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Stealing from the Lord?

The Breakfast Flakes — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:06:10 +0000

Police in Billings are investigating after surveillance video captured a man stealing about $3,000 in equipment from Hope Center Foursquare CHURCH, including a riding lawn mower, snow blower and some power washers. The Reverend Grove Hull says the man showed up three times on Monday, first unloading a shed and then loading up the riding [...]

Missoula County attorney speaks to DOJ investigation

The Breakfast Flakes — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:25:32 +0000

The Missoula County attorney says he is willing to scrutinize the way his office handles sexual assault and rape cases, but will not cooperate with a Department of Justice probe he calls politically motivated. Fred Van Valkenburg spoke Monday at a City Club Missoula luncheon and blamed the Missoulian newspaper for unfairly creating a national [...]

Staying Safe

The Breakfast Flakes — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:09:34 +0000

Montana State University Billings officials warned students Wednesday evening of a recent string of sexual assaults against college-age women in Billings. Billings Police Department Chief Rich St. John said in an email that the assaults date to January of this year and that it’s not yet clear if they’re related.MSUB Police Chief Scott Forshee said [...]

Possibly the Worlds' Worst Father

The Breakfast Flakes — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:36:56 +0000

A state judge has rejected a plea agreement that called for a 10-year suspended prison sentence for a Manhattan man charged with driving under the influence in a crash that killed his wife.

District Judge Mike Salvagni rejected the agreement Monday and gave Michael Soule and his attorney a week to decide whether to withdraw the no contest plea or accept his sentencing

Manhunt in Belgrade [Update]

Colleen O'Quinn — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:45:37 +0000

UPDATE: 5:45 AM The Car thief that was on the run all day yesterday was eventually apprehended after he walked out of the woods. The suspect, who remains unidentified, lead police on an all day chase that started South of Belgrade and ended in the Tabacco Root Mountains. Law enforcement said that speeds reached [...]

The Path To Hell

The Breakfast Flakes — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:02:27 +0000

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for vandalizing two Bozeman churches. The federal agency said Wednesday it became involved because of the possibility that one or both incidents may be a violation of civil rights….and P. S. a really [...]

Saving the Children!

The Breakfast Flakes — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:01:39 +0000

Governor Steve Bullock signed two child abuse protection bills inside the Cascade County Courthouse on Tuesday, adjacent to an ongoing jury trial of an alleged sexual assault of a 4-year-old girl. The two bills were Senate Bill 160 and House Bill 76. SB 160 was sponsored by Senator Mitch Tropila, which created the offense of [...]

Friends In Low Places

The Breakfast Flakes — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:46:35 +0000

The three-decade fight for freedom by a Montana man convicted of the 1979 slaying of a teenage classmate appeared to slam shut this week, when the Montana Supreme Court ordered him back to prison and took away his brief taste of normal life. But from the time he confessed to out-of-state police four years after [...]

Nurse Ratchet is on the prowl!

The Breakfast Flakes — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:26:31 +0000

Health care facilities throughout Billings remain on alert today after it was confirmed that a woman had posed as a nurse at Billings Clinic. “We’re watching,” said Barbara Schneeman, director of communication and advocacy at RiverStone Health. Schneeman said Billings Clinic notified Riverstone CEO John Felton at 9 a.m. last Thursday of the nurse impostor. A photo of [...]

Jail Dangerously Overcrowded

The Breakfast Flakes — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:05:51 +0000

Yellowstone County officials are considering creating a work program to ease overcrowding at the jail as it is dangerously over crowded. The Billings Gazette reports that Yellowstone County Sheriff Mike Linder recently presented the idea to Yellowstone County commissioners, the county attorney, public defender and judges. Linder says representatives from the sheriff’s department and jail [...]

The Dude Abides

The Breakfast Flakes — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:05:52 +0000

A 48-year-old Missoula man has been ordered to pay just over $25,000 in restitution for fraudulently collecting Social Security disability payments while failing to report money he made running a medical marijuana growing operation, just an oversight I’m sure. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 48-year-old Scott Lee Hubeny also was placed on five years’ probation [...]

University More Concerned With Image Than Students

The Breakfast Flakes — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:43:48 +0000

A deal has been reached in the University of Montana sexual-assault probe, University of Montana president Royce Engstrom says independent monitors will ensure the school follows through on promised reforms after a federal investigation into mishandled sexual assault reports on campus. Justice Department Deputy Assistant Attorney General Roy Austin Jr. says investigators heard from women [...]

Montana Youth Allowed to Hunt

The Breakfast Flakes — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:56:53 +0000

A 15-year-old southwest Montana boy charged with bringing two guns to school in January because he wanted to show people “you don’t need an assault rifle to shoot up a school,” has reached a plea agreement that calls for treatment and probation. However, he will still be able to go on family hunting trips. The [...]

Crow Corruption

The Breakfast Flakes — Thu, 02 May 2013 12:36:51 +0000

Three defendants in a corruption case on Montana’s Crow Indian Reservation have been sentenced to probation after taking money meant to pay for monitoring historic sites. U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull sentenced Larkin Troy Chandler, Mark James Denny and Frederick Deputee, Jr. Wednesday to five years’ probation each. They also must pay restitution — $73,045 [...]

Be On The Look Out For Nurse Ratchet

The Breakfast Flakes — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:17:30 +0000

St. Vincent Healthcare officials are warning workers tobe on the look out for a woman posing as a health-care worker. The Billings Gazette reports that an internal hospital memo says the woman wears scrubs or a lab coat and has posed as a nurse, a nursing director and a student. Wow, that’s kind of scary! [...]

Safe and Sound

The Breakfast Flakes — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:16:42 +0000

The mother of a 6-year-old Roswell boy reportedly abducted at gunpoint and later found safe in Texas is facing charges in the case along with two other people. Roswell police say 30-year-old Miranda Ann Aguilar is being held by Lubbock police on suspicion on custodial interference, aggravated burglary, conspiracy and assault against a household member [...]

Behaving Badly

The Breakfast Flakes — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:04:49 +0000

Two University of Montana basketball players face charges after an altercation in downtown Missoula. The Missoulian reports senior Will Cherry and sophomore Keron DeShields were arrested early Saturday at the Stockman’s Bar. Both are charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct and Shields also faces a charge of resisting arrest. Montana Coach Wayne Tinkle says he wants [...]

Fake Bomb Threat..Really?

The Breakfast Flakes — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:21:48 +0000

A 51-year-old man faces felony intimidation charges after someone called 911 in Billings and said “school shooting tomorrow” before hanging up. Billings Police Chief Rich St. John said Wednesday there was no indication suspect Rodney Wilm of Lockwood intended to carry out the threat, but that really isn’t any comfort. St. John said the call [...]

The Streets Of Billings Are Safer Today!

Andy West — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:21:08 +0000

More than 20 criminals are off Billings streets thanks to Operation BAC or "Billings Area Criminals". Multiple police agencies, led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, announced at a press conference yesterday that they have been participating over the last year in an undercover operation "to document the criminal activity of a small group of violent criminals" according to U

Tracking the Bastards…

The Breakfast Flakes — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:34:37 +0000

Under an important new law, out-of-state sex offenders living in Montana will be required to submit a DNA sample to be included in a state-wide sex offender DNA database.Senate Bill 213 passed both chambers unanimously under the sponsorship of Democratic Senator Cliff Larsen, of Missoula, and was signed into law Wednesday by Governor Steve Bullock. [...]