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Hays Woman Pleads Guilty to Strangulation on Fort Belknap Reservation

Case marks latest federal prosecution of violent crime on tribal lands

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Trusted Kalispell Bookkeeper Sentenced for Stealing $500K From Family Business

Family business discovered theft after questioning why profits had disappeared despite operations

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Martin City Man Pleads Guilty to Producing, Distributing Child Pornography of 6-Year-Old He Babysat

Defendant faces mandatory minimum 15-30 years in federal prison, fled home before arrest

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Hays Man Gets 51 Months in Prison for Fatal Stabbing on Fort Belknap Reservation

Tonylee Andrew Sears pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the January 2024 death of a woman following an argument that escalated into violence

Missouri River Federal Courthouse, Great Falls, MT

Box Elder Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Abuse After Victim’s Family Allowed Him to Stay in Home

Peter Maxwell Houle, 35, faces up to 15 years in prison after admitting to sexual relationship with 15-year-old victim

Daines on Fox Business: Failure Is Not An Option. We Must Pass the Big Beautiful Bill

Daines Pushes for Big Beautiful Bill Passage, Warns of Chinese Agricultural Threats

Montana senator discusses Ukraine drone strikes, ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ during Fox Business appearance

Missouri River Federal Courthouse, Great Falls, MT

Great Falls man sentenced to 31 months for strangulation and child abuse on Rocky Boy’s reservation

Lane Thomas Lamere pleaded guilty to assaulting woman and 3-year-old child in January 2024 incident

Missouri River Federal Courthouse, Great Falls, MT

Browning man sentenced to 30 months in prison for sexual abuse of minor

Delbert Dwayne Mowitch, 23, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting 12-year-old victim