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![New Montana Permits Issued For Megaload Shipments](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/11/mega.jpg?w=980&q=75)
New Montana Permits Issued For Megaload Shipments
Montana officials have started issuing permits to an Exxon Mobil subsidiary to ship about 300 loads of oversized oil refinery equipment over interstates 90 and 15 to the northern border.
Duane Williams of the state Department of Transportation said Wednesday the agency has so far issued permits for six loads to travel from the Idaho-Montana line to Alberta, Canada...
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Mental Health Worker Who Reported Child Porn Fired
An employee of a Missoula mental health center who told her supervisors about a client's computer search for was fired after reporting him to police.
The client, John Gribble, is charged with sexually abusing a child after a DVD with photos of nude children was found at his house...
Idaho’s Fight Against Invasive Mussels Continues
Idaho officials intercepted 24 boats contaminated with invasive zebra or quagga mussels during the last boating season, and Washington decontaminated 20 boats. The boats were caught as part of both states' efforts to keep the mussels from fouling Idaho and Washington waters, but the numbers have officials on both sides of the border concerned...
17 Idaho National Lab Workers Exposed To Radiation
Officials with the Idaho National Laboratory say at least 17 workers have been exposed to low-level radiation from plutonium.
The employees were working inside the facility's decommissioned Zero Power Physics Reactor Tuesday afternoon when a container holding plutonium was opened, exposing them to radiation...
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Police Chief: Videos Don’t Show Excessive Force
Police in Missoula have reviewed cellphone videos as part of an internal investigation over the use of a stun gun in the arrests of two University of Montana football players.
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Tester Wants Full Accountability From Air Force [Audio]
Whistleblowers at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware reported lost body parts and poor supervision in caring for the remains of fallen soldiers.
Laurel Woman Killed In Weekend Crash Identified
Authorities have released the name of a 56-year-old Laurel woman who died after losing control of her vehicle on an icy stretch of U.S. Highway 310 and sliding into oncoming traffic.
The Yellowstone County Coroner's Office identified the victim Monday as Soy Chin Chew...
![Air Force To Cut 140 Jobs At Missile Bases](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/11/Malmstrom-afb-gate.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Air Force To Cut 140 Jobs At Missile Bases
The Air Force says it is cutting 140 civilian jobs at the three bases responsible for the nation's land-based nuclear missile force.
The cuts announced Monday are part of a plan to reduce 220 civilian positions under the Air Force's Global Strike Command...
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FBI Investigating Death On Blackfeet Reservation
The FBI has confirmed it is investigating a woman's death on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, but few details have been released.
FBI spokeswoman Debbie Bertram says the bureau is still investigating, but she did not release the victim's name or whether any criminal charges would be pursued...
Idaho And Montana State Wolf Hunts Head To Court
Wildlife advocates are due in federal court Tuesday seeking an injunction to stop gray wolf hunts already well under way in the Northern Rockies.
Federal biologists say the wolf population is healthy enough to support the hunts in Idaho and Montana...