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Mental health defense planned in stabbing death

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:14:08 -0400

MISSOULA, Montana - The attorney for a Missoula man charged with stabbing a Dixon man to death in December says he plans to argue his client suffers from a mental disease or defect.

EPA looks to add ex-Smurfit site to Superfund list

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:44:05 -0400

MISSOULA, Montana - A federal agency has proposed adding the former Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. paper mill site in Frenchtown to the Superfund National Priorities List.

Cabela's, Kohl's planned for Missoula

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:53:27 -0400

MISSOULA, Montana - The company that owns the former Kmart building in Missoula plans to raze it and construct buildings to house a Cabela's Outpost and a Kohl's Department Store.

Man gets 10 years for convenience store beating

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:35:33 -0400

MISSOULA, Montana - A man who pleaded guilty to beating a Missoula convenience store clerk during a robbery has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, despite his victim's request for a more lenient sentence.

Montana hoops lands Washington transfer

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:06:15 -0400

MISSOULA, Montana - Montana men's basketball coach Wayne Tinkle has announced the signing of 6-foot-8 forward Martin Breunig (BROY'-nig), who is transferring from the University of Washington.

UM basketball player charged with DUI

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:35:07 -0400

MISSOULA, Montana - University of Montana basketball player Spencer Coleman faces a misdemeanor drunken driving charge.

Gov. Bullock's health policy adviser resigns

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:01:21 -0400

HELENA, Montana - Gov. Steve Bullock's health policy adviser has left the governor's office to take a new job.

Bus catches fire in ND; all passengers are safe

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:41:17 -0400

WILLISTON, North Dakota - Passengers aboard a bus headed from Minneapolis to Missoula, Montana, escaped unharmed when the bus caught fire in northwestern North Dakota.

Vann's store in Evergreen closing

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:57:23 -0400

KALISPELL, Montana - The Vann's electronics and appliance store in Evergreen is closing in mid-June, making it the third store to close since the company emerged from bankruptcy.

Former Griz faces DUI, resisting arrest charges

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:47:50 -0400

MISSOULA, Montana - A receiver on the Missoula Phoenix football team who is also a former University of Montana basketball player has been taken into custody by police.

Hamilton woman killed in rollover crash

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:20:21 -0400

MISSOULA, Montana - A 41-year-old Hamilton woman has died in a rollover crash in western Montana.

Montana investigates bison deaths near Yellowstone

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:08:08 -0400

MISSOULA, Montana - State veterinarians in Montana have been sent to examine bison carcasses north of Yellowstone National Park amid fears the bison might have acquired a deadly disease from domestic sheep.

City can't jail those who violate city ordinances

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:35:05 -0400

MISSOULA, Montana - A District Court judge issued a ruling telling Missoula's Municipal Court judges that they cannot send defendants to the county jail for violating city ordinances.

Bail set at $200K for man charged in DUI death

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:37:41 -0400

MISSOULA, Montana - A Missoula County judge has set bail at $200,000 for a man charged with being legally intoxicated when his pickup drove up onto a sidewalk and hit two sisters, killing one.

Man deliberately crashes into insurance office

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:08:02 -0400

MISSOULA, Montana - Police in Missoula say a man who rammed his sport utility vehicle into an insurance office three times was apparently expressing his frustration with the insurance industry.

Rams cornerback pleads guilty to reckless driving

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:04:52 -0400

MISSOULA, Montana - St. Louis Rams cornerback Trumaine Johnson has pleaded guilty to reduced charges of reckless driving and refusing a breath test and received a 90-day suspended jail sentence.

DOJ, Missoula police settle over sexual assaults

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:15:23 -0400

HELENA, Montana - The Missoula Police Department has agreed to improve the way it responds to and investigates reports of sexual assault after a yearlong investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice found that some investigative practices made it more difficult to uncover the truth and discouraged women from cooperating.

Missoula Vann's store closing May 30

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:47:43 -0400

MISSOULA, Montana - A liquidation sale is under way at the Vann's store in Missoula as the new owners of the company prepare to close that store and move its headquarters to Bozeman.

Officials ID man killed in motorcycle crash

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:02:13 -0400

MISSOULA, Montana - Missoula County officials have released the name of a man who died after his motorcycle struck a city bus in Missoula.

Montana searching for first-ever softball coach

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:57:17 -0400

MISSOULA, Montana - The University of Montana is taking applications for the softball coach who will build the new program that will take to the field in the spring of 2015.

Missoula-based CostCare opening clinic in Helena

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:41:19 -0400

HELENA, Montana - A Missoula-based clinic that aims to offer affordable health care is opening a clinic in Helena and plans to expand to other Montana cities if its new clinic is successful.

Motorcyclist killed in collision with city bus

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:22:04 -0400

MISSOULA, Montana - A motorcycle speeding through a Missoula intersection collided with a city bus over the weekend, killing the driver of the motorcycle.

Rivers in western Montana expected to rise

Sat, 11 May 2013 11:07:12 -0400

MISSOULA, Montana - The National Weather Service in Missoula says some rivers in western Montana will likely rise starting this weekend and peak by Tuesday due to warmer temperatures.

Authorities identify Colo. victims of Mont. crash

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:40:52 -0400

MISSOULA, Montana - Officials in Granite County have released the names of two Colorado residents who died in a rollover crash on Interstate 90 in western Montana.

Missoula man sentenced for disability fraud

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:02:05 -0400

MISSOULA, Montana - A 48-year-old Missoula man has been ordered to pay just over $25,000 in restitution for fraudulently collecting Social Security disability payments while failing to report money he made running a medical marijuana growing operation.