Deputies are instead investigating Dustin Mitchell Kjersem’s death as a homicide, the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office said in an Oct. 15 news release. The man from Belgrade was found dead ...

Police on Thursday announced the arrest of Daren Christopher Abbey, of Basin, Montana, in connection with the death of 35-year-old Belgrade man Dustin Mitchell Kjersem. Investigators described the ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. — When Dustin Kjersem was found dead inside his tent at a remote Montana campsite with extensive injuries to his skull and body, it was initially reported as a possible bear mauling.