Jail

A young woman is in police custody after a reported armed robbery attempt last Friday, February 12.

This week, the Missoula County Detention Center began accepting applications for six open positions. According to training Lieutenant Jeff Rodrick, there are six full time positions open and each pay an hourly wage of $17.51.

The Missoula jail is packed and overcrowding has become a major problem for local policymakers. This week, the University of Utah’s Policy Innovation Lab announced that it has picked Missoula as one of six government entities, which will be receiving an influx of technical expertise and funding

A brutal killing and the disturbing disposal of dismembered remains in a suitcase in San Francisco appears to have a link back to Missoula.

Accused killer and former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is reaching out to his pen pals from the slammer.

HAMILTON, Mont. (AP) — An Idaho man who stole a truck in western Montana and led officers on a 30-mile chase to the slopes of a ski hill has been sentenced to 20 years with the Montana Department of Corrections with 15 suspended.