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Tester: Corporations are not "people", introduces new amendment

Posted 8:08 PM 6/18/2013 by MTN News

WASHINGTON D.C. - Senator Jon Tester today introduced a Constitutional Amendment clarifying that corporations are not "people."

Tester says he's heeding the call of Montana voters, who voted overwhelmingly in November to direct Montana's Congressional delegation to amend the U.S. (More)
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Outdoors

Clark Fork Coalition to expound on Smurfit "Superfund" listing

Posted 7:51 PM 6/18/2013 by Dennis Bragg - MTN News

MISSOULA - The Clark Fork Coalition believes a "Superfund" cleanup is the best option for the old Smurfit Stone mill site, and hopes to build support for the federal listing.

The Environmental Protection Agency is in the middle of a public comment period on the proposal to list the former (More)
Montana News

Propane tank explosion near Seeley Lake causes minor evacuations

Posted 7:47 PM 6/18/2013 by Aaron Traylor - MTN News

UPDATE: 6/18/13 9 p.m. - Photos from James Teafoe added to story.

MISSOULA - A fallen tree sparked an explosion of a propane tank near Seeley Lake at around 5:30 Tuesday evening prompting a minor evacuation on Boy Scout Road.

Medics and Fire crews were called to the scene to assess (More)
National News

Fla. girl who lost feet in lawnmower accident takes first steps on prosthetic legs

Posted 7:44 PM 6/18/2013 by CBS News

TAMPA - A toddler whose feet were amputated after her father accidentally backed over her with a riding lawnmower took her first steps on her new prosthetic test legs Monday.

Ireland Nugent has been in a wheelchair and has undergone seven surgeries since the April 11 accident. Doctors (More)
Missoula Area News

Arrest made in connection with Vantage Villa apartment fire in MIssoula

Posted 7:41 PM 6/18/2013 by MTN News

MISSOULA - An arrest had been made in connection with the Vantage Villa apartment fire that resulted in leaving 45 Missoulians without a home.

On Tuesday, Missoula Police along with the assistance of the Missoula Fire Department made the arrest of a suspect who may be responsible for the (More)
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Montana News

Lewistown woman dies after being swept away in Spring Creek

Posted 7:28 PM 6/18/2013 by MTN News

Michele Marlene Hope of Lewistown, 37 years old, has been identified as the woman who was swept away in Spring Creek near the bridge of US Highway 191 North near Lewistown on Monday.

Central Montana Dispatch was notified just after 5:30 p.m. on Monday, and Lewistown Fire & Rescue (More)
Montana News

Montana anti-coal protesters hit with fines

Posted 7:24 PM 6/18/2013 by Melissa Anderson- MTN News

HELENA - The 14 anti-coal protesters who were arrested at the Capitol last summer were sentenced on Monday.

The protesters, who staged a non-violent sit-in at the Capitol, will each pay a $340 fine.

They were arrested for trespassing during their "Coal Export Action" protest in (More) • Photos (2)
Military Matters

First F-15 leaves MT ANG for new California mission

Posted 7:17 PM 6/18/2013 by Cody Proctor - MTN News

GREAT FALLS - The first F-15 fighter jet has now left the Montana Air National Guard and arrived at its new home in Fresno as part of the California Air National Guard.

Three more of the jets will leave by the end of the month, and the majority will fly out in September and October.
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Montana News

Montana PSC chairman Gallagher diagnosed with cancer

Posted 7:14 PM 6/18/2013 by MTN News

Bill Gallagher, the chairman of the Montana Public Service Commission, announced on Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with early stage pancreatic cancer.

In a press release, Gallagher says that he will begin treatment immediately and will likely undergo surgery at the Fred Hutchinson (More)
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Montana News

MDT: The long road to present day Montana

Posted 7:08 PM 6/18/2013 by Lindsey Gordon - MTN News

The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is celebrating 100 years of service.

The MDT is responsible for roughly 10,000 miles of highway and interstate and that's a conservative estimate, according to MDT historian Jon Axline.

It's Axline's job to know when and how those roads (More) • Photos (2)
Outdoors

Forest Service to close hazardous mine openings

Posted 6:42 PM 6/18/2013 by MTN News

Up to 15 mine openings will be closed this summer because of safety reasons.

The Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest possesses several open adits (an entrance to an underground mine which is horizontal or nearly horizontal) and mine shafts with unstable structures or debris.

The (More)
Weather

Damaging hail in the Browning area today
Posted 5:27 PM 6/18/2013 by Meteorologist Mike Heard

Golf ball size hail with property damage in the Browning area today.

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Butte News

Fraternity cycling across the county for people with disabilities stops in Butte

Posted 4:42 PM 6/18/2013 by Shannon Davis - MTN News

A fraternity cycling across the county for people with disabilities stopped in Butte Tuesday.

Pi Kappa Phi Frat members traveled 60 miles from Philipsburg in the morning. They represents a group called Push America.

Cycling across the country they are raising money and awareness for (More)
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Local News

Skyline Bus operating on summer schedule

Posted 4:29 PM 6/18/2013

The new schedule started Monday and runs through Sept. 8.
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Butte News

Butte Pre-Release Center walkaway sought

Posted 4:23 PM 6/18/2013 by KXLF

Erica Walker Welsh, 36, walked away from the center around 5 p.m. Monday, according to representatives at the Butte Pre-Release Center.
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Education

Graduation Matters Summit held in Bozeman

Posted 4:22 PM 6/18/2013 by Keele Smith

More than 100 school, community and business leaders came together today for the Graduation Matters Summit.
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