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Tea party protest in Helena over IRS targeting conservative groups
HELENA (AP) -- About a half-dozen tea party activists gather outside the federal building in Helena to protest IRS scrutiny of conservative groups and to warn that the agency could target other organizations next. The protest was one of several taking place at IRS locations across the nation Tuesday. Big Sky Tea Party Association Ed Arganbright says everybody should be outraged by the Internal ...
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Music Summer Camp Deadline
The Montana Music Institute's summer music camp is right around the corner and if you want to be a part you'll need to get registered by Friday, May 24th. The camp runs from June 10th through the 14th at Riverside Middle School. Classes range from traditional string instruments to hip hop and yoga. Registration for kids four years to kindergarten is $135. For students post kindergarten ...
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WY Teens Plead Not Guilty in Triple Murder
More than two months after the murder of three Clark residents, 19-year-old Stephen Hammer and 18-year-old Tanner Vanpelt were arraigned at the Park County Courthouse Wednesday, for allegedly murdering Ildiko Freitas and her parents, Janos and Hildegard Volgyesi. Court documents show the two teenagers, when arrested the same day of the murders, admitted to killing the three Clark residents ...
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Five Valleys Seed Library provides exchange for Missoula gardeners
Ninety-nine years after Lady Goo Goo won the first horse race at the Missoula County Fairgrounds, commissioners cut the cord with the sport ...
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Montana man gets 3 years in prison for trying to board plane with guns
Ninety-nine years after Lady Goo Goo won the first horse race at the Missoula County Fairgrounds, commissioners cut the cord with the sport ...
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Rancher kills black bear northeast of Forsyth
Ablack bear that had beenreported several times since Sunday, including within the city limits of Forsyth, was shot and killed on Tuesday ...
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Missoula dog owners warned to be aware of sheep in North Hills
The city of Missoula's woolliest employees will be back at work starting Sunday, when a herd of about 70 sheep is sent to the North Hills to ...
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Sequester putting squeeze on Ravalli County budget
Ravalli County Sheriff Chris Hoffman told the county commission Monday that nothing has changed when it comes to the challenges facing his ...
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Defendants plead not guilty in Clark Wyo. triple murder
POWELL, Wyo. -- The death penalty is one option prosecutors are considering pursuing against two teens suspected of killing three people in ...
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Phillips regretful for outcome in Beach trial
I am troubled that I got it wrong," said retired Tenth District Court Judge E. Wayne Phillips in an email to the News-Argus. Phillips was responding to last week’s ruling by the Montana Supreme Court, which, in a 4-3 decision, found that Phillips applied the wrong legal standards in his decision to order a new trial for convicted murderer Barry ...
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Sugar state senators turn back attack on sugar program
The Badlands Bowl has for years been an all-star showcase for Montana and Montana State football recruits, as well as players on their way to ...
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Shooting at home near Helena leaves 1 dead
Butte Citizens for Preservation and Revitalization present this year's Dust to Dazzle Renovation Home Tour on Saturday, June 29 , from noon to 5 ...
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Tester Questions Air Tanker Choice
Senator Jon Tester (D-Montana) attacked a decision by the Forest Service on its choice of air tankers to fight wildfires. The senator says better options were on the table when the Forest Service decided to go with 7, Next-Gen air tankers. Tester says those planes might not be ready until late July, at the earliest. He believes the delay could put Montana communities at risk. ...
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Feds lift hold on Montana reservation pipeline project
HELENA -- Federal officials have lifted their temporary hold on funding for a $361 million water pipeline for a Native American reservation in ...
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Billings high schools community celebrate American Indian graduates
HELENA -- Federal officials have lifted their temporary hold on funding for a $361 million water pipeline for a Native American reservation in ...
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Regents to set tuition fees at meeting this week
BOZEMAN -- The state Board of Regents is scheduled to set tuition and fees for state-funded schools for the next two years when it meets in Great Falls on Thursday and Friday.The board also is scheduled to vote a "performance-based" funding system for campuses that bases a portion of their state funding on their graduation and student retention rates.The $7.5 million in performance ...
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Beartooth Highway set to open Friday morning
The Beartooth Highway, U.S. Highway 212, which connects Red Lodge toCooke Cityand the northeast entrance to Yellowstone National Park, is scheduled to open for the season at 9 a.m. Friday.Inside Yellowstone, the road over Dunraven Pass linking Canyon Village, Tower Fall and Tower Junction also opens on Friday morning.All other park roads and all park entrances have opened for the ...
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Rocky sending 3 runners to NAIA nationals
No strangers to national competition, Ana Richter, Noah Kiprono and Megan Breeding of Rocky Mountain College can also view this week's NAIA ...
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Lawsuit on Montanas executions delayed lawyer says limbo good for Ronald Smith
Ronald Smith is shown on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, at Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge. Normally, the lawyer for a Canadian on death row in Montana would not be happy in limbo.But Ron Waterman, lead counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union, is gaining confidence that his lawsuit challenging the way the state carries out its executions could end up with a positive ending for Ronald ...
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Regents meeting in Great Falls
The state Board of Regents is scheduled to set tuition and fees for state-funded schools for the next two years when it meets in Great Falls ...
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Crosses removed from Roberts Idaho water tower
ROBERTS, Idaho -- Three lighted crosses have been removed from the water tower in the southeast Idaho town of Roberts following a complaint by ...
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Creel Funeral Home adding crematory
Creel Funeral Home co-owner Ralph Mihlfeld stands by the garage in the back of the funeral home where the crematory will be located. Mihlfeld said the crematory could be running as early as this fall. Photo by Charlie ...
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Cats and Griz recruits fortify Badlands Bowl roster but wheres UND and NDSU
The Badlands Bowl has for years been an all-star showcase for Montana and Montana State football recruits, as well as players on their way to ...
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FBI offering reward in church vandalism cases
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) -- The FBI is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for vandalizing two Bozeman ...
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Yellowstone and Grand Teton heads focus on cutting costs raising revenues
CODY, WYO. -- Federal budget cuts required under the congressional sequester will result in relatively minor cuts in services this summer for visitors to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks. But park managers say they are not optimistic about the financial outlook for next year and beyond."I think we're looking at long-term reductions over time, and we're planning for this ...
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Montana heads off mussel invasion
There are a number of invasive species, particularly mussels and plants, that are threatening the ecological balance of aquatic ecosystems in the state. Although their presence has not yet been reported in Montana, local authorities are taking no chances in preventing their spread.
The state Department of Agriculture and the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks are staging a battle to prevent invasive species of plant and mollusks from invading the waterways of the state, according to recent Montana news reports. Read more
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