energy Keepers plans to keep lake at higher spring level
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) approved a request from Energy Keepers, Inc (EKI) to deviate from the Flood Risk Management plan by allowing for a higher spring lake level than usual.
