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California couple arraigned over for jail call
A California couple convicted in a Bakken oil investment scam has been arraigned on contempt-of-court charges in Montana.Suzette Gal and her husband, Mike Campa, appeared separately Thursday before Magistrate Judge Keith Strong in Great Falls.Federal prosecutors say Gal had a telephone conversation with her jailed husband and discussed evidence in her case four days into a trial that led to her ...
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Feds keep Prebles mouse on threatened list
CHEYENNE, Wyo.-The federal government will continue to protect as a threatened species a mouse that lives in Wyoming and Colorado. The state of Wyoming and the group Coloradoans for Water Conservation had long-standing petitions to remove the Preble's meadow jumping mouse from Endangered Species Act protection. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Thursday that following a review, ...
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Obama nominates Watters Morris for federal bench
President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated two Montana judges to federal judgeships in Billings and Great Falls.Following the recommendation of U.S. Sen. Max Baucus, a Democrat, President Barack Obama formally nominated state District Judge Susan Watters of Billings and Montana Supreme Court Justice Brian Morris to the positions."These individuals have had distinguished legal careers, and ...
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Billings animal control officer facing charges
A city of Billings animal control officer has been charged with three misdemeanor offenses following his arrest last month when officers ...
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Feature photo A spring stroll
Jordan Teller of Billings recently competed with three other Montana swimmers in the 2013 U.S. Masters Swimming Spring National Championship ...
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No flooding so far in annual Wyoming runoff
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- The annual snowmelt in Wyoming has been uneventful so far with no reports of flooding. But the runoff isn't expected to reach its peak until the first week or two of June.National Weather Service hydrologist Jim Fahey says there have been instances of rivers or streams reaching near capacity this spring on the east side of the Bighorn Mountains but no flooding.Fahey says ...
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Former Wyoming lawmaker prepares for MMA bout
CASPER, Wyo. -- Bryan Pedersen is 38 years old. He's married with three young children. He served six years in the Wyoming Legislature and now provides financial advice to 250 clients.On Saturday night, he'll step inside a cage with a man younger and almost certainly faster than him. In front of a crowd of hundreds, they'll fight three rounds or until one of them quits, gets ...
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State asks judge to dismiss Montana initiative challenge
HELENA -- Montana officials are asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a voter-approved law that requires those seeking state ...
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No charges in Forsyth bear death
A rancher who killed a black bear outside Forsyth on Tuesday morning won't face criminal charges, a Fish, Wildlife and Parks spokeswoman said ...
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Verizon service restored after widespread outage across Bighorn Basin
With a new meter installed, power to the switching center near Big Timber has been restored, said Verizon spokesman Robert Kelley."All our sites are back in service," Kelley ...
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Helena man injured in crash west of Butte
A Helena man is being treated at a Great Falls hospital after suffering severe injuries in a two-vehicle accident west of Butte ...
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Billings Clinics internal medicine residency program earns accreditation
To learn more If you or someone you know is interested in entering the Internal Medicine Residency program at Billings Clinic, contact Paula Maulolo, program administrator, at ...
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John Midkiff inducted as 32nd Degree Mason
Posted: Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 LUSK - Within the symbol-laden quarters of Freemasonry, the journey of self-enrichment and individual betterment has been compared to the act of layering bricks for a temple. Hence, the invocation of the symbolic appellation of Mason. If this analogy holds sway, then Lusk resident John Midkiff is feverishly pouring his mortar. The local member of Lusk Harmony ...
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Oil leasing dispute heads to federal court
Attorneys for the government and the oil industry will square off against environmental groups Friday in federal court in Montana in a ...
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Wolf hunt proposal draws mixed response in Bitterroot Valley
A proposal to liberalize the state's wolf hunting season is generating both hurrahs and howls in the Bitterroot Valley.State wildlife officials are taking public comment on a proposal to lengthen the wolf-hunting season and increase the bag limit from one to five.The proposal would add more than two months to the wolf rifle season, which would run from Sept. 15 to March 31. The new rules ...
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C.M. Russell Museum fundraiser breaks $1M mark
GREAT FALLS -- The C.M. Russell Museum says it brought in more than $1 million in net income from its Western Art Week and Russell Auction ...
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Friday is scholastic volleyball deadline for State Games
The entry registration deadline for Big Sky State Games scholastic volleyball (gradesnine through 12 as of September 2013) is Friday.Enter online ...
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Talk Saturday on authors cattle ranch novels
Essayist and author John Clayton will present "Happily Ever Aftering on a Montana Cattle Ranch," a discussion of author Caroline Lockhart at ...
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Helena woman admits leaving kids violating probation by going to California
Angelica Melody Gray, the Helena woman reported missing from the local YWCA in December but who turned up a few weeks later in California, ...
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Casper mulling local version of Cops
http://bit.ly/14UVaFr ) that the city council was presented with an idea to have a public-access television show following Casper police officers as they do their jobs. Some episodes would follow other city jobs, such as firefighters and garbage ...
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Moose hindquarter found under Cheyenne viaduct
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- A moose's hindquarter has turned up under a viaduct in Cheyenne, and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is asking for information about where it came ...
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U.S. House passes GOP bill to speed Keystone XL pipeline approval
MISSOULA -- U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell told a congressional subcommittee Wednesday that he's considering overriding Neptune ...
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Tester questions whether USFS had better options for air tankers
MISSOULA -- U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell told a congressional subcommittee Wednesday that he's considering overriding Neptune Aviation's protest of next-generation air tanker contracts in order to have firefighting planes available for this summer.But Montana Sen. Jon Tester questioned whether the agency "left better options on the table" in passing over the ...
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Great Falls man convicted of raping 4-year-old girl
GREAT FALLS -- A Cascade County jury found a 26-year-old Great Falls man guilty of raping a 4-year-old girl.Jurors deliberated for about two hours Wednesday before convicting Travis Morgan McAlister of sexual intercourse without consent. Sentencing is set for July 29.The girl, now 5, testified via video that she and McAlister watched sexy movies and did what was in the movies.Defense attorney ...
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Rain possible Thursday across Billings region
The State A tennis tournament is Thursday and Friday at Polson and Ronan. Here is a preview at the storylines heading into the ...
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