State's child rape penalty affected (Billings Gazette)
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:13:54 GMT
HELENA - Attorney General Mike McGrath says a Supreme Court decision declaring the death penalty too harsh for child rapists means Montana will have to address its law on the issue.
State will not appeal ruling on out-of-state inmates for Hardin (Missoulian)
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:41:00 GMT
HELENA - State officials will not appeal a recent District Court ruling that paves the way for a disputed Hardin jail to house out-of-state inmates.
Surprisingly, gas thefts not a problem in Helena (Helena Independent Record)
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:33:26 GMT
With gas prices at or above the $4 mark, many Helenans are surprised that a massive rash of gas thefts has not occurred like in other places across the country.
State Needs to Eliminate Death Penalty for Child Rape (Flathead Beacon)
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:37:33 GMT
HELENA – Attorney General Mike McGrath says a Supreme Court decision declaring the death penalty too harsh for child rapists means Montana will have to address its law on the issue. McGrath, however, says there are no immediate effects because neither of the state's two death row inmates was sentenced under the law.
State needs to eliminate death penalty for child rape (KTVQ Billings)
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:25:03 GMT
Associated Press - June 26, 2008 7:24 PM ET HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Attorney General Mike McGrath says a Supreme Court decision declaring the death penalty too harsh for child rapists means...
Justices send inheritance case back to lower court Posted on June 25 (Missoulian)
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:32:38 GMT
HELENA - A district judge erred in ruling that an Augusta woman who fatally shot two of her four children in 2002 was barred from inheriting from their estates, the Montana Supreme Court has ruled.
Justices send inheritance case back to lower court (Billings Gazette)
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:07:11 GMT
HELENA - A district judge erred in ruling that an Augusta woman who fatally shot two of her four children in 2002 was barred from inheriting from their estates, the Montana Supreme Court has ruled. District Judge Dorothy McCarter had determined that J ...
Auditor announces $450,000 settlement for securities fraud Posted on June 25 (Missoulian)
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:17:48 GMT
HELENA - State Auditor John Morrison has announced a $450,000 settlement in a securities fraud case that affected 356 customers in Montana and Wyoming from 2003 to 2007.
Court upholds murder conviction (The Montana Standard)
Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:46:15 GMT
HELENA (AP) — The Montana State Supreme Court has upheld the life sentence of a man convicted of killing his Missoula roommate in 1993. William L. Weaver was found guilty of murder in the shooting death of Jim Fremou.
Xanterra sued over '05 drowning (Billings Gazette)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:07:21 GMT
HELENA - The parents of a 19-year-old woman who drowned in Yellowstone National Park in 2005 are suing the park's concessionaire, saying it failed to properly supervise its underage employees.
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