Frenchtown groom pleads not guilty to bachelor party charges

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Besides the ceremonial wedding band, Jordan B. Iddings will wear an electronic monitoring bracelet during his weekend nuptials.
The 24-year-old Frenchtown man stands accused of sexually assaulting a woman and head-butting a Missoula police officer at his bachelor party last month, and pleaded not guilty to the charges on Wednesday. However, the court-ordered monitoring bracelet is [...]

Judge dismisses part of case against accused Florence murderer

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a portion of the government’s case against accused murderer Brian Weber, ruling that all charges related to drug trafficking are time-barred under the statute of limitations.
Weber, 33, is charged with murdering three Florence women in November 2001. He allegedly committed the grisly murders as part of a conspiracy to [...]

Florence murders: Judge denies accused murderer’s bid to have case thrown out

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

A federal judge on Friday denied an accused murderer’s bid to have his case thrown out on the grounds of government misconduct.
Brian Weber, 33, is charged with murdering three Florence women in 2001. He allegedly committed the grisly murders as part of a large conspiracy to sell methamphetamine, and killed Brenda Patch, Cynthia Paulus and [...]

Florence triple murder suspect’s lawyers seek to have charges tossed for government misconduct

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Lawyers for the man accused of murdering three Florence women in 2001 said the federal government’s criminal case has been strafed by numerous instances of misconduct and should be thrown out.
Brian W. Weber’s defense team appealed to a federal judge in Missoula on Thursday in a bid to have the case dismissed on grounds of [...]

Budding business: Montana Pain Management opens Missoula pot shop for patients

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Storefront medical marijuana dispensaries are rising to the fore in Missoula, and Rick Rosio says it’s high time.
“As things progress and people grow more accustomed, this will become a part of the community,” said Rosio, president of Montana Pain Management Inc., a pot clinic on South Third Street West where a roadside sandwich board reads [...]