News & Updates

On June 10, just a week after Kirsten Pabst won the Democratic nomination for Missoula County Attorney and, absent a Republican challenger in the general election, the office, she heard some big news. Outgoing County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg had signed an agreement with Montana Attorney General Tim Fox to end a two-year U.S. Department of Justice investigation into the attorney's office over i Read more...

Huckleberries to Missoula County Attorney Kirsten Pabst for following up her first year in office with a report of her office’s activities in 2015. The first annual report describes important changes made within the Missoula County Attorney’s Office, including major structural changes and the establishment of a special victims unit with 6.5 full-time employees. It also highlights notable Read more...

It’s a new day at the Missoula County Attorney’s office when it comes to dealing with the U.S. Justice Department and the State Attorney General regarding sexual assault investigations. After only three weeks in office, Kirsten Pabst said the first report card released on Tuesday was full of superlatives for her office. Read More: Missoula County Attorney Receives Positive Report Card Read more...

The Missoula County Attorney’s Office has been honored with one of the National Association of Counties’ Achievement Awards for its work reducing employee trauma. The award recognizes efforts by the prosecutor's office and local licensed clinical social worker Andrew Laue to mitigate the effects of secondary trauma experienced by prosecutors and other staff who work closely with v Read more...