Montana News
State agency seeks comments on Montana air pollution
HELENA - State officials are gauging public opinion on Montana's air quality through an online pollution survey.
Nov 21, 2009 | 7:25 am | Loading…
BNSF says grain lawsuit resolved earlier in federal court
A spokeswoman for BNSF Railway Co. says a federal court has largely resolved accusations by Montana's attorney general that the company broke a grain shipping agreement with a state-backed rail line.
Nov 21, 2009 | 7:15 am | Loading…
Snowfall may greet fans packed into Bobcat Stadium for Cat-Griz brawl
Wintry conditions will greet Cat and Griz fans when they pack into Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman for today's Cat-Griz game.
Nov 21, 2009 | 6:45 am | Loading…
Horse sense: Filibusters, for better or worse, have long history
HELENA — As the U.S. Senate prepares to take up the major health care reform bill today, the threat has loomed for weeks that Republicans might try to filibuster the bill to block its passage.
Nov 21, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
ACLU sues jail over withheld medication
HELENA — The American Civil Liberties Union of Montana is suing the Lake County Jail for withholding prescription medication from a pregnant inmate.
Nov 21, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Wary of economy, Hutterites limit bird production
GOLDEN VALLEY COLONY — The pigs had it so easy. Swine flu? The name that slammed barbecue lids shut on baby back ribs? A turkey should be so lucky.
Nov 20, 2009 | 10:30 pm | Loading…
Regents try to find way out of shortfall
BOZEMAN — One-time federal stimulus money is going to leave a big hole in education budgets when it expires, according to state university presidents who said tuition hikes may be needed to make up the difference.
Nov 20, 2009 | 10:20 pm | Loading…
Butte man charged with felony incest
BUTTE — A 48-year-old Butte man has been charged with felony incest that authorities say occurred over of period of nearly 12 years.
Nov 20, 2009 | 6:55 pm | Loading…
Roundup con man sent to prison
ROUNDUP — A Roundup con man who was captured in Idaho six weeks after failing to show up for sentencing on five felony theft convictions was sentenced to prison Friday.
Nov 20, 2009 | 5:15 pm | Loading…
Baucus plans to vote for health care bill
HELENA — U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, back in Montana on family business, intends to vote in favor of the Senate health care bill when it reaches a crucial weekend test in Washington D.C.
Nov 20, 2009 | 4:50 pm | Loading…
Little demand for swine flu vaccines in Bozeman
BOZEMAN — Gallatin County health officials are stumped as to why there was so little demand for swine flu shots at a recent clinic.
Nov 20, 2009 | 2:55 pm | Loading…
Montana unemployment rate drops
HELENA — Montana's unemployment rate dropped to 6.4 percent in October, spurred by both a positive sign — job growth — and a negative indication that some unemployed workers are getting discouraged and leaving the labor force.
Nov 20, 2009 | 12:35 pm | Loading…
Lame Deer man identified in fatal wreck
Rosebud County Sheriff and Coroner Randy Allies today identified the victim of a fatal accident Wednesday night as Larold Gene Little Bird Jr., 19, of Lame Deer.
Nov 20, 2009 | 12:00 pm | Loading…
Montana Western professor honored by Carnegie Foundation
DILLON — Montana Western environmental sciences professor Rob Thomas has received a national award for his work in implementing a block scheduling system at the school.
Nov 20, 2009 | 9:10 am | Loading…
19 take oath of citizenship in Great Falls
GREAT FALLS - Nineteen people from Estonia, Germany, Australia, Brazil and seven other countries have taken the oath of U.S. citizenship during a naturalization ceremony in Great Falls.
Nov 20, 2009 | 7:45 am | Loading…
Missoula helps blind woman get dental work
MISSOULA - Two weeks ago, 33-year-old Heather Stone was raking leaves to raise enough money for her first trip to a dentist in 12 years.
Nov 20, 2009 | 7:40 am | Loading…
Survey suggests improving economy in Plains
OMAHA, Neb. - For the third straight month, a survey of rural bankers in the Midwest and Plains suggests the weak economic conditions are strengthening, if slowly.
Nov 20, 2009 | 6:35 am | Loading…
Idaho extends wolf hunt 3 more months
BOISE, Idaho - Hunters will have three more months to hunt wolves in Idaho.
Nov 20, 2009 | 6:30 am | Loading…
Bull kills Stevensville rancher
MISSOULA - Authorities say a 78-year-old Stevensville rancher was killed by a bull he was trying to load into a trailer.
Nov 20, 2009 | 6:30 am | Loading…
Bozeman snowstorm buried snow haulers
BOZEMAN - Bozeman officials say the city hauled more snow out of town after a storm earlier this month than it did over the entire course of last winter.
Nov 20, 2009 | 6:25 am | Loading…
