Category: Media Release

  • Moose Creek Homicide Update

    For immediate release: Oct. 30, 2024 The Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office has identified a suspect in the Moose Creek homicide. The suspect is currently in custody on unrelated charges. The suspect is cooperating with our detectives and has led us to the evidence we have identified in prior press releases. The investigation into this homicide…

  • Firefighters Respond to Coffee Creek Road Blaze

    For immediate release: Oct. 30, 2024 Media contact: Buck Taylor, Fort Ellis Fire Deputy Chief 406-539-9358 btaylor@forellisfire.org   Firefighters Respond to Coffee Creek Road Blaze At approximately 7 AM on Tuesday, Oct. 29, Fort Ellis Fire/Rescue, along with multiple mutual aid partners, responded to a chimney fire that had rapidly escalated on Coffee Creek Road…

  • Update on Dustin Kjersem Homicide Investigation

    For immediate release: Oct. 24, 2024 The Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the homicide of Dustin Kjersem. We appreciate the information that has been provided by the community and multiple leads are being investigated. In addition to the information previously provided, we are asking you to be on the lookout…

  • Gallatin County Secures Over $3.6 Million in New Funding to Enhance Behavioral Health Services

    For immediate release: Oct. 21, 2024 Media contact: Cola Rowley, Gallatin County Deputy County Administrator 406-582-3047 cola.rowley@gallatin.mt.gov   Gallatin County Secures Over $3.6 Million in New Funding to Enhance Behavioral Health Services Gallatin County is excited to announce over $3.6 million in new funding to strengthen the area’s behavioral health services. The county will receive…

  • Gallatin County and Bozeman City Commissions to Hold Joint Meeting on Key Local Issues 

    For immediate release: Oct. 21, 2024  Media contacts:  Whitney Bermes, Gallatin County Communications Coordinator 406-595-8963 whitney.bermes@gallatin.mt.gov  Takami Clark, City of Bozeman Communications & Engagement Manager 406-579-9237 tclark@bozeman.net  Gallatin County and Bozeman City Commissions to Hold Joint Meeting on Key Local Issues  The Gallatin County Commission and the Bozeman City Commission will hold a joint meeting…

  • Sheriff/Coroner Dan Springer Releases Name of Decedent in Assault with a Weapon Stand-Off

    For immediate release: Oct. 18, 2024 At approximately 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, Bozeman Police officers were dispatched to an assault with a weapon call. The suspect was located at the shopping center at the intersection of North 19th Avenue and West Oak Street in Bozeman. At approximately 1:45 a.m., Sheriff/Coroner Dan Springer…

  • Help Needed: Homicide Investigation of Dustin Kjersem on Moose Creek Road Near Big Sky

    For immediate release: Oct. 16, 2024 We are seeking the public’s assistance on the homicide of Dustin Kjersem, whose body was discovered on Saturday, Oct. 12, in a tent approximately 2.5 miles up Moose Creek Road. Dustin was last seen on Thursday, Oct. 10. Dustin was driving a black 2013 Ford F-150 with a black…

  • Big Sky Homicide Investigation Press Conference

    For immediate release: Oct. 16, 2024 Gallatin County Sheriff Dan Springer will be hosting a press conference to provide updates on the investigation into the homicide of Dustin Kjersem near Big Sky. The press conference will be on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 3 PM in the community room of the Gallatin County Detention Center, located…

  • New Pretrial Diversion Program Launched in Gallatin County

    For immediate release: Oct. 16, 2024  Media contacts: Audrey Cromwell, Gallatin County Attorney 406-582-3745 audrey.cromwell@gallatin.mt.gov  Steve Ette, Gallatin County Court Services Director 406-582-3706 steve.ette@gallatin.mt.gov   New Pretrial Diversion Program Launched in Gallatin County Gallatin County is introducing a new program that offers adult criminal defendants an alternative to traditional sentencing. The Pretrial Intervention Via Opportunities…

  • Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office Investigates Homicide Near Big Sky

    For immediate release: Oct. 15, 2024 The Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide that occurred along Moose Creek Road, near the intersection with Tamphery Creek Road, north of Big Sky. At 10:07 a.m. on Saturday, October 12, 2024, a caller reported discovering a deceased male in a tent approximately 2.5 miles up Moose…