Protecting water rights for Montana ranchers. Getting an indoor shooting range for the Montana Law Enforcement Academy. And of course, the recent Tren de Aragua arrests in Montana. We talked about that and more with Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R-MT).
Cowboy State Daily had a great writeup the other day: Mexican Cartel Tied To Real-Life “Breaking Bad” Meth Bust On Crow Reservation. We talked about that and more with Stacy Zinn. She used to head up the DEA here in Montana before retiring from the agency.
Butte is not known for its crime, though crime rates here have reached 47 violent crime offenders per 1000 residents, putting it well above the national average of 38 per 1000. Point is, no place is absolved from crime. Case in point: on March 20th, 2024, a high-level employee at Butte's Montana Tech was taken into custody.