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The number of violent crimes reported in Missoula dropped in 2024 with the exception of sexual intercourse without consent, though that reporting category saw multiple victims report a single individual, according to the Missoula Police Department.

An ordinance change lowering a misdemeanor charge to a civic infraction for certain violations of city code survived the Missoula City Council intact on Monday night.

The Missoula City Council could reduce the penalty for certain code violations from a criminal misdemeanor to a civic infraction in cases where a penalty isn't already specifically under municipal law.

With a new mayor set to take office and critical tweets by one council member, the City Council will delay its decision on an urban camping ordinance until early next year.

A Kalispell man who admitted to threatening to kill Montana U.S. Senator Jon Tester in calls to his office was sentenced today to two and a half years in prison in Missoula District Court, to be followed by three years of supervised release, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

Is Oakland in decay, or moving on up? Oaklanders and criminal justice experts defend the city saying a sudden crime wave in July does not undo all the work done to improve "The Town" in recent years.

Tents and trash line streets, public drug use has skyrocketed since the state decriminalized possession of small amounts of drugs in 2020 with the city experiencing record-breaking numbers of homicides in the past three years.

Trumps new indictment generated responses from Montana’s federal delegation ranging from strident defense of Trump to cautious acknowledgment of the former president’s legal situation.

athan Moreno, 24, is facing charges of attempted deliberate homicide and criminal possession of drug paraphernalia, according to court documents.

A push to convert what once served as a winter shelter into a year-round facility drew backlash from several members of City Council on Wednesday, and a pledge from the city to seek solutions for a long-term shelter, where to place it and how to fund it.