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Concerns over drug use, security and lack of communication related to the Johnson Street shelter played out alongside a City Council debate Wednesday on whether to fund the shelter's use as a year-round facility for the next 12 months.

Police in King County seized $1.2 million in drugs, including 290,000 fentanyl pills, in an operation last week, county officials said Wednesday.

A Spokane man was convicted in Missoula District Court this week on three felony counts of criminal possession with the intent to distribute thousands of fentanyl pills and a large quantity of black tar heroin, the Missoula County Attorney's Office said.

Most members of City Council contradicted their votes after a flurry of amendments and hours of debate, supporting the ban at one point and amending it at another.

As some states loosen the restrictions on searches of private property, Montana’s high court has ruled there must be more than a hunch to give law enforcement officers enough latitude to go beyond writing a ticket.

U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich writes, "I know nothing can bring back a loved one, but I want Montanans to know that our office remains relentless in our efforts to investigate and prosecute drug traffickers, hold them accountable, and obtain justice for Montana victims and their families."

A bill that would have allowed cities in Colorado to authorize sites where people could use illicit drugs under supervision died in committee.

The 15-member panel will oversee Colorado’s framework for legalized access to psychedelic mushrooms.

The agreement includes the sheriff's departments in Missoula, Granite, Lake, Mineral and Ravalli counties, along with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Police Department.

Oregon lawmakers and providers who serve people with drug and alcohol addictions have a common goal: making the state’s decriminalization drug law work.