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![Bones, Clothing May Belong To Missing Glacier Hiker](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/08/GP07_glacier_peak_from_east_08-02-07.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Bones, Clothing May Belong To Missing Glacier Hiker
Glacier National Park officials say bone fragments found in the park are being analyzed to see if they belong to a 27-year-old man who disappeared in the park three years ago.
Spokeswoman Denise Germann says a hiker found a portion of two items of clothing in early July that match the clothing worn by Yi-Jien Hwa, who was reported missing in August 2008. Hwa was a seminary student in Lexington, Ky
![Obama Adviser Lauds Deal, Says It Must Be Passed](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/08/david-plouffe.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Obama Adviser Lauds Deal, Says It Must Be Passed
A top adviser to President Barack Obama says reaching a debt-limit accord that avoids a government default lifts a big cloud over the economy.
David Plouffe tells CBS's "The Early Show" Obama isn't worried about perceptions of weakness in dealing with House Republicans, saying "we're not concerned about any of that."
![Montana’s Fly-Fishing Industry On The Rise](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/08/rainbow.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana’s Fly-Fishing Industry On The Rise
Fly-fishing guides in Montana say the season on the state's blue-ribbon trout streams got off to a slow start this summer due to high water levels from a heavy spring runoff, but that the lucrative industry is starting to pick up as flows decrease.
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Repair Work On Tin Cup Dam To Start Today
The Tin Cup County Water and Sewer District plans to begin repair work on the century-old Tin Cup Dam in southwest Montana starting Monday.
Manager Tex Marsolek says that workers will improve the face and modify the spillway of the dam that's 10 miles inside the Bitterroot-Selway Wilderness.
![Washington State Man Dies At Montana Skydiving Event](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/08/skydive.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Washington State Man Dies At Montana Skydiving Event
Officials in northwestern Montana say a 27-year-old Washington state man has died after his parachute failed to open while skydiving.
Flathead County Sheriff Chuck Curry says the man was pronounced dead at the scene Saturday afternoon.
![1 Dead, 2 Injured In Interstate 90 Crash Near Bonner](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/08/traffic-accident.jpg?w=980&q=75)
1 Dead, 2 Injured In Interstate 90 Crash Near Bonner
The Montana Highway Patrol says one person died and two others were injured Sunday afternoon near Bonner after a passenger car traveling east crossed the median on Interstate 90 and collided with oncoming traffic.
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State Council To Look At Pipeline Failure Risk
An oil pipeline safety council created by Governor Brian Schweitzer after a major Exxon Mobil Corp. pipeline spill into the Yellowstone River holds its first meeting in Helena Wednesday.
The council over the next year will gauge threats posed by pipelines crossing Montana waterways and make recommendations for preventing spills.
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Montana Ends Fiscal Year With $340M In The Bank
Gov. Brian Schweitzer says Montana ended the fiscal year with nearly $340 million in the bank, making it one of just eight states that don't face a shortfall going into the next fiscal year.
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Baucus Comments On The Battle Over The Debt Limit
David Bears may be the most influential political commentator in the U.S. right now, as the London based managing director of sovereign credit ratings, at Standard and Poor’s. He will help determine whether the U.S. government's credit rating will be downgraded, as a result of the battle over raising the debt limit.
![Alabama Man Sentenced In Missoula To 22 Years For Child Porn](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/07/keyboard.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Alabama Man Sentenced In Missoula To 22 Years For Child Porn
A 33-year-old former day care worker from Alabama has been sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison for pretending to be an 11-year-old girl in order to entice a Montana boy to send him sexually explicit videos of himself over the Internet.