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MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A Plum Creek Timber Co. official says the company hopes to recover what it can from the forest burned in western Montana wildfires.

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana judge has apologized but says he has no plans to resign after his remarks about a 14-year-old rape victim sparked criticism and protests. District Judge G. Todd Baugh says he deserves to be chastised for his comments

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Protesters plan a rally today outside the Yellowstone County courthouse in Billings to demand the resignation of a judge over his remarks about a 14-year-old rape victim. District Judge G

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Yellowstone County attorney says a Billings man being held in Colorado will be sent back to Montana to face charges in the slaying of his great-grandmother.

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A former Billings Senior High School teacher who pleaded guilty to raping a 14-year-old student who later committed suicide has been sentenced to 30 days in jail by a judge who said the victim was "older than her chronological age" and "as much in control of the situation" as the teacher.

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A former Billings Senior High School teacher who pleaded guilty to raping a 14-year-old student who later committed suicide has been sentenced to 30 days in jail by a judge who said the victim was "older than her chronological age" and "as much in control of the situation" as the teacher.

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Authorities are charging a Billings man with two home-invasion rapes.

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Harrison woman died and five children were injured in a head-on collision in southeastern Montana.

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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) — The sentencing hearing for the U.S. soldier who killed 16 Afghan civilians in rogue raids on two villages last year has resumed with testimony from a villager whose cousin lost 11 relatives in the attack.

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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Authorities say a woman may be headed to South Dakota with her four children who are not in her custody.

The Montana Department of Justice issued a Missing/Endangered Person advisory Tuesday at the request of the Helena Police Department

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