Whelan replaced Brad Newman, who did not seek a third, six-year term in 2018, and Joseph follows Kurt Krueger, who served for ...

President Joe Biden, who pledged to "never give up" on securing his freedom, hailed the release of Mr Whelan and 15 other Westerners on Thursday as "a feat of diplomacy". The US had previously ...

Within a minute of being sworn in Friday as a state District Court judge in Butte-Silver Bow County, Frank Joseph completed his first official act: swearing in Robert Whelan for a second term on ...