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Why Does Montana Have a High Suicide Rate?

Jon King — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:07:52 +0000

Montana has nearly twice the suicide rate of the rest of America. Why? What can Montanans do to end this tragic trend?

Name Released in Suicide Investigation at Missoula County Jail

Jon King — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:04:15 +0000

Danny Wayne Johnston, born September 17, 1955, is the deceased. Johnston was being held for a probation violation as well as for sexual intercourse without consent.

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Police Find Dead Body, Explosives, Guns Inside Florida College Dorm Room

Chris Chaberski — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:07:26 +0000

On Wednesday morning, authorities found the body of a University of Central Florida student inside a dorm room, dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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Blood on Towel That of Missing Anaconda Woman

Associated Press — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:40:55 +0000

ANACONDA, Mont. (AP) — Police in Anaconda say a towel found in a garbage can in Anaconda contained the blood of a 41-year-old woman who was last seen on Dec. 23.

Police Chief Tim Barkell told the Associated Press that other items found in black garbage bags, including strands of hair and bloodied throw rugs, are still being analyzed at the state crime lab in Missoula

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Woman Gets Prison Time for Illegal Gun Used in Suicide

Jon King — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:43:01 +0000

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A 29-year-old Billings woman faces 2 ½ years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing a stolen handgun that a man used to commit suicide during a standoff with police near Red Lodge.

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Montana State Prison Inmate Dies of Apparent Suicide

Associated Press — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:10:26 +0000

DEER LODGE, Mont. (AP) — State Department of Corrections officials say a 26-year-old Montana State Prison inmate died over the weekend in an apparent suicide.

Officials say Corey Weis was found on the floor of his cell at about 4 p

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Fairview Man Apparently Killed Son, Self

Associated Press — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:19:42 +0000

Officials in eastern Montana have found a Fairview man and his 3-year-old son shot to death, the victims of an apparent murder-suicide.

The McCone County sheriff's office issued a press release Tuesday reporting 33-year-old Rick Haber of Fairview and his son were found Monday morning on a rural road

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Feet Found With No Body

Joy Larson — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 19:16:01 +0000

Did you hear about this? A British Columbia coroner has supposedly solved the mystery of why disembodied feet keep washing up on beaches in Washington and British Columbia. Six feet with rubber soled shoes on them have appeared in an 11-month period for a total of 12 feet in the last five years.

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Bozeman Suspect Shoots Himself

Associated Press — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 09:32:46 +0000

Suspect from Bozeman shoots himself during a traffic stop near Billings

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Montana Train Hits Woman in Possible Suicide Attempt

Jon King — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:43:05 +0000

A woman was hit and severely injured by a train in Billings this morning in what appears to be an attempted suicide.

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CDC: The U.S. Suicide Rate Continues to Rise

Daryl Nelson — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:01:39 +0000

The U.S. suicide rate is the highest in 15 years, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The report found the suicide rate has been on the rise since 2000, and hit its highest point in 2009.

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