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Flathead Tribal Defenders Office, Missoula County collaborating on jail diversion, reentry Martin Kidston/Missoula Current file Members of the Missoula County Sheriff’s Department and detention center work with volunteers acting as ex-prisoners during a reintegration exercise held in 2018. Native Americans represent a disproportionate number of state and county inmates. and last updated 2021-04-06 15:58:58-04 MISSOULA — As the justice system in Missoula develops new ideas around incar...

From USA TODAY Network and wire reports Alabama Auburn: Auburn University officials say they will reinstate the school’s bass fishing team this spring following allegations that it repeatedly violated COVID-19 policies. The school had initially suspended the team for the entire year but agreed to the shorter punishment after a meeting that involved school administrators and team members. The team violated the travel and events policy in July 2020, February 2021 and March 2021, school official...

CSKT announces completion of MMIP Response Plan The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Montana, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes , and the FBI have announced the completion of the nation’s first Tribal Community Response Plan. and last updated 2021-04-02 18:32:24-04 The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Montana, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) and the FBI have announced the completion of the nation’s first Tribal Community R...

Justice Department working with tribes on missing and murdered Indigenous women Updated: 2 days ago Published 2 days ago Share on Facebook Print article HELENA, Mont. — Jermain Charlo vanished in June 2018. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribal member hasn’t been seen since. Valenda Morigeau, Charlo’s aunt, reported her missing to the Missoula Police Department in the days after her disappearance. But Morigeau said the detective initially assigned to the case failed to t...

The U.S. Department of Justice has been collaborating with Native American tribal governments to investigate cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Justice Department working with tribes on missing persons MICHAEL BALSAMO and IRIS SAMUELS, Associated Press/Report for America April 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3In this image from video, Ernie Weyand, the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Person coordinator for the Justice Department in Montana, speaks at virtual news conference Thursday, April 1, 2021, announcing a development in the initiative. The Justice Department has finalized its first plan to help address the problem ...

Music festivals, Opening Day, casino clinics: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports © Andrew Nelles / Tennessean.com Lizzo will perform at the 2021 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. Alabama Auburn: Auburn University officials say they will reinstate the school’s bass fishing team this spring following allegations that it repeatedly violated COVID-19 policies. The school had initially suspended the team for the entire year but agreed to the sho...

ROB CHANEY PABLO — Minutes before the start of a Tribal Council meeting, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Chairwoman Shelly Fyant took a moment to consider the confirmation of Deb Haaland as Interior Secretary. “It gives me chills,” Fyant said. “Grandmothers all over the world are talking about the shift the world has taken — to have a Native American and a woman to serve an agency that hasn’t always done the greatest job in Indian Country....

Posted: Mar 06, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: March 6 Investigative reporter Connie Walker has released a new podcast with Gimlet Media and Spotify called Stolen: The Search for Jermain.(Submitted by Connie Walker) Connie Walker, an award-winning Cree journalist from Okanese First Nation in Saskatchewan, continues to investigate the cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in a new U.S.-based podcast.  "The issue of violence against Indigenous women and girls is an issue I ...

A new eight-episode series will investigate the disappearance of Jermain Charlo in Missoula.