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Barry Beach Surrenders to Authorities in Billings

Wendy Nielsen — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:45:03 +0000

HELENA – At 11am today, Barry Beach surrendered himself to the custody of the Yellowstone County Sheriff. The Department of Corrections is working with the Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office to arrange secure transportation to the Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge. There he will continue serving his 100-yea

Sentencing in Billings Child Assault Case

Wendy Nielsen — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:10:15 +0000

CHILD ASSAULT Billings woman sentenced for biting stepson (Information in the following story is from: Billings Gazette, http://www.billingsgazette.com) BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Billings woman convicted of beating and biting her 3-year-old stepson can avoid jail time after the judge found she had improved her parenting skills. The Billings Gazette reports District Judge Mary Jane [...]

Yellowstone County Considering Work Program

Wendy Nielsen — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:08:24 +0000

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Yellowstone County officials are considering creating a work program to ease overcrowding at the jail. 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. Officials say overcrowding can increase tensions among inmates.

THIS Story Is True

Jerry Puffer — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:51:48 +0000

Publisher's Weekly says "This gripping account is proof that truth can be stranger--& far more disturbing--than fiction" & I agree. I'm currently reading John Glatt's "The Prince Of Paradise: The True Story of a Hotel Heir, His Seductive Wife, & a Ruthless Murder" & John will be joining me long distance live from New York City this afternoon (Friday) at 4:30 on the Puffman Show. The book's fro

A Cop/Rock Star Relationship

Jerry Puffer — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:37:48 +0000

It’s all here in this fictional story with FACTUAL events about a cop & his relationships with “famous inhabitants”. It’s D.C. Murphy’s new potboiler, “Rooster-A Badge, Gun & Heartache”. The “Rooster” is Sean Patrick Murphy, a cop torn between loyalty & justice, & his passion to become a country singer. Now, I’m not sure if [...]

Deadly Harvest

Jerry Puffer — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:08:30 +0000

I’m not talking about one of Gary Gollehon’s crops, but rather the book that I’ll be giving away this afternoon (Monday) at 4:30 on “Puffman Musical Trivia” at 4:30. “Deadly Harvest” is the new tome from author Michael Stanley as he revisits Detective Kubu with this 4th installment in the Detective Kubu series. This Detective [...]

Wilm Pleads Guilty to Felony Intimidation

Wendy Nielsen — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:21:05 +0000

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Lockwood man has pleaded guilty to calling 911 just days after a Connecticut school shooting and threatening a similar shooting in the Billings area. The Billings Gazette reports 52-year-old Rodney Dale Wilm pleaded guilty to felony intimidation yesterday before District Judge Susan Watters. Sentencing is scheduled for June 21. Wilm [...]

Arrests Made in Plot to Attach Canadian Passenger Train

Wendy Nielsen — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:06:05 +0000

TORONTO (AP) — Police in Canada say two men have been arrested and charged with plotting a terrorist attack against a Canadian passenger train. They say the two were conspiring to carry out an attack against Via Rail with al-Qaida support, but that they posed no imminent threat. The investigation was part of a cross-border operation involving Canadian law enforcement [...]

MONTANA KIDNAPPING-DEATH PENALTY

Wendy Nielsen — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:59:45 +0000

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against a defendant charged in the killing of an Illinois man kidnapped from his Billings hotel room.

Yellowstone County Attorney Scott Twito announced the decision Monday in the case of Simon Jacobson, who's charged with deliberate homicide and other crimes in the January death of 29-year-old Dejuan Laster

Chosen

Jerry Puffer — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:48:28 +0000

That’s the name of north central Montanan Paul. J. Caden’s book & it packs a powerful punvh along with a truly uplifting message.. It IS an action packed & relatively fast read at 179 pages…I read the entire book while on a Great Falls to Minneapolis flight last summer. I met Paul last June when [...]

Kops & Kids

Jerry Puffer — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:47:03 +0000

What a combination! It’s going to be a downright blast tomorrow (Tuesday) night as the 4th Annual Cops Vs Kids Charity Basketball Game takes place at the Heart Butte High School. The “long arm of the law” law enforcement from our area will be taking on the Heart Butte High School boys team beginning at [...]

A Blazing Saddle Indeed

Jerry Puffer — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:03:00 +0000

I don't often read "westerns", but I've come across a really engrossing neat page turner, or in this case, a page "BURNER" penned by my friend Bill Yenne. Yenne's new book is the 1st in a new series titled "Bladen Cole: Bounty Hunter" & it takes place & is happening & hopping right out here in Montana, including this area of north central Montana. Bladen Col

Dust To Dust

Jerry Puffer — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:54:16 +0000

Benjamin Busch’s hard hitting tome “Dust To Dust is NOW out in paperback! “Dust To Dust” is a profound meditation on our passage through life, from a decorated Marine Corps combat veteran & actor on “The Wire”. I’ve never had the opportunity to watch “The Wire” on television but friends tell me that it is [...]

Blackfeet Tribal Council members to change plea

markdaniels — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:49:09 +0000

(HELENA) – THREE FORMER BLACKFEET TRIBAL BUSINESS COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE AGREED TO CHANGE THEIR PLEA TO GUILTY ON CHARGES OF HOLDING ILLEGAL BIG GAME HUNTS FOR UP AND COMING COUNTRY MUSICIANS AND AN OUTDOORS TELEVISION SHOW IN 2010 AND 2011. THE DEALS CALL FOR JAY ST. GODDARD, JAY WELLS AND GAYLE SKUNKCAP JR. TO PLEAD [...]

Shout It Out

Jerry Puffer — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:51:23 +0000

Some of our good neighbors will be “SHOUTING out” “Bingo” tonight (Thursday) up north as American Legion Post 73 in Sweetgrass will be calling out “Bingo” at the American Legion Hall. Thursday nights at Bingo in Sweetgrass are a sweet time & frolicking fun for all. The bingo kicks off at 7 o’clock SHARP tonight [...]

State Wins Workers' Comp Fraud Case

Wendy Nielsen — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:39:42 +0000

HELENA – A Helena jury convicted a Ronan man Wednesday of two felony counts of theft of worker’s compensation benefits provided by the Montana State Fund.

Perry Joseph Penfield was employed at his parents’ business, Polson Paint and Glass, in April 2008 when he fell into a window well and injured his right knee, according to an affidavit filed by the Attorney General’s Office

Petition Seeks to Remove Williams from Board of Regents

Wendy Nielsen — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:55:37 +0000

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A group of University of Montana football fans has started a petition asking the governor and higher education officials to censure former Congressman Pat Williams for his statements last week that the UM football program recruits thugs and to end his appointment on the Board of Regents. Scott Gratton, father of [...]

Don't Hit Me, I'm With The DEA

Jerry Puffer — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:15:53 +0000

I came across a powerful read last month & this no holds barred book is still resonating with me. I came across a news story in the Great Falls Tribune several months back & immediately wanted to get the book. The book is “Bobby Convict-School of Hard Knocks” & the affable author is the infamous [...]

Butte Taxi Office Robbery Suspect Dead

Wendy Nielsen — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 23:41:51 +0000

BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — Butte Sheriff Ed Lester says the man investigators believe shot a 23-year-old woman while robbing a taxi business is dead. Lester declined Tuesday to release the identity of the man or say how he died. Lester tells The Montana Standard the death does not appear to be suspicious. Lester says the [...]

Montana Hotel Kidmapping Suspect Charged in Death

Wendy Nielsen — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:19:15 +0000

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A suspect arrested in the killing of an Illinois man who was kidnapped from a Montana hotel room faces charges including deliberate homicide after investigators say he acknowledged committing the crime. Simon Elliot Jacobson made an initial appearance Monday in Justice Court in Billings, where bail was set at $1 million. [...]