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Familiar names vie for Libby county commissioner seat
Libby area Republicans will pick between two men with plenty of previous experience as local elected officials to …
Charges unsealed on ex-tribal leader
HELENA — A federal court has unsealed new theft and tax evasion charges against a former chairman of Montana’s Chippewa Cree tribe who already planned to plead guilty to theft and bribery in a previous indictment.
Inmate freed in landmark case
CHICAGO —
2 men die in 3-vehicle crash near Somers
Death penalty sought for trooper ambush suspect
LORDS VALLEY — A survivalist accused of ambushing two state troopers, killing one and seriously wounding the other, was captured on Thursday by U.S. marshals in an abandoned airplane hangar, ending a seven-week man…
Wolf-like creature seen near northern Arizona
Veteran says VA screwed up records
Wyoming governor eyes congressional fix on wolf delisting
CHEYENNE —
Homegrown candidates tout roots, but do voters even care?
Native-born Montanans have a deep sense of pride. But if you’re one of the 54 percent of Montana residents born elsewhere, you might wonder why that seems to be such a big deal in the state’s election campaigns.
Courts will not block campaign law
HELENA — A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected a request that would have allowed certain tax-exempt groups to release campaign-related ads in Montana before Tuesday’s election without disclosing their donors…
Former Mountie hailed as hero
OTTAWA, Ontario —
Ebola: A crash course in the danger of fear
WASHINGTON — Ebola is giving Americans a crash course in fear.
DEQ sued on wastewater permit
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Poll: Daines running away, Zinke ahead slightly
The top races in Montana look like they’re going red according to the state’s only public opinion poll released Friday, with the U.S. House race much closer than the Senate.
Libertarian Roots runs for Senate
The paths people take to end up on the ballot are hardly ever the same, but few include being a high school dropout, convicted felon and former racist. Then again Libertarian candidate for the U.S. Senate
Yellowstone bison to stay in Montana
HELENA — Montana wildlife officials decided Thursday against shipping 145 bison captured from Yellowstone National Park to the Bronx zoo and other locations across the nation, choosing to send them to an American I…