CRIME & SAFETY
Teen dies; Billings stabbing incident upgraded to homicide investigation
BILLINGS, Mont. — A 17-year-old boy is dead Thursday after being injured during a stabbing incident last week in Billings. The Billings Police Department reports this incident is now being investigated as a homicide. Officials found the 17-year-old boy with life-threatening injuries and an 18-year-old victim with non-life-threatening injuries...
Billings man gets suspended sentence for failure to register, DUI
A Billings man received a two-year suspended prison sentence last week in Fifth Judicial District Court for driving drunk and failing to register as a violent offender. Jesse Van Hook, 40, was sentenced April 16 in district court. Judge Luke Berger issued a total of two years in the Montana Department of Corrections, suspended prison time, and credit for time served; a $600 fine and court fees. He must also abide by a number of conditions. All the sentences in the case are to run concurrently.
Harriet Wilson's unsolved murder, six years later
BILLINGS, Mont. - April 22nd marks a very somber anniversary for a Billings family. In 2018, Harriet Wilson's body was found floating in the Yellowstone River in Two Moon Park. It was later discovered that she had been murdered, and to this day, no one has been held responsible. Mary...
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