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US Senate Confirms 2 Federal Judges for Montana
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Senate has confirmed two nominees for federal judgeships in Montana.
Portrait Photographer Sentenced for ‘Sexting’
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A Missoula portrait photographer who pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor obscenity counts for exchanging sexual text messages and photos with a 17-year-old girl has been sentenced to two days in jail.
Fire Burning at CHS Refinery in Laurel
A fire is burning at the CHS oil refinery in Laurel.
John Traeger tells The Billings Gazette the fire started at about 8 a.m. Friday and was burning in the diesel hydrotreating unit.
Employees have been evacuated and Traeger says no one appears to have been injured...
Washington Woman, Dad Enter Pleas in Pedestrian Fatal
LIVINGSTON, Mont. (AP) — A 31-year-old Washington state woman and her father have pleaded not guilty to charges related to the death of a pedestrian on Interstate 90 in southern Montana.
Grizzly Panel Says Yellowstone Bears Recovered
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A panel of wildlife officials says it's time to lift Endangered Species Act protections for grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park.
Researcher: At Least 42 Grizzlies in Cabinet, Yaak
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Researchers have accounted for at least 42 grizzly bears in the Cabinet and Yaak regions of northwestern Montana.
Delta CEO: Fliers Will Pay for Higher Security Fee
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The CEO of Delta Air Lines says a bigger security fee being considered in Congress will be paid by travelers, not by the airlines themselves.
Plains Woman Killed in Crash Near Moiese
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Officials in Lake County have released the name of a woman who died in a head-on crash on icy roads near Moiese.
LAPD to Officers on Duty: Buckle Up, It’s The Rule
LOS ANGELES (AP) — If you've ever been pulled over by a police officer for not wearing a seat belt, there's a decent chance the officer also wasn't buckled up either.
Gun Control Groups Still Hopeful Despite Inaction
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Despite a year of setbacks, the parents of children lost in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre insist they won't lose the fight to reduce gun violence.
Secretary of State John Kerry: Patience Needed for ‘Delicate’ Iran Talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry says Congress must hold off on imposing new sanctions against Iran or risk endangering a "delicate" diplomatic effort to roll back Tehran's nuclear program.
NorthWestern Energy Sets Natural Gas Use Record
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — NorthWestern Energy says the recent cold snap led to record natural gas delivery last Friday.
Utility spokesman Butch Larcombe tells the Missoulian (http://bit.ly/18kby8B ) that Montana customers used 302 million cubic feet of natural gas on Friday, breaking the old mark of 298 million cubic feet set in 1972.