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Jon Tester Proposes Constiutional Ammendment Declaring That Corporations are Not People

Jon King — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:57:22 +0000

Senator Jon Tester's amendment to overturn privileges granted under the Supreme Court's Citizen's United decision.

Tester Seeks Constitutional Change on Corporations' Election Spending

Associated Press — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:50:07 +0000

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester is proposing a longshot constitutional amendment aimed at limiting rights of corporations to spend in elections.

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Deadly Weekend on Montana Highways Draws Comments from Highway Patrol [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:45:56 +0000

Eleven people are dead after weekend crashes in Western Montana, three in Sanders County, five near Browning, two near Troy and one just east of Missoula.

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Montana Highway Patrol Phone Number Changes After AT&T Rate Hike

Jon King — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:28:10 +0000

The Montana Highway Patrol began using a new, non-emergency contact number today, June 17. The number was changed because AT&T decided to escalate the fee for that number up from a couple of hundred dollars a month to thousands.

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Groups Offer Reward For Info On Missing Grizzly

Associated Press — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:09:11 +0000

Two conservation groups are offering a $6,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction in the case of a grizzly bear killed near the Idaho/Montana border last fall.

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5 Killed in Truck Rollover in Montana

Associated Press — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:59:01 +0000

Authorities in northern Montana say five people were killed and two more injured when the driver of a pickup truck lost control and rolled the vehicle.

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Montana's Equal Pay for Equal Work Task Force Begins

Jon King — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:45:45 +0000

June 10, marked the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, an event that no doubt led to the formation of Montana Governor Steve Bullock's executive order for an Equal Pay for Equal Work Task Force on June 13.

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Name of Montana Man Shot by Idaho Trooper Released

Associated Press — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:31:36 +0000

MULLAN, Idaho (AP) — Officials have released the name of a Montana man who was shot and killed during a struggle over a gun with an Idaho sheriff's deputy.

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Three Missing Montana Children Found

Associated Press — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:45:58 +0000

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana Department of Justice official says three children who were reported missing from the Blackfeet Indian Reservation have been found.

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Jon Tester Infers That Snowden NSA Leaks Did Not Compromise National Security [VIDEO]

Jon King — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:40:46 +0000

During an interview on MSNBC this week, June 12, Montana's Junior U.S. Senator Jon Tester claimed that National Security Administration leaks provided by Edward Snowden likely did not damage U.S. Security.

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Pushy Solicitors in Lolo Draw Attention of Missoula County Sheriff's Office

Jon King — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:42:00 +0000

The Missoula County Sheriff's Department has received complaints of suspicous and pushy solicitors in Lolo.

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Prevent Forest Fires From Destroying Your Home In Montana

Cole — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:19:10 +0000

Luckily we have had a moderately wet Spring and Summer so far in Montana, but that does not mean fire risks are at zero percent. The key factors in any large wild fire are fuel, weather, topography, and the human variable. Every factor, besides weather can be controlled to some extent.

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Vann's CEO Leaves Company Shortly After Announcing Missoula Closures

Associated Press — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:39:13 +0000

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The chief executive officer of Vann's Acquisition LLC has left the company less than three months after announcing the closure of all three Vann's locations in western Montana.

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Yellowstone Mountain Littered With Unexploded Artillery Shells

Associated Press — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:04:38 +0000

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — An unknown number of dud artillery rounds litter the slopes above a remote pass inside Yellowstone National Park.

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Montana Attorney General Tim Fox Announces Coalition to Fight Bill Designed to Collect Sales Taxes on Internet Sales

Jon King — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:45:31 +0000

Montana Attorney General Tim Fox spoke out today, June 12, against the U.S. Senate's passage of the Marketplace Fairness Act, a bill which would require businesses to collect sales taxes for online sales based on the location of the purchaser.

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Woman Suspected of Two Missoula Arsons, Caught on Camera

Jon King — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:47:39 +0000

New evidence released related to Missoula Senior Center and Boone and Crockett Club arsons.

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Missoula Man Charged With Dropping and Biting Baby

Associated Press — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:45:03 +0000

A 25-year-old Missoula man is jailed on $100,000 bail after telling investigators he dropped a 3-month-old baby last week and then bit her on the cheek because she wouldn't stop crying.

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Montana Families in Need for Hosting Foreign Exchange Students

Cole — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:48:22 +0000

My most memorable experience of college was studying abroad in Japan. My only regret was that it took me until I was 22 years old to fully embrace another country's culture. Being a host family, you will not only learn your exchange student's culture, but you will help shape his or her once-in-a-lifetime experience here in Montana.

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Missoula County Begins Active Shooter Response Training

Jon King — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:45:54 +0000

Tomorrow, June 11, at Bonner high school, a group of teachers, law enforcement professionals, hospital workers and others will undergo training on how to respond to the threat of an active shooter.

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Vote For Bozeman as Best Town Ever and You Could Win a Trip!

Cole — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:40:26 +0000

At times Bozeman can feel like it is three different towns. There is the winter bozeman, the summer Bozeman and the in between Bozeman. All are great and all of them give each of us opportunities to get outside to explo
re. Outside Magazine has nominated Bozeman as one of the top 10 Best Active Town Ever.

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