Feds offer reward for information about large Montana grizzly illegally shot and killedGREAT FALLS, Mont. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a reward for information leading to the conviction of whoever illegally shot and killed what officials say was one of Montana’s largest grizzly bears. Conservation groups urge federal judge to block next month’s wolf hunts in Idaho, MontanaMISSOULA, Mont. — Conservation groups are asking a federal judge in Missoula to block fall wolf hunts in Idaho and Montana. Shooting death of large grizzly bear in Montana investigated by federal, state authoritiesGREAT FALLS, Mont. — One of Montana’s biggest grizzly bears, a male that stood more than 7 1/2 feet tall and was informally known as “Maximus,” has been found shot to death, and state and federal wildlife officials are investigating why. Mont. Public Service Commission leaders say Qwest should reconsider federal broadband moneyHELENA, Mont. — Public Service Commission leaders are asking Qwest to take another look at a federal grant aimed at bringing broadband Internet to underserved areas like rural Montana. Stillwater Mining says meeting fails to persuade GM to resume precious metals contractCOLUMBUS, Mont. — Stillwater Mining Co. said company officials have failed to persuade General Motors Co. to reinstate a canceled metals supply contract. 2 grizzlies killed in Glacier National Park, including one that wandered through campgroundsWEST GLACIER, Mont. — A disturbingly friendly grizzly bear that had boldly wandered through campgrounds and sniffed food and around the edges of tents has been killed after Glacier National Park officials determined the animal had become too much of a threat to humans. A look at the 29 species the US Fish and Wildlife Service says may need federal protectionThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says 29 species may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act: FDR’s great-granddaughter retraces 1934 trip over Going-to-the-Sun RoadWEST GLACIER, Mont. — The Obamas are not the only ones with presidential connections to hit national parks this summer. 50 years later, human and geological scars linger from Montana quake that buried campers aliveGALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST, Mont. — Just before midnight under the moon’s gray light, the world tilted and tore off a Montana mountainside. Sliding rock buried 19 campers alive, their bodies never found, and 80 million tons of rock and trees tumbled into Madison River Canyon, leaving rubble piled more than 200 feet deep. 50 years later, scars linger from MT quake that killed 28GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST, Mont. — Just before midnight, the world tilted and tore and a mountainside as tall as New York’s Twin Towers gave way. Obama trades business suit for casual wear out West; don’t call him Marlboro Man just yetGRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — President Barack Obama is hardly the consummate Western outdoorsman. Obama hooks several trout on rainy fly fishing trip; guide says president is a quick studyBELGRADE, Mont. — President Barack Obama didn’t let thunderstorms and unseasonably cool weather stop him from learning how to fish for Montana’s famous trout during his weekend trip to the rustic West and its national parks. Complaints about guns in parks trail Obama as first family heads to Yellowstone, Grand CanyonYELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — Family in tow for a tour of national treasures far from Washington, President Barack Obama is trailed by criticism from gun opponents and parks advocates for allowing firearms into such majestic places as this. Obama seeks upper hand in health care debate, relies on tactics that won him White HouseGRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — President Barack Obama is using political tactics and rhetorical devices honed in his White House campaign to regain the upper hand in the health care debate over increasingly vocal critics. Seeking control of health care debate, Obama is using political tactics honed in campaignBIG SKY, Mont. — Fighting for control of the health care debate, President Barack Obama is using political tactics and rhetorical devices honed in his White House campaign to regain the upper hand over increasingly vocal critics. Obama’s Montana visit puts focus on rural state’s senator leading bipartisan health care talksBELGRADE, Mont. — By making a rare presidential visit to Montana, Barack Obama has put even more pressure on the rural state’s senior senator, Max Baucus, and his panel to produce bipartisan health care legislation in just a month’s time. Obama criticizes media emphasis on health care protests, says ‘TV loves a ruckus’BELGRADE, Mont. — Trying to lower the temperature of the health care fight, President Barack Obama on Friday denounced news media emphasis on angry protesters at town hall meetings. Obama’s Montana audience polite despite a selection method that might have aided protestersBELGRADE, Mont. — President Barack Obama faced a polite audience in Montana on Friday despite a selection method that might have let more protesters get inside. Obama says he’s not trying to vilify insurers with calls for ‘health insurance reform’BELGRADE, Mont. — President Barack Obama says he isn’t trying to vilify the insurance companies. He says he’s just trying to stop their practices that hurt people. Facing questions on cost, Obama defends push for health care overhaulBELGRADE, Mont. — At a town hall style meeting, a Montana man bluntly challenged President Barack Obama’s contention that he can overhaul health care without raising Americans’ taxes to pay for it. In pitch for health care overhaul, Obama says insurance companies holding Americans hostageBELGRADE, Mont. — President Barack Obama says Americans are being held hostage by health insurance companies that deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions or cancel coverage when people get sick. Closed smelter’s smokestacks toppled in controlled explosions as thousands watchEAST HELENA, Mont. — Three smokestacks that towered over a Montana lead smelter for decades have been demolished. Obama heading to mountain West, a microcosm of his vulnerability with the national electorateDENVER — Perhaps no region of the country better illustrates President Barack Obama’s political vulnerabilities than the mountain West. Montana restaurant offering ‘Barack Obama Burger’ to honor president’s visit FridayBOZEMAN, Mont. — A Bozeman, Mont., restaurant is saluting the president’s fondness for cheeseburgers by offering a “Barack Obama Burger” Friday to honor his visit to the area. Woman who carried toddler son’s body in car trunk sentenced to 55 years in prisonGREAT FALLS, Mont. — A woman who hid the body of her 2-year-old son in the trunk of her car for most of last summer was sentenced Wednesday to 55 years in prison. Protesters on both sides of health care reform issue plan rallies around Obama eventHELENA, Mont. — Protesters plan to turn out in force when President Barack Obama brings his health care town hall tour to Montana on Friday and puts a conservative suburb of Bozeman at the center of the issue for a day. Protesters on both sides of health care reform issue plan presence at Obama visitHELENA, Mont. — Protesters plan a big rally Friday when President Barack Obama brings his town hall tour to Montana, putting a conservative suburb of Bozeman at the center of the issue for one day. White House confirms Obama’s trip to Montana next weekHELENA, Mont. — The White House has confirmed that President Barack Obama will be in Bozeman, Montana, on Aug. 14. NCAA bans championship tournaments in states that allow betting on single gamesThe NCAA approved a policy Thursday that would ban states, such as Delaware, from hosting championship events if they allow fans to bet on single games. Mont. governor says General Motors will return to bargaining table with Stillwater Mining Co.BILLINGS, Mont. — General Motors Co. has agreed under political pressure to hold talks with a Montana mining company recently dropped as a supplier, but the automaker made no promises that a new deal could be forged. |
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