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In need of dental work, blind woman with autism receives outpouring of help
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.
Nov 20, 2009 | 2:30 pm | Loading…
Regents debate UM, MSU tuition hikes, furloughs
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.
Nov 20, 2009 | 11:30 am | Loading…
ACLU sues Lake County jail over medicine withheld from pregnant inmate
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 …
Nov 20, 2009 | 6:30 am | Loading…
Lot of bugs going around other than H1N1 virus; Missoula vaccination clinics expanded
If national statistics hold true for Missoula County, about 7 percent of residents have had H1N1 flu.
Nov 20, 2009 | 6:15 am | Loading…
Tester bill to aid rural veterans passes Senate on unanimous vote
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.
Nov 20, 2009 | 6:00 am | Loading…
New Missoula crossings out of compliance with ADA standards, must be reworked
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…
Nov 19, 2009 | 10:35 pm | Loading…
StoryMakers program brings books to children in rural, tribal communities
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.
Nov 19, 2009 | 10:25 pm | Loading…
Missoula doctors pan breast cancer screening decision
About one in 1,900 women screened for breast cancer between ages 40 and 49 has the disease.
Nov 19, 2009 | 6:45 am | Loading…
Proposed rule change to weaken penalties for selling alcohol to minors draws criticism
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.
Nov 19, 2009 | 6:30 am | Loading…
State cuts regional development officials who help communities create jobs
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.
Nov 19, 2009 | 6:15 am | Loading…
Montana Lil's employee charged with conspiracy in Missoula casino robbery
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.
Nov 19, 2009 | 3:00 am | Loading…
UM speaker says sustainability needs to be seen more broadly as economic boon
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.
Nov 19, 2009 | 2:15 am | Loading…
Whatever it takes: Contractors find work preserving part of old barn during slow times
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.
New Nov 18, 2009 | 10:55 pm | Loading…
Charity big part of Griz-Cat 'Brawl'
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.
New Nov 18, 2009 | 10:55 pm | Loading…
Missoula Aging Services honors 38 as Seniors of the Year
The word "hero" gets used a lot.
New Nov 18, 2009 | 10:05 pm | Loading…
UM budget proposal includes faculty cuts, tuition hike
"We are cutting into bone - muscle and bone."
Nov 18, 2009 | 6:30 am | Loading…
California company makes bid to buy Kalispell's Semitool for $364M; stock jumps 30 percent
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.
Nov 18, 2009 | 6:15 am | Loading…
Montana Supreme Court upholds Missoula County zoning that blocked Lolo gravel pit
Interim zoning is not spot zoning, and that's one reason why there won't be a gravel and asphalt operation north of Lolo.
Nov 18, 2009 | 6:00 am | Loading…
Chicken plan hatches: Woman starts egg business with former PEAS farm birds
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.”
New Nov 17, 2009 | 11:10 pm | Loading…
Missoula celebrates adoption success stories with three more girls finding homes
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…
Nov 17, 2009 | 11:00 pm | Loading…
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