Crime

The eagerly awaited 2nd installment of the "Inside Out" series, "Being Me", is being released this coming Monday by Gallery Books & I'm excited to be giving away the new novel, "Being Me" for my prize this afternoon (Thursday), at 4:30 on Puffman Musical Trivia! "B...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Blackfeet judges say tribal law-enforcement officials have no duty to report drunken-driving and other traffic violations to the state. The policy was enforced in November when Chief Judge Allie Edwards ruled the tribe's reporting of two prior DUI convictions on the reservation violated Shawn Augare's rights...

No charges against senator while probe continues HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Blackfeet tribe's chief prosecutor says his office is waiting for the results of an investigation before deciding whether to charge a state senator accused of fleeing a law-enforcement officer...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A 29-year-old Colstrip man has admitted to driving drunk at the time of a crash near Ashland that killed his passenger. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Kyle Lee Fulmer pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter Tuesday during a hearing before U...

Here's a difficult bargain: How do you think about plea bargains if YOU'VE been FALSELY accused of a crime? In the new book that I'll be giving away this afternoon (Thursday) at 4:30 on Puffman Musical Trivia, author Michelle Lombardi Gesse writes that IF you have been falsely accused of committing a crime, you can expect to be offered a plea bargain at some point...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The attorney for convicted murderer Barry Beach is asking the state Supreme Court to reconsider its decision that put Beach back in prison after 1 ½ years of freedom. Attorney Terrance Toavs said in the petition for rehearing filed Tuesday that the Supreme Court originally ordered a 2011 hearing to determine the credibility of new evidence that Beach did not kill his 17-year-o

As we celebrate Memorial Day today (Monday) here in the Big Sky, we should also recall that it was yesterday (Sunday), May 26th that marked the date back in 1964 when President Abraham Lincoln designated Montana a "Territory" as this area became known as "Montana Territory"...

It could well be an apt description of a typical afternoon on the Puffman Show, but in this case, it's how the new novel, "Sunday Girl" is described by The Literary Consultancy They write that this tome from Kalliope Lee that I'll be giving away this afternoon (Monday) at 4:30 on my Puffman Musical Trivia, is a "strange, complex & moving novel that's immensely readable & tha

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 ...

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...

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...

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