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Missoula County Deputy Fired

Wendy Nielsen — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:54:08 +0000

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A Missoula County sheriff’s deputy has been fired due to information uncovered during an investigation of a complaint that he was having an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old girl. Sheriff Carl Ibsen on Thursday announced the firing of Deputy Larry Schwindt, who had been with the department for just over two [...]

Three Blackfeet Tribal Leaders Indicted

Wendy Nielsen — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:14:44 +0000

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — Three Blackfeet tribal leaders have been indicted on charges they held illegal big-game hunts on the northwestern Montana reservation for country music stars including Josh Thompson and Justin Moore. Supporters of Jay St. Goddard (san-go-DAHR’), Jay Wells and Gayle Skunkcap Jr. say the charges are politically motivated. They each pleaded [...]

Victim Sues Runaways

Wendy Nielsen — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:45:08 +0000

SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho woman has filed a lawsuit against two teenage runaways from a northwestern Montana boarding school who brutally attacked her after she offered them a ride. The Bonner County Daily Bee reports that Vera Gadman filed the lawsuit Oct. 3 in 1st District Court. She is seeking no less [...]

Convicted Medical Pot Provider Asks for a New Trial

Wendy Nielsen — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 11:48:24 +0000

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Helena medical marijuana provider convicted of eight federal drug and weapons crimes is asking a judge to set aside the jury's verdict and order a new trial.

Chris Williams was convicted last month for his role as co-owner of Montana Cannabis, which distributed medical marijuana across the state. Mon

FBI Investigating Death of Browning Man

Wendy Nielsen — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:11:42 +0000

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — The FBI is investigating the apparent beating death of a Browning man. The Great Falls Tribune reports the bureau says a Browning man died at a Kalispell hospital on Tuesday after being assaulted the previous Saturday in Browning. The FBI said a suspect was in custody. The agency did not [...]

New Jersey Shooting

Wendy Nielsen — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:19:25 +0000

There was a shooting in suburban New Jersey early this morning, resulting in the deaths of at least three people in a supermarket. Our national team is working on this story.

Do YOU Know The Answer

Jerry Puffer — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:18:13 +0000

‘ll be giving away a brand new hard copy of author Peter de Jonge’s latest read, “Buried On Avenue B” this afternoon (Thursday) at 4:30 on my “Puffman Musical Trivia” segment to the first caller who can answer my “Musical Trivia” question. Bestselling author James Patterson says that “Buried on Avenue B” is as good [...]

UPDATE – Retired Racehorse

Wendy Nielsen — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:13:24 +0000

HAMILTON, Mont. (AP) — The Ravalli County sheriff's office says a retired racehorse found dead on a ranch near Hamilton was not shot as it initially appeared, but the cause of death is not clear. Undersheriff Perry Johnson tells the Ravalli Republic the 22-year-old horse had an injury behind its ear, but an X-ray revealed there wasn't a bullet

Suspect in Arnold Abduction and Murder is Assigned a New Defense Team

Wendy Nielsen — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:28:34 +0000

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A new team of defense attorneys has been appointed to represent one of two suspects charged in the murder of a Montana high school teacher.

State District Judge Richard Simonton appointed Alfred Avignone, Lisa Banick and Eric Brewer as the public defenders for 23-year-old Michael Keith Spell of Parachute, Colo

Ronald Smith Clemency Hearing concludes

Wendy Nielsen — Thu, 03 May 2012 01:45:26 +0000

The clemency hearing for Ronald Smith concluded this afternoon in Deer Lodge at the Powell County Courthouse. Ronald Smith was convicted of a double murder in 1982 and had requested that Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer grant him clemency, effectively trading his death sentence for life without parole.

The hearing was filled with impassioned testimony from both sid

The cops are chasing the clowns

Jerry Puffer — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:17:35 +0000

Tonight (Tuesday) is the night for the 3rd annual Cops vs. Kids Charity Basketball Game in Valier. The last two years turned out to have been a blast and tonight’s whoop-dee-do should be no exception. Again this year, it’s all taking place at Valier High School tonight beginning at 7. Special guest players, rodeo clowns [...]

The late Marvin Gaye was right

Jerry Puffer — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:31:41 +0000

There’s a great deal of truth in Marvin Gaye’s blast-from-the-past, “I’ll Be Doggone”. Marvin is actually the one who’s gone and next month, some money from your billfold will also be gone if you don’t have your dog vaccinated and licensed by next Wednesday, the 29th. The end of this month (next week) is the [...]

KBL: KILL BIN LADEN

Jerry Puffer — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:16:49 +0000

hat’s the title of New York Times bestselling author John Weisman” and Mr. Weisman is going to be my special guest on Thursday, the first day of December at 4:35 on the Puffman Show. Dan Rather says this book is “a stunner and a riveting read. KBL is rife with realism and a true-to-life portrayal [...]

Evergreen girl wants out of the slammer

Jerry Puffer — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:25:21 +0000

18 year old Justine Winter of Evergreen is appealing her sentence with the Supreme Court. Back in February, Winter was found guilty of two counts of deliberate homicide after intentionally crashing her vehicle head-on into another vehicle in 2009. Winter had had a fight with her boyfriend and is accused of intentionally crossing the center [...]

Oops! Embarrassed SWAT Team Has Their Guns Stolen

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:26:02 +0000

Well, this is humiliating. Thieves using bolt cutters were able to force their way into a supposedly secure building earlier Thursday morning and steal 21 MP-5 submachine guns and 12 large caliber handgun from the Los Angeles police department’s prestigious SWAT unit. While the stolen weapons had been modified to shoot blanks, a five-minute tutorial video on [...]

Cop's Amazing Somersault Escape From Car Crash Caught on Camera [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:57:53 +0000

If this footage of a Belarusian cop’s Houdini-like escape from his hurtling van was in a movie, it would surely be deemed “unrealistic.” But you know what they say about truth and fiction, so here it is below, in all of its for-real glory. [via Asylum UK] Read Original: Cop’s Amazing Somersault Escape From Car Crash [...]

Rebuilding his life, 1 page at a time

Jerry Puffer — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:14:18 +0000

just finished reading Ex-MSU coach Joe Obrien's sobering life story, "Busted Bronco: From Addition to Redemption" and it truly was a page turner. I think I read it in two days and it actually is "one of those books you don't WANT to put down. Joe is going to join me on the Puffman Show this Friday afternoon at 4:35 and I'm more than anxious to have him on my program. Joe's the guy, who while coaching at MSU back in 2001, was arrested down in Townsend, charged with operating a ring bringing meth into Bozeman, and spending over two years in the federal slammer.

I always wondered about those Wal-Mart Greeters

Jerry Puffer — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:16:21 +0000

I've always been curious about those "Wal-Mart Greeters". I mean, who are they, where do they come from, did they used to work, why would ANYONE in their right mind want to stand at the front doors and greet the "Walmartians" as they enter the store. Believe me, I've seen my share of "Walmartians" on e-mail "forwards" and it's looks like a pretty strange neighborhood to me. Last evening, I was reading Montana History at the Heritage Center here in Shelby.