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![Board Fights Release Of Fire Chief Investigation](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/07/frenchtowntender.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Board Fights Release Of Fire Chief Investigation
A volunteer firefighter is asking a court to release an investigation into the former Frenchtown fire chief whom she says harassed and threatened her.
John Bibler resigned as chief on Feb. 16, a day after a Missoula private investigator presented the fire district's board with the results of his probe.
![Big Money Still Rolling In To Tester-Rehberg Race](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/07/State-Democrat-Republican-Party.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Big Money Still Rolling In To Tester-Rehberg Race
Montana Sen. Jon Tester is reporting raising another $1.2 million in trying to fend off a high-profile challenge from Montana Rep. Denny Rehberg.
Both sides are expected to continue raising big money as both parties target a race that could help determine control of the Senate.
![Montana’s Legislative Election Map To Be Redrawn](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/07/februaryfinalsenate.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana’s Legislative Election Map To Be Redrawn
The commission charged with drawing Montana's legislative districts is adopting a new statewide approach rather than doing it piecemeal by region.
The Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission made the decision Tuesday in hopes of having a proposed map for public review by year's end.
![Soldier Killed In Montana Parachute Accident ID’d](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/07/parachute.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Soldier Killed In Montana Parachute Accident ID’d
Military officials have released the name of a soldier who died in a parachute accident at Fort Harrison near Helena.
The Department of Defense identified the soldier Tuesday as Sgt. Francis Campion, of Hollidaysburg, Pa. Campion was a member of the 2nd Battalion 19th Special Forces Group, West Virginia Army National Guard.
![Man Pleads Guilty In Girlfriend’s Fatal Overdose](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/07/methadone.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Man Pleads Guilty In Girlfriend’s Fatal Overdose
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A 25-year-old man whose girlfriend died of drug overdose in his Missoula apartment has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of criminal endangerment.
Kenneth Cadieux entered his plea in District Court on Tuesday and is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 23.
![Nate Montana Pleads Guilty To Reckless Driving](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/07/nate-montana.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Nate Montana Pleads Guilty To Reckless Driving
Joe Montana's son has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of reckless driving stemming from a traffic stop in which he declined a breathalyzer test.
Nate Montana was pulled over for going 39 mph in a 25 mph zone in Missoula early June 3. The 21-year-old University of Montana quarterback was arrested on a first-offense DUI charge after a sheriff's deputy said he smelled alcohol and that Montana fumb
![Foes Appeal Hearing Officer Ruling On Megaloads](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/07/hwy-12.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Foes Appeal Hearing Officer Ruling On Megaloads
A group of north Idaho residents has asked a hearing judge to reconsider his ruling in favor of ExxonMobil's plans to haul dozens of oversized loads of equipment along U.S. Highway 12.
Last month, hearing officer Duff McKee handed the oil company a victory when he recommended that the Idaho Transportation Department issue travel permits for the shipments.
![West Va. Guard Soldier Dies In Parachute Accident](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/07/Two_paratroopers.jpg?w=980&q=75)
West Va. Guard Soldier Dies In Parachute Accident
Military officials say a West Virginia Army National Guard soldier has died in a parachute accident.
The Montana National Guard says the soldier was participating in training exercises Sunday afternoon on Fort Harrison near Helena.
![Men In Montana Fatal Glider Crash Identified](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/07/glider_hitech_500.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Men In Montana Fatal Glider Crash Identified
The Flathead County Sheriff's Department says a man who died in a glider crash was a 61-year-old retired pilot from Lakeside.
Douglas Sameit held a Federal Aviation Administration glider instructor certificate.
The crash happened Friday near a home just south of the Ferndale Airfield.
![Montana Water Deaths Up Due To High, Fast Water](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/07/bitterroot.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana Water Deaths Up Due To High, Fast Water
Montana officials say eight people have drowned in the state so far this year compared with three in all of 2010.
That includes three in the past week.
On July 5, an Oregon woman visiting family in Missoula drowned after being washed from a raft on the Blackfoot River...