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![Cleanup Cost Of Old Copper Smelter Site Lowered](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/09/Butte-smelter.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Cleanup Cost Of Old Copper Smelter Site Lowered
A new study estimates the cost of removing toxic tailings from a former copper smelter site near the Butte Civic Center will cost much less than previously thought.
![Early Morning Mobile Home Fire Threatened Other Nearby Houses](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/09/trailer-fire1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Early Morning Mobile Home Fire Threatened Other Nearby Houses
A mobile home fire was reported just after one o'clock this morning at The Blue Mountain Trailer Court on Highway 93 South between Missoula and Lolo. Missoula Rural Fire Assistant Chief Brent Christofferson has details of the blaze.
![Exxon Mobil Restarts Failed Silvertip Pipeline](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/09/Exxon-Yellowstone-pipeline.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Exxon Mobil Restarts Failed Silvertip Pipeline
Exxon Mobil officials say a failed pipeline that spilled an estimated 42,000 gallons of oil into the Yellowstone River has restarted after federal officials approved repairs meant to prevent another accident.
![State Says Reports Of Norovirus Outbreaks Up](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/09/norovirus.jpg?w=980&q=75)
State Says Reports Of Norovirus Outbreaks Up
The state says it is getting more reports of norovirus affecting schools, day cares and nursing homes.The Montana Department of Health and Human Services says several hundred people have been hit with gastroenteritis symptoms since early September...
![Insurance Commissioner To Pursue Exchange Options](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/09/health_insurance.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Insurance Commissioner To Pursue Exchange Options
The federal government is giving states like Montana another chance to run at least parts of the insurance exchanges that are part of the federal health care law. Montana Insurance Commissioner Monica Lindeen said developing federal rules opens the way for more state involvement in the health insurance exchanges...
![Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Montana Gun Theft](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/09/guns1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Montana Gun Theft
A federal judge has sentenced an Illinois man to 15 years in prison after he was arrested in Idaho with a vehicle and dozens of firearms stolen in Montana. U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge in Pocatello sentenced 29-year-old Korie L. Clemens of West Peoria, Ill...
![Mich. Hiker Rescued In Search For Montana man](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/09/bob-marshall.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Mich. Hiker Rescued In Search For Montana man
Searchers looking for a former Marine who went missing last year in the Bob Marshall Wilderness rescued a diabetic hiker from southeastern Michigan who was having a medical emergency.
Search crews came across Kevin Latshaw of Lake Orion , Mich...
![Gov. Schweitzer’s Nephew Facing Felony Drug Charge](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/09/fedex.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Gov. Schweitzer’s Nephew Facing Felony Drug Charge
Authorities say the 26-year-old nephew of Gov. Brian Schweitzer has been charged after officers say they intercepted more than 2 pounds of marijuana that arrived in Billings by FedEx.
![Idaho Woman Drowns In Kayaking Accident In Montana](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/09/kayak1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Idaho Woman Drowns In Kayaking Accident In Montana
Authorities say a 51-year-old Idaho woman drowned in the North Fork Flathead River in northwestern Montana after her inflatable kayak became tangled in tree roots.
![Baucus’ Economic Engine Initiative Focuses On State’s Job Creators](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/09/stinger.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Baucus’ Economic Engine Initiative Focuses On State’s Job Creators
Senator Max Baucus’ Montana Jobs Economic Engine Initiative builds upon his Small Business Jobs Act which became law last year The Initiative is designed to elevate the profile of Montana businesses that are finding innovative ways to grow, create jobs and move forward during challenging economic times.