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Montana House Advances Gun-Rights Measures – Calls for Silencers Allowed on Rifles While Hunting
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - The Montana House is advancing gun-rights measures that include a plan to push back against potential federal restrictions on assault rifles.
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Republicans Table Bullock’s Job Bill That Would Require 75% of Laborers on State and Local Projects Be Montana Residents
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A Republican-led committee is rejecting Gov. Steve Bullock's plan to increase the mandatory hiring percentage of Montana workers on public-works projects in the state.
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Montana Senate Moves to Strike Anti-Gay Language in Law
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - The Montana Senate is backing a measure to strike an obsolete state law that criminalizes gay sex.
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Autopsy Confirms Officer’s Shot Killed BB-Gun Toting Man
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - An autopsy has confirmed that a police officer's gunshot killed a 32-year-old Billings man who authorities say was reaching for a BB gun during a confrontation.
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20 Year Old Montana Man Who Died at North Dakota Oil Rig Identified
WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) - Authorities have identified a Montana man who died after an incident at an oil drilling rig in western North Dakota.
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Judge Rules Schweitzer’s PSAs Didn’t Break the Law
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A state judge has upheld the dismissal of an ethics complaint against former Gov. Brian Schweitzer.
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House Backs Plan to Test for Pot Impairment for Drivers
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - The Montana House is endorsing a plan to start testing drivers to determine possible marijuana impairment.
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Harrison Student Arrested for Bringing Guns to School
HARRISON, Mont. (AP) - Madison County sheriff's deputies arrested a 14-year-old student from Harrison after two guns, including one that was loaded, were found in his backpack on school property.
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Reluctant Thief Suffers Remorse During Robbery, Leaves Only With Pizza For Hungry Family
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A man who apparently summoned the courage to rob a Montana pizza restaurant changed his mind as the clerk started to hand him money, broke down crying and ended up leaving with a pizza to feed his hungry family.
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$50,000 Arrest Warrant Issued For Three Forks Man Facing Rape Charge
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - A judge has issued a $50,000 arrest warrant for a Three Forks man suspected of raping a 14-year-old girl.
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Snowshoers Find Body in Madison County
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - Madison County authorities say snowshoers found a body in the Beehive Basin area.
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[UPDATE] Body Found Believed to be of Kidnapping Victim
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Authorities say a body found near Shepherd may be that of an Illinois man kidnapped from a Billings hotel room.