A 34-year-old Missoula man with a previous state conviction for promoting prostitution has denied federal charges that allege he forced two women into sex trafficking.
Montana has joined 20 other states in filing an amicus brief in support of three young human trafficking victims who filed suit against Backpage dot com.
To start the Memorial Day weekend, on Friday, May 27, the Stop Human Trafficking in Montana Conference will be held on the University of Montana campus.
The trial of State Representative Art Wittich enters its third day in Helena. A former staffer for Right to Work claims Wittich had to know about all the services the organization provided to his 2010 campaign.
Last week at the University of Montana Mansfield Center, the Missoula Police Department and other state agencies hosted a conference on human trafficking for law enforcement.
The new chaplain with the Missoula County Sheriff's Office is currently in the San Francisco Bay area where the 50th Super Bowl will be kicking off on Sunday.