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Martin City shooter found guilty of deliberate homicide
Jurors began deliberating Thursday in the murder trial of the Kila man accused of pulling the trigger in a deadly shooting outside of a Martin City bar in August 2022.
Jurors review accused killer’s interview with detectives
Jurors in Del Orrin Crawford’s murder trial on Wednesday watched him struggle to explain to detectives in 2022 why he needed to shoot two people — killing one of them — outside a Martin City bar.
Witnesses offer inconsistent testimony of deadly Martin City shooting
Eyewitnesses offered differing – at times clashing – accounts of the fatal August 2022 shooting in Martin City during the second day of Del Orrin Crawford’s murder trial in Flathead County District Court.
Machete-wielding man robbed panhandler, court docs say
A 53-year-old man faces multiple felony charges after allegedly trying to shake a panhandler down for money with a machete near Kalispell last week.
Trial of man accused in deadly Martin City shooting underway
Doug Crosswhite unwittingly learned of his wife’s death while aboard an A.L.E.R.T. helicopter following a deadly Aug. 27, 2022 shooting outside the South Fork Saloon in Martin City.
Authorities searching for woman last seen near Hungry Horse Reservoir
Authorities are searching the Hungry Horse Reservoir area for a 33-year-old woman last seen Tuesday afternoon.
Dispute over trailer ends in gunfire in Kalispell
A pair of brothers face felony charges after a disagreement over a utility trailer near Kalispell last week allegedly ended in gunfire.
Suspect in weekend chase brought up on criminal endangerment charge
Derek Bruce Bigman of Kalispell is expected to appear before Judge Amy Eddy in Flathead County District Court on July 11 for his arraignment.
Kalispell man facing felony charges after pursuit
A motorist fleeing law enforcement on Saturday night crashed into a parked pickup truck on Kelly Road near Kalispell after Flathead County Sheriff's Office deputies employed a maneuver designed to make suspects lose control of their vehicles.
Fugitive from North Carolina dies while fleeing Sheriff’s deputies
Authorities say they pulled the body of a North Carolina fugitive wanted on multiple felony charges from the Flathead River near the Blankenship Bridge earlier this month.