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  Vases stolen from Butte cemetery

  Posted 5:10 PM 5/18/2012 by Jonathan Kershaw

  This morning the Mountain View Cemetery contacted police to report the theft of 70 to 80 bronze vases used to hold flowers marking crypts around the cemetery's oldest mausoleum.

  The vases are usually hung by rings in the wall, are six to eight inches long and weigh less than a pound. The (More)

  
  

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  Montana fugitive arrested in the Philippines

  

  Posted 3:22 PM 5/18/2012

  A fugitive who is wanted in Montana was arrested in the Philippines.

  Alexander Theodore Bean was arrested during the early morning hours of Friday, May 18 by the Philippine Bureau of Immigration in Bolotan, Zambales Province, Philippines, according to United States Marshal Darrell Bell. (More)

  
  

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  Belgrade woman sentenced on meth charges

  Posted 12:16 PM 5/18/2012 by KBZK Media Center

  A Belgrade woman who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and distribution of methamphetamine has been sentenced to three years in prison.

  Carrie Jean Woodruff, 38, was also sentenced to five years supervised released during a hearing in federal court in Missoula.

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  Bozeman man accused of buying, selling meth sentenced

  Posted 12:05 PM 5/18/2012 by KBZK Media Center

  A Bozeman man who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced to more than seven years in prison.

  William Joseph Voth Jr., 46, was sentenced in federal court in Missoula to 87 months in prison and eight years supervised release.

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  Greg Mortenson book buyers appeal judge's ruling

  Posted 10:49 AM 5/18/2012 by Erin Schattauer

  Three people who bought Greg Mortenson's books are appealing a judge's ruling dismissing their case and taking it to a higher court.

  A plaintiff's notice of appeal has been filed. They are appealing to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

  The lawsuit was filed by people (More)

  
  

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  Judge denies motion to dismiss charges against former Bozeman track coach

  Posted 6:12 PM 5/17/2012 by Erin Schattauer

  A judge has denied a former Bozeman High School track coach's request to dismiss charges against him.

  In an order filed in District Court, Judge Mike Salvagni denied James Evans' request to dismiss the charges, but did, however, grant Evans' request to suppress some statements he made. The (More)

  
  

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  Stepmom faces extradition in Hawaii in Belgrade kids abduction

  Posted 4:35 PM 5/16/2012 by Erin Schattauer

  The step mother of three Belgrade children who were taken by their father to the Bahamas on a sailboat against custody orders is being held without bail in Hawaii and is awaiting extradition to Montana.

  Angela Bryant, 45, was ordered by Circuit Court Judge Greg Nakamura on Hawaii's Big (More)

  
  

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  Suspects in Sherry Arnold case plead not guilty to murder charges

  

  Posted 2:46 PM 5/15/2012 by Amanda Venegas (KTVQ Billings)

  SIDNEY - Two Colorado men accused of kidnapping and killing Sidney teacher Sherry Arnold pleaded not guilty to murder charges in Richland County District Court.

  According to the Sidney Herald, Lester Waters Jr. and Michael Keith Spell each pleaded not guilty to deliberate homicide and (More) • Photos (2)