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E. Idaho Outfitter Gets Prison For Illegal Guiding
A hunting and fishing guide from eastern Idaho has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for running his business without a license and giving false testimony in a bankruptcy case.
A federal judge Wednesday also barred 46-year-old Sidney Davis of Soda Springs from hunting, fishing and guiding clients anywhere in the world for three years after his release from prison...
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2 Griz Defenders Earn AFCA All-America Honors
Two University of Montana football players have earned All-America honors from the American Football Coaches Association.
Griz linebacker Caleb McSurdy and defensive back Trumaine Johnson were named to the Football Championship Subdivision All-America team...
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Barry Beach Released From Prison Pending New Trial
Prosecutors say they plan to appeal an order for a new trial for convicted murderer Barry Beach to the Montana Supreme Court after he was released on his own recognizance Wednesday.
After the hearing, Beach changed from a suit and tie into a Washington Redskins football jersey with the number 28...
Southern Idaho Trappers Look Ahead To Wolf Hunts
Officials with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game say a recent wolf trapping class was packed with southern Idaho hunters eager to take part in the state's first wolf trapping season.
Regional conservationist Kelton Hatch says that Saturday's class in Jerome was filled to capacity weeks in advance, forcing the department to turn several people away...
14 Arrested In Gun, Drug, Conspiracy Charges
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has arrested 14 people on federal gun, drug and conspiracy charges, including five who are charged with conspiring to rob drug couriers.
ATF public affairs agent Brad Beyersdorf of Denver says most of the defendants were arrested in the Billings area last week, while four others were already in custody...
Soldier From Idaho Dies Of Injuries
A U.S. Army soldier from Idaho Falls has died from injuries sustained in an explosion in Afghanistan, family members say.
Lisa Pardonnet said her nephew, 28-year-old Army Corporal Ryan Sharp, died Saturday at a hospital in Germany.
Pardonnet said Sharp was scheduled to finish his third and final tour for the Army next year...
Treasure Valley Schools See Uptick In Homeless
Officials in some of Idaho's biggest school districts are reporting an increase in the number of students that meet the definition for being homeless.
Officials with schools in the Treasure Valley say they are on pace to exceed last year's totals for enrolling students who are not living in their own home...
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Report Says Rural Areas Hurting For Working-Age Montanans
Rural Montana is missing something in the middle, according to a new analysis of U-S Census numbers.
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Police Investigating Letters To Sex Offenders
Police in Missoula are trying to figure out who sent letters to at least four registered sexual or violent offenders notifying them they have been selected for "intense civilian monitoring" of their behavior.
The letters use the name and return address and in some cases, the home telephone number, of a Missoula attorney that specializes in labor law...
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Hoops Players From Northern, Westminster Honored
Athletes from Montana State-Northern and Westminster College are the Frontier Conference basketball players of the week.
Northern senior guard Laramie Schwenke of Malta won the women's award. She averaged 21 points, seven rebounds and five assists per game as the Skylights won at Dickinson State and split two games at the Westminster Tournament...