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![Son Of Hall Of Fame Quarterback Joe Montana Arrested For Suspicion Of DUI](http://townsquare.media/site/119/files/2011/06/nate-montana.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Son Of Hall Of Fame Quarterback Joe Montana Arrested For Suspicion Of DUI
Twenty one year old Nathaniel Joseph Montana, son of Hall of Fame Quarterback Joe Montana was arrested by Missoula County Sheriff’s Deputies for driving under the influence of alcohol just before four o’clock this morning.
Montana posted $685 bond and was released from the Missoula County Jail...
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Fort Peck Dam Spillways Begin To Open Today
Dam operations manager John Daggett with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said the opening of the first spillway gates will allow 15,000 cubic feet of water per second to flow into the Missouri River.
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Missoula Woman Receives Four Years
A 31-year-old Missoula woman who pleaded guilty to negligent vehicular homicide in a hit-and-run crash that killed a man who was riding his scooter home from work has been sentenced to four years in prison without parole.
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Governor Asks President To Declare State Disaster
Gov. Brian Schweitzer is asking President Barack Obama to declare a major disaster for Montana due to flooding.
Schweitzer sent his request Wednesday, saying the size and severity of the flooding requires a response beyond the capabilities of state and local governments.
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Warmer Weather Could Lead To More Flooding
Federal emergency officials have started arriving in Montana to gauge the damage from flooding that is expected to continue for possibly several more weeks.
Rain that plastered the state for more than a week finally eased Tuesday, allowing authorities in the swamped town of Roundup to start pumping water from some areas.
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Walleye Reward
Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologists have put reward tags on 250 walleye and are offering $75 to anglers who report catching the fish, whether they keep them or release them.
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Judge Accused Of DUI Will Continue To Hear Cases
A Butte-Silver Bow justice of the peace has pleaded not guilty to driving while under the influence of the narcotic methadone.
Judge Robert E. Lee was arraigned Tuesday before District Judge Loren Tucker and allowed to remain free on court-ordered conditions.
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Guardsmen Won’t Be Called Up For Sandbagging
Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer says he won't call up the Montana National Guard to fill sandbags and do other chores that local communities should be able to do on their own.
And he says he doesn't want to keep 98 soldiers on duty guarding closed or dangerous roads for much longer.
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Bear Encounters
There have been a half-dozen encounters between grizzly bears and humans reported in Montana this month alone.
Most of those encounters didn't turn out well for the bears, which are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Four times, the grizzlies were shot and killed.
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Flooding Across The State
Flooding is disrupting emergency phone service across a broad swath of eastern Montana as some areas remain inundated with several feet of water.
Heavy rains again pounded parts of the state on Memorial Day.