The Montana Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation has been asked to investigate a shooting in Missoula involving a Big Sky High School student that happened Friday.

Report: Gunshots at Missoula's Big Sky High fired by school resource officer, not student

Billings police saw another year of steady increases in local crime in 2017, with an uptick in rapes, drugs and repeat petty thefts among the standout trends. Property crime, violent crime and dispatch calls were all up last year from 2016, Billings Police Chief Rich St. John said at a press conference Thursday.

An Idaho man suffered burns and a garage was destroyed in a fire caused by a propane explosion at a residence north of Helena. Lewis and Clark County Undersheriff Jason Grimmis tells the injured man was a contractor from Boise brought in to work on a propane truck for Montana Propane. He was taken to the hospital in Helena. His name has not been released.

Evergreen Fire Rescue is trying to keep up with the increase in calls by implementing a mill levy to help with

An 18-year-old Montana man charged with making threats against his school has been released from detention

Police in Livingston are investigating an attempted child abduction. The incident happened Tuesday just before 6 p.m. The child's mother said an unknown male grabbed a hold of her child and began to pull him away from the sidewalk.

Charlo School District said Wednesday morning it has a received a bomb threat at the school. At approximately 6:45 a.m., school officials said the head custodian found a note containing a bomb threat against the school, officials immediately called local authorities to report the threat.

A wreck snarled traffic on Main Street Monday night. The road was closed for a period traveling toward the Billings' Heights, but it was open again by 8:50 p.m. A sedan at the intersection of Main Street and Sixth Avenue North had heavy damage to its front end.

Witnesses called authorities on Sunday after hearing a woman scream when she fell into the freezing waters of the Clark Fork River

A Montana man who embezzled tens of thousands of dollars from a construction firm has received a four-year suspended sentence and must complete 100 hours of community service

A man convicted of felony assault with a weapon has been reported as a walk-away from the Alpha House Pre-Release Center in Billings. Tyler Kim The Boy, 27, left the center on North 31st Street at about 7:52 p.m. Thursday

A 22-year-old Montana man has pleaded not guilty to charges that allege he beat three women with a frying pan, killing one of them. James Isiah Brien of Hardin was arraigned in District Court Tuesday on a charge of deliberate homicide and two counts of assault with a weapon. Prosecutors say Brien beat the women on Feb. 8 in Hardin. One of the women died on Feb. 24.

A Montana teen has pleaded not guilty to bringing a gun to school while a former teacher denied charges she hid it in his classroom. Prosecutors say the 17-year-old student used the gun in an attempt to take another student's lunch money at Hardin High School on Jan. 26. School officials said they removed him from school but could not locate a gun.

The body of a missing Polson man was found Tuesday afternoon. Kyle Butterhof, 26, was reported missing by his family Friday afternoon. Kyle's mother told MTN News on Tuesday that his body was found at the bottom of the SKQ Dam near Polson.

Montana Highway Patrol officials confirm one person is dead after a crash on Highway 35 east of Kalispell. Crews are still at the scene, so little information was immediately available.

Montana woman accused of orchestrating a marijuana robbery that led to the stabbing death of a Great Falls high school student was sentenced to 40 years in prison. Brianna Coombs was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to a felony robbery charge last year.

A Montana man charged in the death of a missing man told his ex-girlfriend he had killed a person and asked her to help him run away to Mexico or Texas, court documents show.

A Montana boy has been arrested and charged for allegations that he made threats against schools in Philipsburg. Granite County Sheriff Scott Dunkerson said on Wednesday that the boy has been charged with felony intimidation and three counts of misdemeanor assault. He is being held at a youth facility.

A fire broke out at a Billings foundry on Sunday night, engulfing more than half of the building. Firefighters responded to the roaring blaze at Billings Bronze foundry located at 122 North 12th Street around 10:35 p.m.

Drivers are being asked to stay off the roads in Northwest Montana. The Flathead County Sheriff's Office issued a request for emergency travel only until Sunday evening. The request is being made so that state and local plow crews can catch up with the snow that's piled up across the area.

A Billings resident accused of stealing the most expensive car off the lot of a local dealership two months ago was found driving it on Wednesday with a stolen revolver inside, loaded, according to charges. Dante Lamar King, 35, faces felony charges of theft and drug possession. Justice of the Peace Jeanne Walker set bond at $50,000 in Yellowstone County Justice Court on Thursday.

A 24-year-old man has been charged after prosecutors say he led law enforcement on a high-speed chase in a stolen pickup through parts of two counties on Tuesday, ending in a foot chase on Billings' West End after the truck lost two tires

2 arrested after police follow stolen construction pickup from Stillwater County back to Billings

Heavy smoke could be seen from a fire at 520 Dakota St. in Butte on Tuesday morning. The smoke is pouring from one room on the upper floor of a duplex at that address. It's not known if anyone was home at the time of the fire, or if anyone was injured in the blaze.

Firefighters responded to the scene of a train fire near Clinton at around 4:30 p.m. Sunday. We have very few details at this time, but we do know t

A 26-year-old man is accused of stealing a car, leading police on a brief chase and causing a four-car pileup in Billings on Wednesday morning. Travis John Iverson was scheduled to appear in Yellowstone County Justice Court on Thursday. He faces two counts of criminal endangerment, a felony, and four misdemeanors: theft first offense, obstructing a peace officer, driving while the privilege to do so has been suspended or revoked and operating a motor vehicle without liability protection in effect.

A Great Falls man has been sentenced to five years with the Department of Corrections for negligent homicide in the March 2016 death of his wife. The Great Falls Tribune reports 43-year-old Roy Edward Scott was sentenced Tuesday for the death of 32-year-old Stephanie Wells. He said he "bear hugged" his wife during an argument after a night of drinking. Court records said he told investigators he let go after she stopped moving and whining and saw her face had turned blue

A 26-year-old Bozeman man was arrested by Gallatin County deputies on Sunday for kidnapping. Police say his girlfriend escaped the vehicle they were in by jumping out of it. In charging documents, police said Bozeman resident Garrett Grahl threatened to kill his girlfriend multiple times on Sunday. Police said the victim picked up Grahl, her boyfriend, from work in Big Sky. They started driving north on Gallatin Road.

Four people were arrested in an ongoing series of drug raids in Polson. The Polson Police Department and the Flathead Tribal Police Department executed two search warrants. Polson Police Sergeant George Simpson says this is part of an ongoing effort to rescue drug endangered children, to target suspected drug dealers and users, and the houses they operate out of.