Fred Van Valkenburg

On Tuesday, February 11, Missoula County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg officially filed an action in U. S. District Court against the Department of Justice.

Wearied over a continuing threat by the U.S. Department of Justice to take action against the Missoula County Attorney's office, Fred Van Valkenburg is proposing taking the U.S. government to court.

A Missoula man charged with felony burglary, Max Edward Sayer, appeared in Missoula Justice Court via video from the Missoula County jail, only to face questions directly from the Missoula County Attorney, Fred Van Valkenburg.

Missoula attorney Josh Van de Wetering has thrown his hat into the political ring, declaring his intention to run for the office of Missoula County Attorney.

For 18 years she worked for the Missoula County Attorney's Office, then she left for private practice. Now, Kirsten Pabst has announced her intention to seek the office currently held by Fred Van Valkenburg.

Deputy Missoula County Attorney Jason Marks announced this week that he will run for the county attorney's office position now held by incumbent Fred Van Valkenburg.

On June 28, Missoula County Sheriff's Detective Jonathan Stineford, working on a drug case, shot and wounded Harry Louis Van Pelt after Stineford thought Van Pelt was reaching for a gun.

Jurinda Marie Schweigert, 25, of Missoula, was charged on Friday with felony embezzlement after allegedly stealing nearly $10,000 over nine months from the Crossroads Truck Stop and Travel Center.

Former Missoula County Sheriff's Deputy Larry Schwindt appeared in justice court on Tuesday and entered a guilty plea to charges that he had an illegal sexual relationship with a 17 year-old boy that began in 2012.

During Wednesday's news conference with the Department of Justice, the subject of the Missoula County Attorney's lack of cooperation with the various investigations came up yet again.