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Lolo Woman Pleads Guilty To Leaving Sons Home Alone
A 36-year-old Lolo woman has pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of her young sons for leaving the boys home alone in the middle of the night. She told the judge she left to get seizure medicine for her boyfriend.
Wolf Law Challenged As Hunts Loom In Idaho And Montana
Wildlife advocates went to federal court Tuesday to challenge a move by Congress that stripped endangered species status from more than 1,300 gray wolves across five states in the Northern Rockies.
Officer Denies Motion To Rehear Megaloads Case
A hearing officer has rejected a motion to reconsider his decision in favor of a plan by ExxonMobil to haul massive loads of equipment along a scenic highway in north central Idaho.
Former state judge Duff McKee rejected the request Monday filed by critics of Exxon's plans to ship the oversized loads along U.S. Highway 12.
Wolf Law Challenged As Hunts Loom In Idaho and Montana
Wildlife advocates will be in federal court Tuesday to challenge a move by Congress that stripped gray wolves of their endangered status across most of the Northern Rockies.
The hearing before U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy in Missoula comes as Idaho and Montana prepare for fall hunts in which hundreds of wolves could be killed.
Hamilton Man Charged With Threatening Missoula Officer
A 28-year-old Hamilton man charged with threatening a Missoula police officer and his family is jailed on $15,000 bail and will be fitted with a GPS tracking device if he posts bond.
Kody Eugene McCowen appeared in Justice Court Monday on a felony charge of threats in official and political matters.
Hospice Foundation Spends Little On Hospice Care
Internal Revenue Service filings show that the Hospice Care Foundation during the past four years spent just 3 percent of its budget on building a hospice home in Missoula.
At least two foundation board members have resigned in the last month, citing a failure of the nonprofit to disperse funds.
UM Study Finds Disability Access Could Improve
A University of Montana study has resulted in a B grade for Missoula businesses when it comes to providing access for people with mobility impairments.
Rural areas of Montana received a C minus.
11 Injured In Head-On Crash Near Billings
The Montana Highway Patrol says 11 people have been injured in a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 312 northeast of Billings.
Trooper Justin Moran says the crash about 5 a.m. Sunday involved a Pontiac passenger car carrying six people in their early to late teens and a Jeep Grand Cherokee carrying five people ranging in age from 20s to early 50s...
Boy Found At Bottom Of Great Falls Pool
Police in Great Falls say a 12-year-old boy was hospitalized in intensive care after a near drowning at the Electric City Water Park.
Sgt. Brian Black says the boy was found lying on the bottom of the main pool just before 8 p.m. Saturday. The boy was pulled from the pool and CPR was performed.
Man Dies In Motorcycle Crash In Glacier
Officials in Glacier National Park say a Canadian man has died in a motorcycle crash on the Going-to-the-Sun Road.
Park rangers say that 70-year-old Richard Fish of Alberta, Canada was driving a motorcycle when it collided with a vehicle east of the Avalanche parking area at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.