Backlogs at the Montana State Hospital and their impact on criminal prosecutions was front and center in Judge John Parker's courtroom on Jan. 29. A case on his docket was Gregory LaPlant, who has ...

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Jeremy Carpenter entered a guilty plea as part of a plea agreement on Jan. 29 to a felony count of vehicular homicide. On July 11, 2024, Carpenter was driving the wrong way on Interstate 15, traveling ...

Cascade County Commissioners approved three contracts during their Jan. 28 meeting for the booking area remodel at the Cascade County Adult Detention Center. Commissioners had previously set aside ...