BLM to re-offer lease on coal near Roundup
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In this 2009 photo, coal is loaded on to a nearly mile-long BNSF train at Signal Peak Energy's Bull Mountain mine south of Roundup, Mont. Another lease sale is planned for 35.5 million tons ...
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Governor OKs egg shipments
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BILLINGS -- Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Wednesday he would allow some trout eggs to be shipped from a federal hatchery after blocking out-of-state shipments last week in a wildlife ...
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Rehberg, Tester still spar over wilderness bill
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HELENA - U.S. Sen. Jon Tester's stalled forest bill continued to cause partisan sparks this week, as his electoral opponent, U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg, said he has helped block the measure ...
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Schools get big donation
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HELENA -- The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation announced Wednesday that it is giving state schools $450,000 to help decrease the dropout rate. State Superintendent Denise Juneau said the ...
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Livestock board delays decision on milk rule
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HELENA -- The state Board of Livestock decided Wednesday to wait until March at the earliest to decide whether to scrap its rule requiring 12-day "sell-by" dates marked on containers. A ...
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Butte woman convicted after crashing into state Capitol
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HELENA - A 22-year-old Butte woman accused of nearly crashing a vehicle into the Capitol after leading police on a chase has been convicted. The Independent Record reports a jury deliberated for ...
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UM releases assault report
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MISSOULA -- A University of Montana investigation into alleged sexual assaults unearthed so many cases that it should continue, possibly for as long as another year, according to a report on ...
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Tester asks Rehberg to seek ban on third-party ads
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Sen. Jon Tester is asking Rep. Denny Rehberg to join him in seeking a ban on third-party attack advertisements hitting Montana. Tester wants his Republican opponent to sign an agreement that ...
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