Sen. Baucus riles liberals, conservatives as he aims for middle with health care overhaulHELENA, Mont. — In Big Sky country, there’s no limit on strong opinions about Democratic Sen. Max Baucus and his struggle to fulfill President Barack Obama’s goal of health care overhaul. Missoula man dead after apparently hitting tree while skateboardingMISSOULA, Mont. — Montana officials say a 20-year-old man has died after slamming into a tree while skateboarding alone. A look at government subsidies for flights in and out of rural communitiesMore than 100 communities in 32 states and Puerto Rico benefit from taxpayer-susidized air service. Costs of the program have spiraled to $175 million or more for the upcoming budget year. The subsidies can amount to hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars for each passenger ticket. Below are communities that benefit from the program, and the per ticket subsidy, in dollars, according to the Senate Appropriations Committee: Crow war chief to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom for his scholarship, war exploitsBILLINGS, Mont. — A 95-year-old Crow Indian who went into battle wearing war paint beneath his World War II uniform and later emerged as an acclaimed Native American historian will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom next month. Canadian company acquiring Crow’s coal-to-liquids partner, Australian execs retain controlBILLINGS, Mont. — A Canadian company is acquiring the Australian energy firm that has proposed a $7.4 billion coal-to-liquids plant on Montana’s Crow Indian Reservation. Congressman wants hearing on GM’s cancellation of metals contract with Montana mining companyBILLINGS, Mont. — A Montana congressman wants a hearing into General Motors Co.’s continued use of foreign precious metals suppliers after canceling a contract with a Montana company. Farmers, ranchers trying to stay on land turn to tourists and dude ranches _ or a Santa stintWOLF CREEK, Mont. — Zack Wirth realized more than 15 years ago that the economics of ranching would not let him make a living on his ancestral home, a scenic slice of western Montana tucked in the Rocky Mountains. Wyo. asks judge to make Yellowstone let in more snowmobilesBILLINGS, Mont. — The state of Wyoming on Friday asked a federal judge to force Yellowstone National Park to allow up to 740 snowmobiles daily during winter — more than twice what the Obama administration wants. Interior Dept. proposes cutting Yellowstone snowmobile cap by more than half for next 2 yearsBILLINGS, Mont. — The number of snowmobiles allowed in Yellowstone National Park would be cut by more than half under an Obama administration proposal announced Thursday that marked yet another policy swing on an issue that’s been unresolved for more than a decade. Judge says GM can drop Montana mine in favor of foreign suppliers for precious metalsBILLINGS, Mont. — A federal bankruptcy judge granted General Motors Co. permission Wednesday to cut ties with a Montana precious metals supplier so it can instead use cheaper foreign suppliers. General Motors drops Montana mine in favor of foreign suppliers for precious metalsBILLINGS, Mont. — A federal bankruptcy judge has granted General Motors’ request to drop its precious metals contract with a Montana mining company so it can use foreign suppliers instead. In battle against invasive bugs, plants, some predators become pests, threaten native speciesSAN FRANCISCO — Imported insects have been deployed as foot soldiers in the fight against invasive bugs and plants that cause billions of dollars in damage each year. But some of those imports are proving to be pests themselves that upset the balance of nature and threaten native species. American Indian cultural leader Clarence “Curly Bear” Wagner dies in MontanaHELENA, Mont. — Clarence “Curly Bear” Wagner, an American Indian historian who pressed for repatriation of ancestral remains to tribes, has died. He was 64. 112-year-old Montana resident inherits title of world’s oldest manGREAT FALLS, Mont. — Walter Breuning learned to read by kerosene lantern, remembers his grandfather telling him about fighting in the Civil War, and cast his first presidential ballot for Woodrow Wilson. Montana resort for elite climbs out bankruptcy, goes to Boston investor for $115 millionBILLINGS, Mont. — Montana’s ultra-posh Yellowstone Club is in new hands, following a $115 million deal that the new owner hopes will close the door on the resort’s highly publicized descent into bankruptcy. Stillwater Mining asks court to enforce GM precious metals contractBILLINGS, Mont. — Stillwater Mining Co. is asking a federal bankruptcy judge to reverse a move by General Motors to cancel its precious metals contracts with the Montana company. Man vs. wild: Colo. camper uses chain saw to fend off attacking mountain lion in WyomingBILLINGS, Mont. — A Colorado man used a chain saw to fight off a mountain lion that attacked him during a camping trip with his wife and two toddlers in northwestern Wyoming. Colo. man fends off attacking mountain lion at Wyoming campsite with chain sawBILLINGS, Mont. — Wielding his chain saw as a weapon, a Colorado man says he fought off a starving mountain lion that attacked him while he was camping with his wife and two toddlers in northwestern Wyoming. Ex-NFL running back Travis Henry gets 3 years in federal prison for cocaine traffickingBILLINGS, Mont. — A federal judge Wednesday sentenced former NFL player Travis Henry to three years in prison for financing a drug ring that moved cocaine between Colorado and Montana. With new ritual bath, rabbi sees ‘a milestone for Jewish life in Montana’BOZEMAN, Mont. — In one of the least Jewish states in the country, a traditional Jewish group working to revive religious observance has built a mikvah, a ritual bath for spiritual purification. Montana gov blasts General Motors’ plan to get platinum for catalytic converters from overseasBILLINGS, Mont. — Gov. Brian Schweitzer is calling on the Obama administration to force General Motors to honor its contract with a Montana mining company instead of going overseas to buy the precious metals used to control vehicle pollution. ID, Mont. ready for first open wolf hunts in lower US after endangered status liftedBILLINGS, Mont. — Montana and Idaho are moving to host the first open gray wolf hunts in the lower 48 states after the animal’s removal from the endangered list across much of the Northern Rockies. Authorities: Oklahoma couple suspected in burial, excavation of young girlHELENA, Mont. — An Oklahoma couple has been arrested for investigation of burying a young girl then digging up her remains and moving the body from state to state for more than a year, authorities said Tuesday. Couple in Oklahoma accused of burying, digging up remains of 11-year-old girlHAVRE, Mont. — An Oklahoma couple are accused of burying an 11-year-old girl, digging up her remains and moving the body from state to state for more than a year. Palin’s choice of next Lt. Gov. raises succession questions in AlaskaWest Desk editing plan for Tuesday, July 7. The desk files for New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, California and Hawaii 24/7. Anna Jo Bratton is the supervisor, followed by Katie Oyan at 4 p.m. The desk can be reached at 1-602-417-2400. Note this planner will be updated periodically throughout the day and saved in workbench under WERday. These lines are not for publication. Road trip on a budget: Camping and long drives with kids for 3,000 miles cross-countryMARION, Mass. — With one set of grandparents on the West Coast and one on the East, my kids have seen the USA from the window of an airplane plenty of times. Montana fireworks booth destroyed by fire, jeopardizing annual displayHAVRE, Mont. — An early morning fire Tuesday destroyed a fireworks booth in north-central Montana, jeopardizing funding for the city of Havre’s annual fireworks display. Famed Montana dinosaur hunter gets probation, community service in stolen bones caseGREAT FALLS, Mont. — Renowned dinosaur hunter Nathan Murphy was sentenced Wednesday to four months in a halfway house and three years probation after pleading guilty to stealing fossils. Mont. city commission eliminates hiring policy seeking Internet passwords from job applicantsBOZEMAN, Mont. — The Bozeman City Commission has voted to eliminate a hiring policy that allowed the city to look at information found on social networking sites in considering job applications. City drops request for applicants to hand over passwords for Internet groupsHELENA, Mont. — A flood of criticism has prompted a Montana city to drop its request that government job applicants turn over their user names and passwords to Internet social networking and Web groups. |
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