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Empty Cargo Train Derails in Northeastern Montana
Empty Cargo Train Derails in Northeastern Montana
Empty Cargo Train Derails in Northeastern Montana
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A BNSF Railway official says a cargo train has derailed on a main rail line running across the Northwest. BNSF spokesman Gus Melonas (mel-OWN'-us) says that there are no injuries and no environmental threat from Thursday morning's derailment near Saco in northeastern Montana...
One Dead in Fatal Crash Near Frenchtown
One Dead in Fatal Crash Near Frenchtown
One Dead in Fatal Crash Near Frenchtown
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Authorities say that a man died in a one-vehicle crash after he and the driver left a Frenchtown fireworks stand they tried to break into. Missoula police did not identify the 22-year-old man who died Sunday night after being pinned beneath the vehicle...
Body Found in Yellowstone River Identified
Body Found in Yellowstone River Identified
Body Found in Yellowstone River Identified
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office has identified a body found in the Yellowstone River as a 15-year-old Utah boy. Sheriff Mike Linder says the autopsy did not reveal any signs of trauma or indications of foul play in the death of Robert Anthony Thompson...
Rafters Find Body in Yellowstone River
Rafters Find Body in Yellowstone River
Rafters Find Body in Yellowstone River
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office says the body of a white male age 15 to 25 has been recovered from the Yellowstone River. Authorities tell the Billings Gazette that rafters spotted the body Saturday and it was pulled from the river by deputies...
Whitefish Man Dies in Weekend Car Crash
Whitefish Man Dies in Weekend Car Crash
Whitefish Man Dies in Weekend Car Crash
WHITEFISH, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Highway Patrol says a 20-year-old Whitefish man died in a weekend rollover just outside the city limits. The patrol says the man was speeding late Saturday afternoon when he lost control of his sport utility vehicle, which rolled twice before ending up in the ditch...
Helena Man Injured When Hit by Freight Train
Helena Man Injured When Hit by Freight Train
Helena Man Injured When Hit by Freight Train
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Police in Helena say a 49-year-old man was seriously injured when he rode his bicycle across the tracks in front of a westbound freight train. Chief Troy McGee says the Helena man suffered broken bones and other injuries when he was hit by the train near Carroll College shortly before 9 p...
Officials ID Airman Killed in Motorcycle Crash
Officials ID Airman Killed in Motorcycle Crash
Officials ID Airman Killed in Motorcycle Crash
GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — Officials have identified a Malmstrom Air Force Base airman who died Saturday following a motorcycle crash on Friday near Monarch. Cascade County Sheriff and Coroner Bob Edwards tells the Great Falls Tribune that 27-year-old Joshua Austin died at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle...
Missoula Man Killed by Fast-Moving Train
Missoula Man Killed by Fast-Moving Train
Missoula Man Killed by Fast-Moving Train
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The Missoula County Sheriff's Department says a Missoula man died Sunday after being hit by a train traveling about 50 mph. Detective Jason Johnson tells the Missoulian the man in his 20s or 30s was attending the Love Your Mother Earth festival at Rock Creek Lodge...
Condition of 5-Year-Old Hit by Motorhome Improving
Condition of 5-Year-Old Hit by Motorhome Improving
Condition of 5-Year-Old Hit by Motorhome Improving
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The family of a 5-year-old Helena-area boy who was injured when his father accidentally hit him while moving a motorhome says the boy's condition is improving as he receives treatment at a Seattle hospital. Reene Mills says her son's right hip was fractured, his liver was crushed and broken ribs punctured his lung in Sunday's accident...

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