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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 …
Regional Johnson
FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2011 file photo, Montana quarterback Jordan Johnson (10) scrambles against Cal Poly during an NCAA college football game in Missoula, …
Senate backs rollback on eminent domain
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Man accused of fatal shooting
BILLINGS — A 23-year-old man suspected of shooting at his father outside his Lockwood business early on Jan. 29 has been arrested.
Profits plummet for Schweitzer-targeted firm
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Bill requires parental consent for abortions
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Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop dies at 96
With his long silver beard and white braided uniform, former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop became one of the most recognizable figures of the Reagan era — and one of the most unexpectedly enduring.
Schweitzer seeks to save Stillwater Mining Co.
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana's bolo tie-wearing former governor is teaming up with an unlikely ally — a New York hedge fund — to seek control of a precious metals mining company that has sunk more than $500 milli…
Lawmakers take aim at two gay-rights measures
HELENA — Montana lawmakers considered a pair of familiar gay -rights measures Tuesday, one that would strike an obsolete state law that criminalizes gay sex and another that would expand anti-discrimination protect…
Assisted suicide opponents state their rationale
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Bullock, Republicans at odds on budget; GOP attacks costs
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Lawyer fees may take a fifth of settlement
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Great Falls parents deny child abuse
GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — Two Great Falls residents have denied child abuse charges filed after a 2-year-old boy was injured so badly he needed to be treated at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.