A post conviction release petition hearing was held for Charles Henry Pinner in Wolf Point Tuesday, Aug. 23. Pinner was found guilty of aggravated kidnapping and sexual intercourse of a women on Amtrak. Pinner, who was an employee of Amtrak, was sentenced to 60 years in prison during the 2016 trial. At the end of the post conviction release petition hearing on Tuesday, District Judge David

Alfred Charles Heupel of Culbertson is facing 22 counts of cruelty to animals. He made his initial appearance in Justice Court on Wednesday, Aug. 24. Each of the 22 counts are misdemeanors and allegedly occurred on July 8 or sometime before when the defendant allegedly failed to provide the following animals with food and water of sufficient quantity and quality to sustain normal health.

The Roosevelt County attorney has been informed that Montana’s Division of Criminal Investigation will not investigate whether Roosevelt County Commissioner Duane Nygaard had a conflict of interest when he voted in favor of gravel purchases over several years. The letter from the Division of Criminal Investigation to county attorney Frank Piocos notes ongoing agent caseload as the reason

State lawmakers on a health and human services interim committee voted Friday, Aug. 26, to advance a bill that, if passed by the Legislature next year and eventually signed into law by the governor, would reform Montana’s child welfare system and limit the circumstances where the state can remove children from their homes. The decision came despite pushback from officials with the state

More than three dozen leaders from law enforcement, criminal prosecution, advocacy groups, public health and private industry leaders came together last week in Helena to discuss efforts and effective strategies to combat human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation in Montana. The event was hosted by Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, Montana Trucking Association and Truckers Against

A petition to revoke hearing for Weldon Drew was held in district court on Tuesday, Aug. 23. Drew was sentenced in district court on Wednesday, April 13, for the charge of criminal distribution of dangerous drugs by accountability. Based on a joint plea agreement, Drew received a deferred imposition of sentence of two years. District judge David J. Cybulski explained that if Drew broke the