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  Judge sets trial date for MT man accused of killing his ex-wife

  

  Posted 12:34 PM 5/15/2012 by Q2 News

  GLENDIVE- A Billings man accused of the 2008 murder of Susan Casey in Glendive appeared Tuesday morning in District Court.

  Walter Larson Jr. appeared before Judge Richard Simonton Tuesday morning. The hearing set a trial date for Nov. 26. The trial is expected to be eight days.

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  BOLO Alert - Wanted In Montana: Michael Brandon

  

  Posted 10:01 AM 5/15/2012

  Michael Brandon is wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service based on a felony warrant charging him with felony violation of probation.

  He is currently on probation for failure to register as a violent offender and for robbery.

  Brandon has felony convictions in Missoula County and (More)

  
  

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  Arrest made in Sherry Lankford case

  

  Posted 6:36 AM 5/15/2012 by Katie Stukey (KRTV Great Falls)

  Great Falls Police tell us that David Wayne Lawrence has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Sherry Lankford.

  Lankford, then 42 years old, was reportedly last seen on Sunday, March 13, 2011, at around 9 p.m. by her son at their house on the west side of town.

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  Amber Alert scam

  Posted 4:26 PM 5/10/2012 by Attorney General Press Office

  A new scam preying on people's compassion for missing children is ringing telephones across the nation, the Montana Department of Justice warned on Thursday.

  In the scam, the phone rings and the caller ID reads "Amber Alert." When the call is answered, a voice on the other end begins (More)

  
  

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  Suspects in Sherry Arnold case due in court

  

  Posted 9:09 AM 5/10/2012 by News Staff (KTVQ Billings)

  The two suspects in the kidnapping and murder of Sidney teacher Sherry Arnold will be in court next Tuesday to officially face murder charges.

  KX News out of Bismarck, North Dakota reports that Michael Spell and Lester Waters, Jr will appear in court to enter their pleas to the murder (More)

  
  

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  Arson fire causes damage at car dealership

  Posted 11:33 PM 5/9/2012 by Jamie Leary

  Butte law enforcement officials are asking for the communities help in finding suspects in an arson case... Just before 2:00 o'clock Wednesday morning, the Butte-Silver Bow police department along with the Butte Fire Department, responded to the report of a vehicle fire at Brooks Hanna (More)

  
  

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  Montana man pleads guilty to federal drug charge

  

  Posted 9:03 AM 5/4/2012 by Irina Cates (KPAX Missoula)

  A man who worked for the medical marijuana business "Montana Cannabis" has pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge. Thomas Daubert told a judge Thursday that he knew that the owners were doing something illegal when he helped them in their business.

  Prosecutors say in early 2009 Daubert (More)

  
  

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  Billings car vs. bicycle hit and run suspect ID'd

  

  Posted 9:00 AM 5/4/2012 by KTVQ Billings

  Billings Police say they have identified a female driver who allegedly hit a biker then ran over a stroller extension, with a child inside of it, Wednesday night.

  Samantha Finch, 21, of Billings left the scene of the accident at Lewis Avenue and 24th Street West and later turned herself (More)