CRIME July 13, 2016 Civil rights complaint filed over Fort Peck homeless roundup A federal civil rights complaint says the Fort Peck Tribe and Wolf Point-area law enforcement agencies conspired to illegally round up homeless people in July 2013 to prevent them from panhandling during a rodeo and parade weekend.
Montana July 11, 2016 Humane Society takes South Korean dogs being kept for meat The Lewis & Clark Humane Society is caring for nine dogs a South Korean woman said she saved from being killed for meat.
Montana June 30, 2016 Authorities step up search for bear that killed mountain biker in Glacier National Park Wildlife officials set up traps, installed cameras and scoured forests by helicopter Thursday, intensifying their search for a bear that attacked and killed a U.S. Forest Service employee as he biked through Glacier National Park.
Homicide June 25, 2016 Newspaper: Man given clemency in murder case faces new probe The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports that a Montana man who was granted clemency by the governor after he spent three decades behind bars for a murder he says he did not commit is now under investigation on allegations that he asked a female to perform sex acts.
US June 23, 2016 1 of 2 remaining Doolittle Raiders dies in Montana One of the last two surviving members of the Doolittle Raiders, who bombed Japan during World War II in retaliation for the attack on Pearl Harbor, has died in Montana.
CRIME June 20, 2016 Authorities mull punishment for parents who fled with child Two North Carolina parents violated a court order by fleeing 2,000 miles to Montana with an infant who was supposed to be under state supervision, authorities said Monday.
North Carolina June 20, 2016 North Carolina parents wanted for kidnapping son caught 2,000 miles away Authorities said Sunday two North Carolina parents were caught Sunday after kidnapping their own infant son from a social services department, then apparently driving him 2,000 miles to Montana in a stolen minivan.
CRIME June 19, 2016 Sheriff: Parents who kidnapped son caught 2,000 miles away Authorities say two North Carolina parents kidnapped their own infant son from social services, then apparently drove across the country in a stolen minivan.
RELIGION June 15, 2016 DIVIDED AMERICA: In Montana, neighbors at odds over refugees For the world, the photograph of a Syrian 3-year-old in a red T-shirt and black sneakers, his lifeless body washed up on a Turkish beach, was a horrific symbol of the desperation of hundreds of thousands of refugees.
Arizona June 9, 2016 Q&A: A look at the refugee crisis dividing some Americans A clash in past months over whether to welcome a small number of refugees to western Montana erupted into a larger feud over Islam, big government and the idea that Americans should "take care of our own" before worrying about newcomers.
RELIGION June 9, 2016 In Montana, neighbor vs neighbor over welcoming refugees For the world, the photograph of a Syrian 3-year-old in a red T-shirt and black sneakers, his lifeless body washed up on a Turkish beach, was a horrific symbol of the desperation of hundreds of thousands of refugees.