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Jason Christ wants public defender before sentencing on Verizon bomb threat
MISSOULA--Former medical marijuana entrepreneur Jason Christ has represented himself in numerous court proceedings, but Tuesday the man ...
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Woman 37 drowns in Spring Creek near Lewistown
A Lewistown woman drowned in Spring Creek near Lewistown on Monday evening.Fergus County Coroner Dick Brown identified the woman as Michele Marlene Hope, 37, and listed her official cause of death as accidental freshwater drowning.Hope was swept away in Spring Creek, near a bridge on U.S. Highway 191 near Lewistown, at about 5:30 p.m., according toa news release from Brown.Officials from ...
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Man charged for assault at downtown Billings restaurant
A Billings man charged with aggravated assault told police he punched a man at a downtown restaurant for making advances toward his teenage ...
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GRFD stops fire Wednesday night
Fire Chief Mike Kennedy said the department was called out shortly before 9 p.m. to the residence. The fire, which started in the home's utility room, was contained to the room and extinguished in about 25 minutes. Firefighters were on hand, checking for hot spots and ventilating smoke until 11:45 p.m. "It was a very good stop," Kennedy said. At this time, the department is ...
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PSC chairman Gallagher diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
HELENA -- The chairman of Montana's Public Service Commission, Republican Bill Gallagher of Helena, said Tuesday he's been diagnosed with ...
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2 dead bison test negative for sheep fever
Laboratory results of tissue samples taken from two bison found dead in the Yellowstone River this spring have confirmed that none died of ...
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Wyoming dries out wildfire likelihood increases
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- The likelihood of large wildfires is increasing in Wyoming with the dry weather much of the state has seen over the past month or so. The U.S. Drought Monitor shows nearly all of Wyoming experiencing moderate to extreme drought.Parts of Wyoming that got above-average snowfall in April have been abnormally dry ever since. Medicine Bow National Forest in southeast Wyoming is ...
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Tester Udall roll out constitutional amendments to allow campaign-finance regulation
HELENA - Montana's Sen. Jon Tester on Tuesday proposed an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that says corporations don't have constitutional ...
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Sherry Arnold murder suspects attorneys seek new venue
Attorneys for one of two men charged in the killing of Sidney high school teacher Sherry Arnold want his trial moved to Bozeman, saying that potential jurors in eastern Montana were so outraged by the case that they already think he's guilty.Michael Keith Spell and Lester Van Waters Jr., both of Colorado, have pleaded not guilty to charges they grabbed Arnold from a Sidney street on Jan. 7, ...
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Wyoming State Pen inmate dies after lengthy illness
The Wyoming Department of Corrections says a 40-year-old inmate has died following a lengthy illness. The agency says Michael Van Derrickson died Monday at Memorial Hospital of Carbon County in Rawlins.He was an inmate at the Wyoming State Penitentiary, where he was serving a three to five year prison sentence on an aggravated assault and battery conviction out of Sweetwater County.The ...
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Cheyenne VA hospital named historic site
The Veterans Affairs hospital in Cheyenne has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The VA Medical Center is nearly 80 years old. The brick complex stands out because of its tile roof and Spanish colonial revival architecture.The hospital had a maximum capacity of 133 beds when it opened in 1934. The hospital since then has undergone a number of expansions and renovations that ...
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Army Corps. wont do overall study of coal exports
An official with the Army Corps of Engineers told a Congressional committee Tuesday it doesn't plan a broad environmental study on exporting coal from the Western United ...
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MSU-Northern chancellor wants to drop secondary education major
HAVRE -- The chancellor at Montana State University-Northern is recommending that 25 of its programs be ended or placed under moratorium, meaning admission into those programs is temporarily suspended.Faculty and staff started in September reviewing all 74 programs offered at Northern.Chancellor James Limbaugh last week recommended growing 19 programs, maintaining 25, reducing or integrating ...
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Colorado gun accessories maker asking $2.5M from Wyoming
LARAMIE, Wyo. -- A Colorado company that makes gun sights and other firearms accessories is seeking a $2.5 million grant from Wyoming to help it move to Laramie. The Laramie City Council is expected to vote Tuesday night on an agreement that would endorse HiViz Shooting System's grant application to the Wyoming Business Council. The deal would also back HiViz getting a loan of $600,000 or ...
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Billings man sentenced for making secret videos in Maine
The Billings Mustangs haven't reached the Pioneer League playoffs for four consecutive seasons. Sad to say, but it's true. Still, that ...
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Climbing guide latest to be rescued at Grand Teton
GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) -- A climbing guide is the latest person to be rescued at Grand Teton National Park after a busy weekend for ...
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Officials ID Ovando man killed in crash
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) -- Missoula County officials have released the name of a 59-year-old man who died in a one-vehicle crash on Montana Highway 200 near ...
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Whitefish woman dies of injuries in weekend crash
Kalispell police and the Montana Highway Patrol continue to investigate the crash, which was one of five in western Montana over the weekend that claimed 12 ...
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Woman injured in Monday night stabbing in South Billings
GREAT FALLS --A Great Falls woman is charged with aggravated DUI after police say she was driving drunk at a fast-food drive-thru with her ...
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Billings woman escapes house fire fate of 5 cats unknown
GREAT FALLS --A Great Falls woman is charged with aggravated DUI after police say she was driving drunk at a fast-food drive-thru with her ...
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Man dies after being hit by train in East Missoula
EAST MISSOULA --Missoula County officials say a 42-year-old man died after being struck by a freight train in East Missoula. The man was struck at about 8 p.m. Monday. Sgt. Tony Rio says the man's death has been ruled a suicide.Sheriff's office spokeswoman Paige Pavalone says the man was believed to be a transient.The collision temporarily halted eastbound Montana Rail Link freight ...
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Wild horses released to 2500-acre pasture
ENNIS -- Good fences make good neighbors. -- At least that's what Greg and Karen Rice hope.The Rices are owners of the Spanish Q Ranch, just outside of Ennis, and the ranch is the first long-term holding facility for wild horses in Montana.The 710 horses arrived on several truckloads in late February and early March as part of the Bureau of Land Management's Wild Horse and Burro ...
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Review board says deputy who shot killed man was justified
A review board appointed by Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton has found that the May 29 fatal shooting of a 62-year-old man by a deputy in the east Helena Valley was justified, Dutton said Monday evening. The deputy, Matthew Reighard, has returned to full duty, Dutton said Monday night."After careful review of the use-of-force policy, in camera video, the board found no policy ...
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Officials identify 4 killed in crash near Browning
Officials in Glacier County have released the names of four of the five people who were killed in a weekend rollover crash near Browning. The sheriff's office said the crash killed the driver, 29-year-old Jason Hannon of Babb, 23-year-old Kyle Dodson of Browning along with 23-year-old Alicia Ladd and 21-year-old Jeanette Ladd.The name of the 17-year-old girl killed in the early Sunday crash ...
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Rainbow Family annual event can attract 10000 people
JACKSON - The Rainbow Family of Living Light has decided on a familiar location for its annual gathering this year.Julie Shepherd of Jackson got the news Monday morning from her grandson."He came in and told me, 'The Rainbows are back,' " she said from her post at the Jackson Post Office early Monday afternoon.The loose-knit group of free spirits decided to return to the site ...
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