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Teen given probation for Kila-area crash
Posted 2:57 PM 5/24/2012 by Katy Harris (KAJ News)
KALISPELL- A Kalispell teenager will spend a dozen years on probation for severely injuring two people in an alcohol-related car crash.
Michael O'Dear-Hull, 19, was given a 12 year deferred sentence in Flathead County District Court Thursday after he wrecked after leaving a party near Kila (More)
"Mountain Man" enters plea on federal drug, weapons charges
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Plead deal in Great Falls negligent homicide case nixed
Posted 6:26 AM 5/23/2012 by Heath Heggem (MTN - Great Falls)
GREAT FALLS- Judge Thomas McKittrick has rejected a plea deal for Mario Drake, who is charged with negligent homicide in the July 2011 death of Cody Palmer.
Drake's plea deal had called for 10 years with the Montana Department of Corrections with six of those years suspended and in (More)
5/22/2012
Whitefish landlord sentenced in medical marijuana case
Posted 8:25 PM 5/22/2012 by Laura Wilson (KAJ News)
MISSOULA- A Whitefish resident who rented out property to a medical marijuana business has been sentenced to one year in prison.
Jonathan Janetski, 36, was sentenced in Missoula Monday in connection with his guilty plea to maintaining a drug-involved premises, although the landlord says he (More)
Man tied to Jason Washington admits to drug charges
Judge hears arguments in Flathead zoning dispute
Bigfork attorney pleads 'not guilty' to Missoula DUI
5/21/2012
Contractor sent to federal prison for MT fraud scheme
Posted 7:56 AM 5/22/2012 by Irina Cates (KPAX News)
MISSOULA- A roofing contractor who defrauded victims in the Flathead Valley, Hot Springs and Great Falls will spend less than five years in a federal prison.
Prosecutors told a Missoula federal judge on Monday it was exhausting trying keep up with John Robert Mulinski and his schemes.
(More)...5/18/2012
Missoula man faces felony assault charges
Posted 11:06 AM 5/21/2012 by Breanna Roy, Donelle Weston (KPAX News)
MISSOULA- A Missoula man faces felony charges after allegedly physically and sexually assaulting a woman this week.
Jody Paul Brown, 35, made his first appearance in Justice Court Friday facing two felony and three misdemeanor charges.
Court documents show the victim feared Brown (More)
5/17/2012
Arrest warrant issued in Missoula "hole in one" case
Posted 7:26 PM 5/17/2012 by Melissa Anderson (KXLH Helena)
HELENA- When Troy Peissig shot a hole-in-one at a Missoula Country Club golf tournament, he won a special $18,000 prize. But almost two years later and despite multiple witness accounts, Peissig hasn't seen a dime of the prize money.
The tournament's sponsor had purchased insurance to (More)
