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07/06/2006 1,000 acres burn near Park City
07/06/2006 Judge won't block Bitterroot forest thinning
07/06/2006 Mount Jumbo fire declared fully contained
07/06/2006 Severe weather slams Kalispell
07/06/2006 New ethanol plant proposed in Williston after one fizzle
07/06/2006 Fire near Laurel threatens structures
07/06/2006 Auditor's office takes action against insurance agent
07/06/2006 Idaho tribe asks to intervene in suit over Montana dam operations
07/06/2006 Seeley Lake couple claims lottery prize
07/06/2006 Browning woman sentenced for drunken driving death
07/06/2006 Butte woman pleads guilty to fraud, identity theft
07/06/2006 Study aims to reduce number of collisions between vehicles, wildlife
07/06/2006 Revised indictment filed in W.R. Grace case
07/06/2006 Twenty homes evacuated after natural gas leak
07/06/2006 Fully loaded dump truck rolls in Missoula
07/06/2006 Two Twin Bridges teens killed in rollover crash
07/06/2006 Revised indictment filed in Grace case
07/06/2006 Vote Smart says it will transfer growth to Arizona
07/06/2006 Judge denies group's request to halt hazardous fuels reduction
07/06/2006 Project Vote Smart to expand beyond Montana
07/06/2006 Drawing settles Montana House primary race
07/06/2006 DEQ closes case against Paws Up resort
07/06/2006 Milltown dam draw down stopped
07/06/2006 Judge says sides with advisers in dispute over Bair Museum
07/06/2006 Drawdown halted after fish deaths
07/06/2006 Two men killed in rollover
07/06/2006 Former state senator and rancher dies at age 73
07/06/2006 Dump truck careens out of control in Missoula
07/06/2006 Missoulians complain about fireworks
07/06/2006 A deadly holiday on Montana roads
07/06/2006 Expert Have disaster evacuation plans in place
07/06/2006 Air power instrumental in Mount Jumbo fire control
07/06/2006 Motorcyclist killed in crash with van
07/06/2006 Suit accuses Albertson's of ignoring racial, ethnic harassment
07/06/2006 Judge NWA can impose new flight attendant contract July 17
07/06/2006 Officials Mount Jumbo fire 50 percent contained
07/05/2006 Billings police, city reach tentative agreement on contract
07/05/2006 Great Falls man gets 25 years in prison
07/05/2006 Cascade County detention officer faces rape charges
07/05/2006 Crews still cleaning up after weekend derailment
07/05/2006 Companies ink power deal
07/05/2006 Powell woman killed when horse rolls at Cody Stampede Parade
07/05/2006 Montana senator aiming to keep snowmobiles in park
07/05/2006 Officials Fireworks started Mt. Jumbo fire
07/05/2006 Advocacy group plans bike fundraiser
07/05/2006 Governor Schweitzer wants water rights fee suspended
07/05/2006 Montana joins Libby Dam lawsuit
07/05/2006 Governor wants to suspend water-rights fee
07/05/2006 Montana group funding most of Nebraska spending petition drive
07/05/2006 Child-advocacy group plans fundraising ride
07/05/2006 Montana intervenes in lawsuit over Libby Dam operations
07/05/2006 Identity of Ronan hit-and-run accident released
07/05/2006 Copps on board as interim superintendent in Billings
07/05/2006 Fireworks-caused blaze chars park
07/05/2006 Fire breaks out on Mount Jumbo above Missoula
07/05/2006 Woman charged after traffic death in Whitefish area
07/05/2006 Craighead twins named to Outdoor Hall of Fame
07/05/2006 Woman charged in fatal Flathead crash
07/05/2006 Fireworks light up the Missoula sky
07/05/2006 W.R. Grace defendants want charges tossed
07/05/2006 Fire burns on Mount Jumbo in Missoula
07/05/2006 MAPBA 2006 Contest Day Advisory
07/05/2006 Couple takes steps to revitalize marriage
07/05/2006 Rehberg against ban on Front petroleum projects
07/04/2006 Former UM mascot faces charges
07/04/2006 Missoula schools discuss advertising
07/04/2006 Flathead man dies in holiday crash
07/04/2006 Name of man killed in Superior crash released
07/04/2006 Carroll College picks up federal money
07/04/2006 Econonic impact of motorcycle rally estimated at 6 million
07/04/2006 Arson investigation in Bozeman
07/04/2006 Blackfoot River clean up slated
07/04/2006 Blackfoot River cleanup this month
07/04/2006 AAA says West No. 2 in holiday car travel
07/04/2006 DEQ says gravel-pit case settled
07/04/2006 New program intended to help teach Montana history
07/04/2006 Rehberg opposes ban on Front petroleum projects
07/04/2006 Trio finds 1,000 in quarters near bank
07/04/2006 National Science Foundation awards Carroll College 100,000
07/04/2006 Bozeman fires trigger arson investigation
07/04/2006 Fireworks start Great Falls Fire
07/04/2006 More biting bugs in Montana this summer
07/04/2006 Worries about fires in the West
07/03/2006 Ex-MSU coach defends recruiting practices
07/03/2006 Montana losing federal money to fight drugs
07/03/2006 Man and infant killed in crash
07/03/2006 Malmstrom airman in jail
07/03/2006 Mosquitoes rebound, people complain of unusual bites
07/03/2006 Police launch criminal investigation into fatal Ronan hit-and-run
07/03/2006 Hardin woman claims Powerball ticket
07/03/2006 Former MSU basketball coach No qualms about recruiting practices
07/03/2006 Power outage hits part of Missoula
07/03/2006 Turnover plagues energy-busy BLM field office
07/03/2006 Montana's work against drug abuse takes financial hit
07/03/2006 Motorcycle crashes kill two in western Montana
07/03/2006 Montana wheat acres forecast to be down from last year
07/03/2006 Former Crow official pleads not guilty in federal case
07/03/2006 U.S., Canada sign agreement on softwood lumber
07/03/2006 Black Hills Power wants rate increase
07/03/2006 Presidents among those invited to McGovern dedication
07/03/2006 Rollover affecting on I-90 in Superior
07/03/2006 Police still seeking info in Ronan hit-and-run
07/03/2006 Hundreds of disabled vets to compete in wheelchair games
07/03/2006 New group formed for pulse crop growers
07/03/2006 Laws restricting teen drivers may reduce fatalities for 16-year-olds
07/03/2006 Fish being used in Montana to fight West Nile
07/03/2006 Missoula man victim of motorcycle crash
07/03/2006 One year later kidnapped girl back in school
07/02/2006 Woman to be sentenced on embezzlement charge
07/02/2006 EPA to investigate groundwater contamination in Billings area
07/02/2006 Montana Supreme Court asked to settle argument
07/02/2006 Missoula judge to rule on injunction against Forest Service
07/02/2006 Lucky lottery winners in Montana
07/02/2006 Abducted girl back in school, accused man awaits trial
07/02/2006 Retired miners tell stories on Butte tour
07/02/2006 Authorities investigating 1970 murder question man arrested in Helena
07/02/2006 Judge weighs request for injunction against Forest Service
07/02/2006 Great Falls men accused in string of burglaries
07/02/2006 Two lottery tickets good for five-figure prizes
07/02/2006 PPL, Revenue Department turn Supreme Court with tax case
07/02/2006 Vets home in Missoula loses funding
07/02/2006 Montana awarded 1.3 million in Enron case
07/02/2006 Two die in Western Montana crashers
07/01/2006 Biologist Livestock losses to wolves could be lessened
07/01/2006 Missoula company helping fight fires across the West
07/01/2006 Firework Hotline
07/01/2006 Officials Searching For Hit and Run Truck
07/01/2006 National association recognizes Montana community banks
07/01/2006 While stealing a few winks, long-distance cyclist has bike stolen
07/01/2006 Lake County authorities seeking help in pedestrian hit-and-run
07/01/2006 Two more teens hospitalized for excess drinking in the Flathead
07/01/2006 Tester proposes more debates with Burns
07/01/2006 Montana National Guard to the border
07/01/2006 Montana House race tied, winner to be determined by drawing
07/01/2006 Schweitzer Guard troops will be sent to patrol border
07/01/2006 Lawmakers dump land sale measures
07/01/2006 Butte man pleads guilty in shooting
07/01/2006 Ten librarians receive graduate scholarships
07/01/2006 Small town theater prepares for last picture show
07/01/2006 U.S. appeals court agrees to hear challenge on Canadian cattle trade
07/01/2006 Staying safe on Montana's lakes
07/01/2006 Montana's answer to US fuel problem
07/01/2006 Second Bozeman murder defendant in court
07/01/2006 Governor ballot initiative could nix proposed tax rebate
07/01/2006 Norovirus confirmed in Missoula County
07/01/2006 MSU-B professor leaves Montana for Texas
07/01/2006 Online mag to promote Eastern Montana
06/30/2006 Broadcasters want protection from political ads
06/30/2006 Excavation begins at ancient bison site near New Town
06/30/2006 Officials identify mule packer injured at Glacier Park
06/30/2006 Tester proposes four debates
06/30/2006 Governor says SOS would kill his flat rebate plan
06/30/2006 20,000 in scholarships awarded at Junior Miss preliminaries
06/30/2006 Flathead Basin Commission hires executive
06/30/2006 Ex-Montana State Athletes Charged in Death
06/30/2006 Committee asks ranchers to stop irrigation
06/30/2006 Hearing for fired police officer set
06/30/2006 Beaverhead sheriff lost primary, will resign next month
06/30/2006 Polson City Council approves Super Wal-Mart
06/30/2006 Bail set a 1 million for LaBrum in Wright murder
06/30/2006 Locals try to raise money for textbooks
06/30/2006 91 percent of trucks, buses fail park inspections
06/30/2006 Man missing from Missoula found
06/30/2006 Celebrating the return of Lewis and Clark
06/30/2006 Missoula man gets 50 years in prison for murder
06/30/2006 Fraud charges filed in three-year-old case
06/30/2006 Head of U-M research program says he followed the rules
06/30/2006 Public speaks up on proposed Polson Walmart
06/30/2006 Two arrested in string of burglaries
06/30/2006 Seltzer pursues jury's 20 million award
06/30/2006 Corvallis group gets 40,000 grant
06/30/2006 Man sentenced to 50 years for murder in Missoula
06/30/2006 Man dies from injuries in June 23 crash
06/30/2006 Bozeman shooting apparently drug-related
06/29/2006 Billings couple wins cash, vacation during filming of TV show
06/29/2006 Mule packer injured on trail at Glacier Park
06/29/2006 Authorities identify woman who fell from Billings Rimrocks
06/29/2006 Filmmaking program earns 40,000 grant
06/29/2006 Strong U.S. rider lineup looks to pick up from Armstrong at Tour de France
06/29/2006 Continental Divide biathlon course evaluated
06/29/2006 'Tour de Grace' began in Montana
06/29/2006 Young golfer heading to championship
06/29/2006 Federal money coming to Glacier National Park
06/29/2006 Bison design chosen for new Montana quarter
06/29/2006 New restrictions on teen drivers
06/29/2006 House approves repair money for Going-to-the-Sun road
06/29/2006 No visas for choirs in Montana music festival
06/29/2006 Identity in fatal Kalispell accident released
06/29/2006 Gannett names CEO Craig Dubow chairman
06/29/2006 Boy dies after SUV hits his dirt bike
06/29/2006 Associated Press Montana Daybook
06/29/2006 Asset limit for Medicaid-eligible families goes up Saturday
06/29/2006 Ag broadcaster named general manager of NILE
06/29/2006 Airman gets 90 years in strangling of fiancee
06/29/2006 Eighty Below And Loving It Montana State University Scientists To Get New Cold Lab
06/29/2006 Customers buying bigger fireworks in Western Montana
06/29/2006 McGovern wants troops out of Iraq
06/29/2006 Moving boat a big job
06/28/2006 Helena man faces murder charge in death of infant
06/28/2006 Higher levels of heavy metals found in Montanans
06/28/2006 Authorities identify man who drowned after jumping off Ulm Bridge
06/28/2006 Study finds high levels of arsenic, other heavy metals in many Montanans
06/28/2006 Schweitzer proposes tax rebate - 100 million back to homeowners
06/28/2006 Apprentice winner developing Montana subdivision
06/28/2006 Sociologist wants more respect for American Indians in prison
06/28/2006 Suspected triple murder suspect's statements released
06/28/2006 Energy company donates Rocky Mountain Front petroleum leases
06/28/2006 Missoula County attorney to decide about charges in UM research
06/28/2006 County attorney to decide if charges warranted in UM research
06/28/2006 Travelers get a break from Highway 93 construction
06/28/2006 Montana State University scientists to get new cold lab
06/28/2006 Money for mine reclamation planning runs out
06/28/2006 Price Goes Fishing In Montana
06/28/2006 Montana Vacation Giveaway
06/28/2006 Accidents prompt agency to crack down on boater safety
06/28/2006 Theft from Bison Range investigated
06/28/2006 New law approved in Missoula
06/28/2006 Missoula mayor talks about Broadway Diet
06/28/2006 Man pleads guilty to felony health care fraud
06/28/2006 Whitefish man hurt critically while blowing up mailboxes
06/28/2006 Widow of Robert Bonderson says he did not kill former wife
06/28/2006 Whitefish man critically injured while blasting mailboxes
06/28/2006 Man pleads guilty to vehicular assault
06/27/2006 Eighty below and loving it Montana State University scientists to get new cold lab
06/27/2006 Cyclist riding with Montana-based group struck, killed in Washington
06/27/2006 Tester would oppose Senate immigration, flag-burning bills
06/27/2006 Schweitzer, Johnson ask consideration of forest planning option
06/27/2006 FWP kills injured grizzly, relocates two yearlings
06/27/2006 Landslide closes road between Gardiner, Mammoth
06/27/2006 DEQ Scotus wetlands decision won't have much impact in Montana
06/27/2006 Woman falls from Billings Rimrocks; in serious condition
06/27/2006 Montana Right to Life removes Nazi from endorsement list
06/27/2006 'Nazi' candidate removed from Right-to-Life endorsees
06/27/2006 Lewis and Clark sheriff to head state organization
06/27/2006 New Missoula law No passengers under 18 to ride in pickup beds
06/27/2006 State Supreme Court overturns conviction of sex offender
06/27/2006 Butte school janitor arrested in sexual assault of child
06/27/2006 Two girls hospitalized after excessive drinking
06/27/2006 Identity of child killed in Anaconda accident released
06/27/2006 Officials say case of New Rockford woman's death solved
06/27/2006 Montana Man's Suicide Bullet Kills Girl
06/27/2006 Montana man's suicide bullet accidentally kills 16-year-old girl
06/27/2006 Episode of NBC's "Treasure Hunters" filmed in Montana
06/27/2006 Missoula Police need help finding a missing man
06/27/2006 Draft EIS on Great Falls coal-fired power plant released
06/27/2006 B.C. teen dies in bizarre Montana shooting
06/27/2006 Police fireworks illegal in Missoula and Kalispell city limits
06/27/2006 Preparing for more expensive student loans in Montana
06/27/2006 Montana kids' well-being dropping
06/27/2006 Man jailed in Missoula assault
06/27/2006 Authorities tell family that girl was innocent bystander
06/27/2006 Canada sets tougher rules on animal feed to fight mad cow disease
06/27/2006 Hamilton environmental group wants Sen. Burns to pull a bill
06/27/2006 East Missoula family mourns soldier's death
06/26/2006 Woman struck, killed by train in Hardin
06/26/2006 Corporation buys, renames WestCoast Kalispell Center Hotel
06/26/2006 Beartooth Highway repairs project wins international award
06/26/2006 Coroner identifies shooting victim, seeks help locating vehicle
06/26/2006 Attorney general asks court to find school funding fight over
06/26/2006 Water rights adjudications snags
06/26/2006 Corvallis Summer camp serves blind kids
06/26/2006 Fish hatchery to be dedicated July 6
06/26/2006 Utility worker becomes finalist in apparel contest
06/26/2006 Experimental compost site in Victor
06/26/2006 Police investigate reports of hazing in Anaconda
06/26/2006 Red Lion renames Kalispell hotel
06/26/2006 Obituary identifies man killed by gunfire in Eureka
06/26/2006 Child to address Harley Owners Group
06/26/2006 Power marketing project proposed in Great Falls
06/26/2006 Alcohol imperils girls, 13 and 16
06/26/2006 Obituary identifies man killed by gunfire
06/26/2006 Wrecks in Montana kill two
06/26/2006 Plane crash victim was former Microsoft developer
06/26/2006 Crash on Reserve Street ties up weekend traffic
06/26/2006 Fighting meth in Missoula
06/26/2006 Expert Burns-Tester race has national implications
06/26/2006 Thousands of K-9's at Missoula dog show
06/26/2006 Power line to be discussed in Cut Bank
06/26/2006 Historical Society taking nominations for Capitol gallery
06/26/2006 Former Microsoft exec killed on flight lesson in Montana
06/25/2006 Montana Mother Fighting al-Qaeda From Her Sitting Room
06/25/2006 Montana mother who is fighting al-Qa'eda from her sitting room
06/25/2006 Butte woman dies in Canyon Ferry boating accident
06/25/2006 Old Faithful opens for summer Monday
06/25/2006 Report Violence against rangers up in national forests
06/25/2006 Judge awards dealership 7.7 m million dollars in Bombardier suit
06/25/2006 Navy ship bearing Indian guide's name christened in San Diego
06/25/2006 Medina investor killed along with pilot in Montana crash
06/25/2006 Burns and Tester meet in first debate
06/25/2006 Bad step ends Alaska trek for Montana man
06/25/2006 Medina-registered plane crashes in Montana; 2 die
06/25/2006 Wyoming leads Montana in coal-to-liquid projects
06/24/2006 Richardton man accused of illegally taking bull
06/24/2006 E.B Craney Award winners announced
06/24/2006 Butte woman killed in boating accident on Canyon Ferry Lake
06/24/2006 Treasure hunt pays off for Twin Cities tourists
06/24/2006 Farm insurer pleads guilty to wire fraud
06/24/2006 Schweitzer supports coal-fired plant near Great Falls
06/24/2006 Alberta, Montana officials to discuss 24-hour border crossing
06/24/2006 Two teens dead of gunshot wounds in Eureka
06/24/2006 Navy ship to be christened for Indian guide
06/24/2006 Schweitzer shows support for proposed coal-fired power plant
06/24/2006 Billings Skyview High School the target of vandals
06/24/2006 Three vie for Legislative Services staff post
06/24/2006 Burns, Tester to debate live on TV, radio
06/24/2006 Foundation proposes to buy land near Lewis and Clark center
06/24/2006 Officials to hand-count House race ballots
06/24/2006 Colorado woman arrested in murder of ex-husband in Kansas
06/23/2006 Reno man sought in murder, sniper wounding of judge, in custody in Texas
06/23/2006 Dorgan pushing for Bakken study verification
06/23/2006 Signatures turned in for proposed ballot initiatives
06/23/2006 Attorney general says it can't investigate academy
06/23/2006 Fort Benton to be added to Nez Perce trail
06/23/2006 Opponents of Missoula road plan hit the streets
06/23/2006 Correction to W.R. Grace story
06/23/2006 Missoula group awarded 50,000 in grants
06/23/2006 St. Ignatius man pleads guilty to Lake County charges
06/23/2006 FBI, BIA investigating Browning stabbing
06/23/2006 Powell appointed to chair Tax Appeal Board
06/23/2006 Coalition awarded 50,000 in planning grants
06/23/2006 Cascade County settles pollution lawsuit for 4 m million dollars
06/23/2006 Billings woman charged in May crash death
06/23/2006 Washington state man dies in I-90 crash near Superior
06/23/2006 Glacier Park road reopens
06/23/2006 Car crash on I-90 near Superior kills man
06/23/2006 Second man charged in beating death of Lame Deer man
06/23/2006 Woman killed in I-90 crash identified
06/23/2006 Panel seeks to avoid tax increase to cure pension deficit
06/23/2006 Burns advocates coal-to-liquids bill
06/23/2006 Suspect in shooting of woman from Missoula arrested
06/23/2006 Washington group buys Billings Sheraton Hotel
06/23/2006 Small wild fire near Lolo put out
06/23/2006 Feds sued over Western Montana logging
06/23/2006 Missoula stadium lines up funding
06/23/2006 Senate passes amendment preserving missiles
06/22/2006 British journalists tour alternative energy sources in Montana
06/22/2006 Asbestos evidence excluded from Grace trial
06/22/2006 Prairie dogs to move as highway project looms
06/22/2006 Simplot recalls contaminated horse feed
06/22/2006 Teens are helping out in Missoula
06/22/2006 NASA blasts off in Missoula
06/22/2006 Utah tracking down 1,000 baby geese and ducks for destruction
06/22/2006 Power transmission line between Canada and U.S. seeks approval
06/22/2006 Picture framer returns Old Faithful floorboards as mirror frames
06/22/2006 Three MSU students sue professors for libel
06/22/2006 Section of I-94 near Hysham reopens
06/22/2006 Art, artifacts from Bair Home to reside in Billings museum
06/22/2006 Graff named to head Great Falls BID
06/22/2006 Great Falls man gets deferred sentence
06/22/2006 State labor convention begins Friday in Great Falls
06/22/2006 Kalispell woman charged in traffic deaths
06/22/2006 Wibaux woman charged in woman's death
06/22/2006 Drummond ticket wins $50,000 Montana Cash jackpot
06/22/2006 Billings man gets 15 years for child porn
06/22/2006 New Basin Creek plant is dedicated
06/22/2006 Lewis and Clark exhibit opening in Missoula
06/22/2006 Glacier Park road set to reopen
06/22/2006 Tennessee man tapped to head Missoula hospital
06/22/2006 A local group has concerns about Rock Creek development
06/22/2006 Killer has Missoula connection
06/22/2006 New coach named at UM
06/22/2006 Court rules against Qwest in dispute over documents
06/22/2006 Livingston locomotive rebuild shop to close
06/22/2006 Law Academy trainee arrested for DUI and marijuana possession
06/22/2006 Tennessee man named CEO of St. Patrick Hospital
06/22/2006 Man still hospitalized after standoff with Missoula Police
06/21/2006 Montana counties receive compensation for tax-exempt lands
06/21/2006 Long-distance, 911 service down in West Glacier
06/21/2006 U-N-D going to Division One in athletics
06/21/2006 Lawmakers seek tariffs on Japan if beef market not reopened
06/21/2006 Senators criticize federal transportation board
06/21/2006 Board tables mine rule ... again
06/21/2006 Signatures submitted for lobbyist initiative
06/21/2006 Police standoff ends with suspect taken for mental evaluation
06/21/2006 Active search suspended for man lost in river