Death Penalty

Montana High Tech Jobs Summit held at University of Montana hosted by Senator Steve Daines and Congressman Greg Gianforte.

There’s a reason Montana attorneys are not seeking the death penalty even in extremely gruesome cases involving multiple murders.

Authorities in Broadwater County are seeking the death penalty for a man accused in the shooting death of Deputy Mason Moore on May 16.

The Spokane Valley Sheriff's Office has been investigating the murder of Montana Senator Jon Tester's nephew, Robert, since his brutal slaying on September 6.

Scott Austin Price and Sarah McKnight appeared in Missoula District Court on Monday morning and were sentenced for their roles in the murder of a Missoula woman in a local motel,and the stabbing of another woman in a grocery store parking lot in December of 2015.

Missoula has seen two high profile murder cases in recent days and some citizens are wondering why the death penalty wasn’t invoked in either instance.

53 year-old David Wayne Nelson, the man who has already confessed to the murder of a mother and her adult son in Powell County, appeared in Ravalli County District Court on Wednesday to face charges that he violated parole in an earlier case.

Pope Francis gave a historic address today when he spoke before a rare joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill Thursday morning. His speech (full text below) touched on numerous issues that have been heavily debated in Washington — climate change, the death penalty, religious freedom, immigration and more — but he focused often on the current refugee crisis in Europe.

Massachusetts hasn't executed anyone since 1947, but during most of its history it allowed capital punishment for crimes ranging from murder to witchcraft.

Missoula County settled a lawsuit yesterday with a female Missoula County Sheriff's Deputy for $60,000 over a kiss that occurred with another off-duty deputy, in which she claimed gender discrimination and right to privacy violations.