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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 …
Probe sought of Flathead County Attorney
Alleging unethical and criminal activities by county prosecutors and a drug enforcement officer, three local attorneys have asked the Montana Attorney General’s Office for a full investigation.
Another card system hack at Supervalu, Albertsons
NEW YORK — Card data of Supervalu and Albertsons shoppers may be at risk in another hack, the two supermarket companies said Monday.
Doctor who poisoned her lover gets 10-year sentence
HOUSTON — A jury on Monday sentenced a Texas cancer researcher to 10 years in prison after she was convicted of poisoning her colleague, who was also her lover, by lacing his coffee with a sweet-tasting chemical fo…
Industry offers crude-train testing standards
The oil industry’s lead trade group released new standards on Thursday for testing and classifying crude shipped by rail after prior shipments were misclassified, including a train that derailed in Canada and kille…
Attorney General Holder brought change
Eric Holder, the nation’s first black attorney general and an unflinching champion of civil rights in enforcing the nation’s laws, is resigning after leading the Justice Department for six years under President Bar…
Media may need permit to film wilderness
SEATTLE — The U.S. Forest Service said Thursday it is extending the period for the public to weigh in on a proposal that would make permanent new rules on commercial video and photography in the nation’s wildest ar…
Democrats looking for non-Clinton
DES MOINES, Iowa — Not every Iowa Democrat is cheering for Hillary Rodham Clinton to run for president. Some have a gnawing desire for someone else.
Groups sue over crude oil shipments in older rail cars
SEATTLE — Environmental groups sued the U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday over the shipment of volatile crude oil in older railroad tank cars.
City learns more about Superfund
Columbia Falls city officials agreed at a May 20 meeting with Montana Department of Environmental Quality and Flathead County Commissioner Cal Scott that they would proceed cautiously in seeking support for a clean…
Columbia Falls man dies in state prison
The violent criminal who kidnapped a woman in Columbia Falls and took her up the North Fork nearly 14 years ago to the day has died in Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge.
Optima files $10 million claim
BILLINGS — A group of investors that includes former Gov. Brian Schweitzer filed a $10 million compensation claim in federal court Thursday against a Washington state mining company.
1,700 veterans left off VA hospital wait list
PHOENIX — Navy veteran Ken Senft turned to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical care in 2011 after his private insurance grew too costly. It could have been a fatal mistake, he now says.
Gragert, a former Logger, rolls on
There was no phone call from any of the 32 NFL teams during the league’s annual draft earlier this month or any contact afterwards, for that matter, regarding any sort of free-agent deal.
Obama: Youth concussions a mystery
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama called Thursday for more robust research into youth concussions, saying there remains deep uncertainty over both the scope of the troubling issue and the long-term impacts on you…
Mother prompted kidnapped woman to flee
SANTA ANA, Calif. —