Thanks to the generosity of many, Heather Stone, a 33-year-old who is blind and has autism, may be able to see a dentist sooner than expected.
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BOZEMAN - One-time federal stimulus money is going to leave a big hole in education budgets when it expires, according to state university presidents who said tuition hikes may be needed to make up the difference.
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POLSON - A Ronan woman who says she was repeatedly denied a prescribed medication while pregnant and serving time in the Lake County Detention Facility for traffic violations has sued the county, Sheriff Lucky Larson, chief detention officer Luke Mathias and Dr. Stephen Irwin, the jail's …
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If national statistics hold true for Missoula County, about 7 percent of residents have had H1N1 flu.
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HELENA - A bill written by Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., passed the Senate on a unanimous vote Thursday, keeping what he described as America's promises to its veterans, particularly those living in rural America.
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Imagine walking across the road with your eyes closed. Think of rolling across a street and onto a sidewalk in a wheelchair, then trying to turn a corner. Picture being able to walk in just a short shuffle, and trying to cross a busy intersection. These are some scenarios Bernie Gantert rais…
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PABLO - No amount of grass, berries, clover and honey can satisfy the rapidly expanding belly of the main character in "Bear Wants More," much to the delight of 4-year-old Kooper Page. She grabbed the children's book as soon as it entered her home in St. Ignatius, and squirreled it away for herself.
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About one in 1,900 women screened for breast cancer between ages 40 and 49 has the disease.
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HELENA - Citizens and industry groups squared off Wednesday over a proposal to temporarily weaken penalties for bars, casinos and stores caught illegally selling alcohol to minors - if they voluntarily train employees in a responsible alcohol sales and service course.
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HAMILTON - The Montana Department of Commerce is laying off its regional development officers, leaving communities across the state without a key service they have relied on for nearly two decades to help create local jobs, profits and tax revenue.
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A 20-year-old employee of Montana Lil's Casino was charged Wednesday with conspiracy to commit theft for allegedly robbing his employer in collusion with a friend and patron.
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David Orr is convinced global climate change will soon upend life as we know it, but he's less certain that science will supply the solution to avoid catastrophe.
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An old, leaning barn on Mullan Road is offering a contractor a couple of more weeks of work before winter closes construction for the season.
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The rivalry and competition associated with the "Brawl of the Wild" - the yearly football showdown between the University of Montana and Montana State University - generates more than taunting and practical jokes.
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The word "hero" gets used a lot.
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"We are cutting into bone - muscle and bone."
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KALISPELL - Semitool stock jumped 30 percent Tuesday, on word the longtime Kalispell company would be purchased by a California firm for an estimated $364 million cash offering.
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Interim zoning is not spot zoning, and that's one reason why there won't be a gravel and asphalt operation north of Lolo.
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Clucking and crowing loudly, the flock of chickens at the PEAS Rattlesnake Farm let their protests be known early Tuesday morning. Chicken whisperer Heather McKee interpreted their chorus as something like this: “Get us out of here; we have been cooped up for too long.”
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Drew Winterer's friends think he's nuts. And his parents think he's in way, way over his head. To both charges, he pleads a glorious, rapturous guilty. "One thing we knew going into this was that we didn't know anything," Winterer said Tuesday to about 70 people gathered to celebrate adoptio…
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