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Montana Morning State News Headlines for Wednesday, September 5
It was a deadly Labor Day weekend on western Montana's roads after two fatal accidents under investigation by the Montana Highway Patrol.
Cases of assault with a weapon, stalking and violation of a protective order jammed a crowded justice court docket yesterday.
A Frenchtown business, Montana Q Barbecue has won the 'Best in the West Nugget Rib Cookoff' in Sparks, Nevada.
Sunny and warm in western Montana today, with highs in the mid 80's.
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