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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 …
Judge apologizes for comments in teen rape case
BILLINGS — A Montana judge apologized but said he had no plans to resign after his remarks about a 14-year-old rape victim — and the 30-day jail sentence he ha…
Lolo fire makes move toward power line
LOLO — Fire managers at the Lolo Creek Complex of fires near the town of Lolo focused on the northern edge of the fire that’s heading toward a Bonneville Power Administration power line.
Gov. Bullock makes surprise visit to Afghanistan, Kuwait
HELENA — Gov. Steve Bullock made a surprise visit to Afghanistan Wednesday to meet with Montana troops in his first trip overseas since taking office in January.
Hotshot firefighter, among the 19 killed in Arizona fire, remembered
EKALAKA — One of the 19 firefighters killed by a wildfire in Arizona has been buried in a cemetery in the tiny eastern Montana town where he spent most of his …
Ex-Gov. Schweitzer bows out of 2014 Senate race
Popular former Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Saturday morning that he will not run for Montana’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2014, an announcement that complicates Democratic efforts to retain their majority in next year…
Montana conservatives broke rules, ethics official contends
HELENA — The new state commissioner of political practices issued a tough and detailed decision Wednesday as he starts handling complaints over the way outside groups avoid disclosure of political spending.
Arizona wildfire kills 19 elite firefighters
YARNELL, Ariz. — An elite crew of firefighters trained to battle the nation’s fiercest wildfires was overtaken by an out-of-control blaze in Arizona, killing 19 members as they tried to protect themselves from the …
Karzai: U.S. wants to keep 9 bases
KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. wants to keep nine bases in Afghanistan after American combat troops withdraw in 2014 and the Afghan government will let them as long as it gets “security and economic guarantees,” Pre…
Violence mars May Day celebration in Seattle
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Two MU hoop players are arrested
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Great Falls seeks to sever ties with co-op
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Sen. Baucus announces retirement
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Max Baucus, the powerful Senate Finance chairman who steered President Barack Obama's health care overhaul into law but broke with his party on gun control, has decided to retire, …
EPA probes cleanup tactics
BILLINGS — Internal investigators faulted the Environmental Protection Agency for years of delays in completing health studies needed to guide the cleanup of Libby where hundreds of people have died from asbestos e…
A River Threatened
The Kootenai River, the lifeblood of Libby, has been named one of the nation’s 10 Most Endangered Rivers, primarily because of pollution from coal mining in so…
Feds deny bombing suspect in custody
BOSTON (AP) — Federal officials denied a suspect was under arrest Wednesday in the Boston Marathon bombings.