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Chief justice pitches ballot initiative

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:44:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 12:44 PM ET HELENA, Mont. (AP) - The state's Supreme Court chief justice is advocating a new ballot measure that would use alcohol tax money for prevention...

Cheif justice pitches ballot initiative

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:14:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 12:14 PM ET HELENA, Mont. (AP) - The state's Supreme Court chief justice is advocating a new ballot measure that would use alcohol tax money for prevention...

Idaho officials confiscate wolf carcass

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:04:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 12:04 PM ET TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) - The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has confiscated a wolf carcass from central Idaho wolf advocate Lynne...

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Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:44:00 EST

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DNA evidence leads to murder charge in Yakima

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:34:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 11:34 AM ET YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - New DNA evidence has led to the arrest of Montana man in the fatal shooting of his common-law wife last July on I-82 near...

Shooting suspect at state mental hospital

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:14:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 11:14 AM ET GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) - The trial of a Great Falls man accused of shooting his landlord to death has been delayed, while he undergoes another...

Food warehouse roof in Fargo collapses

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:54:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 10:54 AM ET FARGO, N.D. (AP) - Authorities say snow and ice buildup led to roof collapses at a large food warehouse in Fargo.

Lewistown places moratorium on marijuana

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:54:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 10:54 AM ET GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) - The city of Lewistown has placed a six-month moratorium on opening any new medical marijuana businesses, while city...

Missoula approves bear buffer zone rules

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:04:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 9:04 AM ET MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - The Missoula City Council has approved a "bear buffer zone" requiring residents living in certain areas to use...

Controlled burns planned for Benchmark area

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:44:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 8:44 AM ET GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) - Lewis and Clark National Forest officials have approved a plan to ignite controlled fires and thin 763 acres in the...

Smurfit doled out $50.4M in bonus pay in 2009

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 01:44:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 1:44 AM ET MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - An SEC filing shows that Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. paid about $50.4 million in bonuses last year - including $8.1...

Dillon man gets 2 years for having child porn

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 01:04:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 1:04 AM ET BUTTE, Mont. (AP) - A 26-year-old Dillon man who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography has been sentenced to two years in prison.

Man charged with head-butting detention officer

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:14:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 12:14 AM ET MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - A 31-year-old man who authorities say had a blood-alcohol concentration more than four times the legal limit when he...

No offers for Montana's 1/2-billion tons of coal

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:44:00 EST

Associated Press - February 8, 2010 7:44 PM ET BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Montana's Land Board will have to reconsider its price for developing a half-billion ton reserve of state-owned coal near...

Montana budget forecast sees red

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:24:00 EST

Associated Press - February 8, 2010 7:24 PM ET HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A new budget forecast predicts that state coffers will run into a deficit by the middle of 2011.

Empire Builder ridership down in 2009

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:34:00 EST

Associated Press - February 8, 2010 2:14 PM ET HAVRE, Mont. (AP) - The Montana Department of Transportation says ridership on Amtrak's Empire Builder in Montana fell in 2009 for the first time...

Bid made on state coal tracts near Ashland

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 16:44:00 EST

Associated Press - February 8, 2010 4:44 PM ET BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Montana land officials will open at least one bid Monday from an entity that wants to lease more than a half-billion tons...

Lawsuit seeks pygmy rabbit decision

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:44:00 EST

Associated Press - February 8, 2010 3:44 PM ET SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The federal government has failed to make a decision about protecting the rare pygmy rabbit in eight Western states.

Jury selection begins in triple slaying trial

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 12:24:00 EST

Associated Press - February 8, 2010 12:24 PM ET BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Jury selection has begun in the case of a Billings man accused of killing 3 of his neighbors in 2006.

NC ticket wins $141M Powerball

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:54:00 EST

Associated Press - February 8, 2010 9:44 AM ET HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Here are the results of Saturday's Montana Lottery drawings: JACKPOTS WON: The $141.4 million Powerball jackpot was...

BPA forecasting revenue loss from dry weather

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:44:00 EST

Associated Press - February 8, 2010 11:44 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Bonneville Power Administration says the El Nino weather pattern has forced it to cut its hydropower revenue forecast...

Body found in East Helena creek

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 10:34:00 EST

Associated Press - February 8, 2010 10:34 AM ET HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Lewis and Clark County officials say a body has been found in a creek in East Helena and is most likely that of a...

Mont. authorities search for missing inmate

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 09:24:00 EST

Associated Press - February 8, 2010 9:24 AM ET GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) - Law enforcement officials are searching for an inmate they say walked away from the Great Falls Pre-Release...

Police investigate stabbing in Montana park

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 09:04:00 EST

Associated Press - February 8, 2010 9:04 AM ET BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Police in Billings are investigating after a local man was stabbed at a public park.

Company says gold found near Montana's Rock Creek

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 16:04:00 EST

Associated Press - February 7, 2010 4:04 PM ET MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - Dutch Gold Resources Inc. of Atlanta says its Basin Gulch project 16 miles west of Philipsburg could produce more than $3...

Libby mulls surveillance cameras to combat vandals

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 15:24:00 EST

Associated Press - February 7, 2010 3:24 PM ET LIBBY, Mont. (AP) - The city of Libby is considering installing surveillance cameras on Mineral Avenue to help catch vandals who have caused...

Ballantine soldier model for Fort Benning memorial

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 12:14:00 EST

Associated Press - February 7, 2010 12:14 PM ET BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A bronze statue to be used as part of a soldier memorial at Fort Benning in Georgia is modeled after a photo of a Montana...

Federal officials reject Bresnan's $70M expansion

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 12:14:00 EST

Associated Press - February 7, 2010 12:14 PM ET HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Federal officials have rejected a proposal by Bresnan Communications to use $70 million in federal stimulus money to expand...

Wolves pushed as park "stewards" on a tight leash

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 07:34:00 EST

Associated Press - February 7, 2010 7:34 AM ET BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Researchers say small packs of gray wolves introduced to national parks and other sites across the country could curb...

Police say anger over Internet led to assault

Sat, 6 Feb 2010 16:34:00 EST

Associated Press - February 6, 2010 4:34 PM ET HAMILTON, Mont. (AP) - A Victor man who police say assaulted his stepfather after the stepfather cut off Internet service to the man's room has...

MSU helped design solar telescopes

Sat, 6 Feb 2010 12:44:00 EST

Associated Press - February 6, 2010 12:44 PM ET BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - Solar physicists at Montana State University helped design four telescopes that are scheduled to be launched into space...

Tech offers video game design class

Sat, 6 Feb 2010 12:34:00 EST

Associated Press - February 6, 2010 12:34 PM ET BUTTE, Mont. (AP) - Montana Tech is offering a new class in video game design. Instructor Lori Shyba says the class aims to teach...

Bids on 572M tons of state-owned coal due Monday

Sat, 6 Feb 2010 12:14:00 EST

Associated Press - February 6, 2010 7:34 AM ET HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Bids are due Monday on a vast tract of coal in eastern Montana that the state is considering leasing out for a mine.

Man who killed himself in standoff ID'd

Sat, 6 Feb 2010 01:04:00 EST

Associated Press - February 6, 2010 1:04 AM ET MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - The Missoula County Sheriff's office has confirmed that a man who committed suicide during a standoff Thursday is the same...

Tester offers changes to logging, wilderness bill

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 18:14:00 EST

Associated Press - February 5, 2010 6:14 PM ET HELENA, Mont. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Jon Tester is making changes to his plan that aims to both increase logging and wilderness area in Montana.

Feds: Status of pika will still need watching

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 17:04:00 EST

Associated Press - February 5, 2010 5:04 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The American pika isn't heading for the endangered species list, but federal scientists say there's no question it bears...

UM researcher clarifies costs of alcohol abuse

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 16:14:00 EST

Associated Press - February 5, 2010 4:14 PM ET MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - A University of Montana economist says alcohol-related injury crashes cost the state economy $131 million a year.

Exec: Market to decide on N. Plains pipeline stop

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 15:34:00 EST

Associated Press - February 5, 2010 3:34 PM ET BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A Canadian energy executive says a proposed major oil pipeline to the Gulf Coast could include a stop in the Northern...

Contentious NV wild-horse roundup ends

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 14:34:00 EST

Associated Press - February 5, 2010 2:34 PM ET RENO, Nev. (AP) - Federal land managers have concluded a major roundup of wild horses from the range north of Reno.

Employee injured in refinery fire

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 13:34:00 EST

Associated Press - February 5, 2010 1:34 PM ET GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) - Great Falls fire officials say an employee at Montana Refining Co. was injured in a fire.

Man finds niche market in chicken coops

Mon, 7 Sep 2009 14:04:00 EDT

Associated Press - September 7, 2009 2:04 PM ET STEVENSVILLE, Mont. (AP) - A Stevensville man who runs a business building horse barns, garages and garden sheds has found an unexpected niche...