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Record Breaking Trout Caught In North Wyo. Canals
The East Yellowstone Chapter of Trout Unlimited has rescued a record number of stranded trout from irrigation canals in northern Wyoming this fall.
Nearly 5,200 trout were caught recently by volunteers, placed temporarily in a tank and then released in the Shoshone River...
Teton Pass Ski Resort Won’t Open This Season
Officials with Teton Pass Ski Resort say the facility will not open this season because of a problem obtaining insurance for the 2011-2012 season.
The Teton Pass website says season passes will be refunded and the ski area will open for the 2012-2013 season...
N. Idaho Miner Dies After Accident In Lucky Friday
Officials say a 26-year-old miner injured in an accident at the Lucky Friday Mine in northern Idaho died Saturday morning.
Officials say Brandon Lloyd Gray of Kellogg died as a result of injuries sustained on Thursday night at the silver mine near Mullan, Idaho...
Fort Shaw Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty
A Fort Shaw property owner has been charged with keeping horses and other animals in what authorities describe as "unacceptable" conditions.
Lisa Jean Cano appeared in District Court on Friday on a felony charge of aggravated animal cruelty and a misdemeanor charge of unlawful disposition of a dead animal...
Schweitzer Names New Budget Director
Gov. Brian Schweitzer is naming his education policy adviser to be the office's new budget director.
Former legislator Dan Villa will replace David Ewer, who is leaving to take a job as executive director of the Montana Board of Investments...
Woman Killed In Crash Near Superior
Authorities have released the name of a 44-year-old Missoula woman who was killed in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 90 near Superior over the weekend.
The Mineral County Sheriff's Office identified the victim Monday as Tamara Lemeza.
The Montana Highway Patrol says Lemeza was westbound in an SUV at 9:30 a...
Former Griz Player Targeted In Raids
A Missoula business owned by a former University of Montana quarterback was among 12 locations raided this week as part of a marijuana trafficking investigation.
Police: Whitefish Couple Assaulted Baby Sitter
A western Montana husband and wife who police say sexually assaulted a girl they hired as a baby sitter have been arrested on suspicion of sexual intercourse without consent.
The Whitefish Police Department says that 23-year-old Kory James Hubble and 20-year-old Nadine Leann Hubble of Whitefish were taken into custody Friday...
Missoula County Judges Eye No-Show Jurors
Judges in Missoula County say they are becoming less patient with residents who ignore jury duty.
District Judge Dusty Deschamps says that judges plan "to get a little more proactive."
Leilani Davis of Missoula spent two days in jail last week for repeatedly failing to respond to jury duty summonses and the penalties that resulted...
Explosion, Fire At Meridian RV Park, Man Burned
Ada County officials say an explosion rocked a Meridian recreational vehicle park, two fifth-wheel trailers were destroyed and a man was hospitalized with serious injuries.
The explosion was reported at about 3:30 a.m. Thursday at the Boise-Meridian RV Resort...