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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:51:00 GMT

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Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:44:00 GMT

Wildlife officials say a grizzly bear has been euthanized after tests determined it was responsible for a triple mauling in a Montana campground. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks spokesman Ron Aasheim said Friday DNA tests determined the sow kil

House approves drilling bill...LA wildfire spreads...Obama speaks...

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:57:00 GMT

Republicans and some-oil state Democrats are calling it a federal power grab, but House Democratic leaders say a newly approved measure is a comprehensive response to the Gulf oil spill. It boosts safety standards for offshore drilling, removes a fed

Sen. Ben Nelson is first Democrat to oppose Kagan

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:26:00 GMT

Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson says he'll vote against confirming Elena Kagan as a Supreme Court justice. The Nebraskan's announcement in a statement posted Friday evening makes him the first Democrat to say he'll break with his party to oppose Pres

NCAA, Florida St. to pay $325k to media attorneys

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:05:00 GMT

Florida State and the NCAA are paying $325,000 in legal fees to compensate the attorneys of news media companies that sued to force the release of documents in the Seminoles' academic cheating scandal. The records were part of an NCAA investigat

Lawmaker wants Supreme Court to reopen front door

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:27:00 GMT

A congresswoman wants the Supreme Court to reopen its iconic front entrance to the public. Democratic Rep. Anna Eshoo of California has introduced a nonbinding resolution calling for the high court to reopen its front doors to incoming visitors.

NH Sen. Gregg is fifth Republican to support Kagan

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:31:00 GMT

Republican Sen. Judd Gregg says he plans to vote to confirm Elena Kagan as a Supreme Court justice. The retiring senator from New Hampshire says Kagan is qualified to serve on the high court, although she may have a different political philosoph

Ginsburg: OK to look to foreign law for good ideas

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:31:00 GMT

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says judges can look to foreign law for good ideas without diminishing their ability to apply U.S. law faithfully. Ginsburg told a meeting of international lawyers Friday that American judges can learn f

O'Connor hears 9th Circuit appeals in Billings

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:11:00 GMT

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor sat in with a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel in Billings to hear oral arguments in three Montana cases. O'Connor and appellate judges Sidney R. Thomas of Billings and William A. Fletcher

Top court rejects Canadian serial killer's appeal

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:06:00 GMT

Canada's top court is upholding six murder convictions of a pig farmer accused of butchering women and feeding them to pigs. Canada's Supreme Court said Friday that Robert Pickton's right to a fair trial was not violated the first time around, a

Teen charged in NYC melee won't serve jail time

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:32:00 GMT

A teenager who hurt two police officers as he resisted arrest during a melee near Times Square will serve no jail time. New York Supreme Court Justice Carol Berkman allowed Jermaine Parker to plead guilty Thursday to felony assault and weapons

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:44:00 GMT

Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:31:00 GMT

Arizona is appealing a federal judge's order that put most of the state's immigration law on hold. The state's appeal filed Thursday asks that U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton's preliminary injunction be lifted so that all of the law can take ef

Wash. high court lifts stay of execution for Brown

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:26:00 GMT

Washington state's Supreme Court has lifted the stay of execution for a death row inmate who claimed the state's method of lethal injection violated constitutional bans on cruel and unusual punishment. The high court unanimously ruled Thursday t

Appeals court: More freedom for judge candidates

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:16:00 GMT

A Minnesota attorney has won a court victory in his pursuit of more freedom for judicial candidates to campaign. A federal appeals court ruled for Greg Wersal in his argument that candidates should be allowed to seek endorsements and solicit ca

Court orders new trial for former police chief

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:02:00 GMT

The South Dakota Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for Ken Huber, a former police chief convicted of killing his wife at their Highmore home. The court said in an opinion issued Thursday that the judge erred by not allowing Huber's attorneys

Spain files warrants for US troops over Iraq death

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:04:00 GMT

A Madrid judge has reissued arrest warrants for three U.S. servicemen over the 2003 killing of a Spanish journalist by American tank fire. Judge Santiago Pedraz says he issued the warrants Thursday in response to a recent order from the Spanish

Immigration law on hold...Bell aftermath...Obama's defense...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:04:00 GMT

In as many as 18 states, lawmakers or candidates have said they want to push for a law similar to the immigration measure that was supposed to take effect today in Arizona. But now, they like Arizona will have to wait for the outcome of a court fig

Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:12:00 GMT

Five baited traps have been set at a campground in Yellowstone National Park as wildlife officials try to track down one or more bears responsible for a deadly attack. At least one bear rampaged through the 10-acre Soda Butte campground near Coo

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:51:00 GMT

Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:30:00 GMT

A board of military officers plans to investigate a plane crash that witnesses say sent a fireball rising hundreds of feet over an Air Force base near downtown Anchorage. Authorities say the plane was on a local training run Wednesday evening w

Military plane crash...Pakistan search...Big Apple bite...

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:52:00 GMT

There's no word yet if any of the four people aboard a military cargo plane that crashed Wednesday night near Anchorage, Alaska, has survived. But prospects don't look good. Witnesses say they saw a fireball rise hundreds of feet into the air.

Scalia: Supreme Court should not be moral arbiters

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:52:00 GMT

Justice Antonin Scalia says the Supreme Court should abandon the notion of a living constitution. Instead, he says, the court should go back to the time when the constitution was considered static and could only be changed by the people through amend

Immigration appeal...River spill...Mouthtomouth research...

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:07:00 GMT

The state of Arizona will head to an appeals court tomorrow because of today's injunction against provisions of the state's tough immigration law. The government says the law intrudes on federal authority. Legal observers believe the case will eventu

Immigration court battle...Cocaine law changed...Blagojevich trial...

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:05:00 GMT

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says a judge's decision to suspend key provisions of a tough new immigration law is just "a bump in the road." The state is appealing the ruling and the legal battle will likely wind up before the Supreme Court. Protesters g

Top Judiciary Republican calls Kagan 'dangerous'

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:27:00 GMT

The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee is calling Elena Kagan "a dangerous, progressive, political" nominee for the Supreme Court. Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama is warning fellow senators to "be careful" about backing President Bar

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:11:00 GMT

-28-10 13:07,, By The Associated Press Here is a TEST list of uncontested races in Minnesota. Governor Farheen Hakeem, Grn Governor Ken Pentel, Oth Governor Linda Eno, Oth Governor Chris Wright, GRP Secretary of State Dan

Judge blocks key parts of Ariz. law...Campaign strategy...

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:57:00 GMT

A federal judge has blocked the most controversial parts of Arizona's immigration law. The law still takes effect tomorrow, but without a provision requiring police to check a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws. The judge has also

Zimbabwe appeals treason acquittal of top PM aide

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:26:00 GMT

Zimbabwean lawyers say the nation's highest court is appealing the acquittal on treason charges of a top aide of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. The Supreme Court adjourned indefinitely Wednesday to study bulky court records of the High Court

Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:51:00 GMT

Minnehaha County commissioners will have to redo the 2011 budget after an accounting error of more than $500,000. County Administrator Ken McFarland says the error was made by the auditor's office, and resulted in commissioners dealing with the

Pierre won't appeal gutter lawsuit ruling

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:07:00 GMT

Pierre city commissioners have begun the process of reimbursing more than $55,000 in assessed curb and gutter fees to about 45 property owners who won a lawsuit against the city. The South Dakota Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that the

Scalia to speak in Bozeman on constitution

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:25:00 GMT

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is slated to speak about constitutional interpretation in Bozeman. Scalia's free lecture is Wednesday night at the Museum of the Rockies before more than 200 people on a first-come, first-served basis.

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:51:00 GMT

Update on the latest in religion news:

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:41:00 GMT

Organizers of the Dove Awards are taking a leap of faith and moving the annual gospel and Christian music show to Atlanta. This will be the first time the Doves have ever been held anywhere but Nashville. A statement from the Gospel Music Assoc

As expected, Senate GOP blocks campaign bill

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:07:00 GMT

WASHINGTON Senate Republicans' latest successful effort to block a campaign finance bill may be a death blow to a White House effort to rewrite campaign rules in the run-up to the midterm elections. The measure would have imposed new

War fund vote...GOP filibuster...Coburn wins primary...

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:11:00 GMT

More than 100 Democrats and 12 Republicans have voted against a $33 billion dollar increase in funding for the military surge in Afghanistan. The money will be used to support the movement of 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan. The Democrats sai

Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:04:00 GMT

An attorney for Rod Blagojevich says prosecutors haven't proven that the former Illinois governor is guilty of corruption. Sam Adam has begun closing arguments in Chicago. The judge earlier warned Adam that he would be stopped if he tells jurors

Lives at risk...Not a criminal...$41,000 price tag

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:04:00 GMT

The top U.S. military officer says the leak of U.S. military documents about Afghanistan could put American lives at risk. Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters in Baghdad that he was "appalled" by the leak. Amer

Jeffs extradition hearing canceled after ruling

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:57:00 GMT

An extradition hearing to send polygamist leader Warren Jeffs to Texas has been canceled after the Utah Supreme Court reversed his convictions and ordered a new trial. The court ruling Tuesday overturned Jeffs' convictions on two felony counts o

Closing arguments...Jeffs convictions reversed...BP pledge...

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:01:00 GMT

An attorney for Rod Blagojevich (blah-GOY'-uh-vich) says the federal government did not prove its corruption case against the former Illinois governor. Sam Adam told jurors today that's why he did not call Blagojevich to testify, as he'd promised at

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah Supreme Court reverses convictions of...

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:12:00 GMT

[[kxtopic:utah:t[Utah]:t]] [[kxtopic:supreme-court:t[Supreme Court]:t]] reverses convictions of polygamist leader Warren Jeffs, orders new trial. (Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 07-27-10 1103CDT

Senate wrangling continues over campaign finance disclosure...

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:26:00 GMT

The Senate holds a key vote today on a new campaign disclosure measure and President Barack Obama is denouncing Senate Republicans for opposing it. The bill was prompted by the Supreme Court's ruling earlier this year that allows corporations an

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:51:00 GMT

Update on the latest in business:

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:41:00 GMT

The Dow industrial average has staged triple-digit gains for three straight sessions. In Monday's trading, the Dow was up nearly 101 points to 10,525. The S&P was up 12 points to 1,115. And the Nasdaq composite index gained 27 points to 2,296. In

Target Corp. spending company money on candidates

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:34:00 GMT

Here's something Target Corp. isn't advertising in its Sunday circular: The retailer is now a major donor to a group backing the Republican candidate for Minnesota governor. And that's not sitting well with every Target shopper. The Minnea

Target Corp. spending company money on candidates

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:34:00 GMT

ExGuantanamo detainee charged in native Algeria

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:52:00 GMT

The Algiers prosecutor's office says a former Guantanamo detainee who was transferred to his native Algeria earlier this month has been handed terror-related charges. The prosecutor's office said in a statement Monday that Aziz Abdul Naji was in

Obama calls on Senate to pass campaign money bill

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:21:00 GMT

President Barack Obama is imploring Republican senators to allow a vote on new campaign finance disclosure requirements. Obama says the proposal would help prevent special interest groups from influencing politicians and gaining clout in Washin

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Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:11:00 GMT

-26-10 13:06,, By The Associated Press Here is a TEST list of uncontested races in Minnesota. Governor Farheen Hakeem, Grn Governor Ken Pentel, Oth Governor Linda Eno, Oth Governor Chris Wright, GRP Secretary of State Dan

NJ Supreme Court rejects gay marriage case

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:57:00 GMT

The New Jersey Supreme Court has declined to hear a case from six same-sex couples seeking the right to marry, saying the case needs to wind its way through the lower courts first. Gay couples unsuccessfully sued New Jersey four years ago for t

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Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:41:00 GMT

Today in History Today is Tuesday, Aug. 3, the 215th day of 2010. There are 150 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain, on a voyage that took him t

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Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:41:00 GMT

Today in History Today is Friday, Aug. 6, the 218th day of 2010. There are 147 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 6, 1945, during World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, J

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:44:00 GMT

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Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:44:00 GMT

Maine Republican Sen. Collins to back Kagan

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:07:00 GMT

Republican Senator Susan Collins says she'll vote to confirm Elena Kagan as a Supreme Court justice. The Maine lawmaker said in a statement Friday that Kagan has the intellect, experience, temperament and integrity to serve honorably on the high

Senate Democrats to vote on campaign money bill

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Democrats plan a showdown on a new campaign disclosure bill in the Senate next week. The party hopes to win Republican support with a measure that eliminates some exemptions for unions. Those carve-outs had been included in a House-passed versio

California man gets death for killing girl, 11

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:00:00 GMT

A man who sexually assaulted and murdered an 11-year-old girl two decades ago has been sentenced to death for a second time. Fifty-eight-year-old James Heard was sentenced Friday in Los Angeles. His first death sentence was overturned by the Cal

Here is the latest Montana news from The Associated Press...

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:51:00 GMT

The American Civil Liberties Union is filing suit against the state of Montana, seeking legal protections for gay couples. The ACLU says gay couples are denied the same rights as married couples when it comes to health care, end-of-life decisions and

Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:27:00 GMT

The South Dakota Supreme Court upheld the attorney general's explanation of Constitutional Amendment K that will be on the state's ballot in November. The AFL-CIO went to circuit court to challenge the explanation and have the proposal on secret

Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press...

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:13:00 GMT

Officials at Brown University say the bicyclist killed in South Dakota this week during a cross-country ride was involved in a charity effort to raise money for affordable housing. Paige Hicks was hit by a semitrailer near Vetal on Tuesday. The 21-ye

Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:45:00 GMT

A civil liberties organization has filed a lawsuit against the state of Montana demanding it provide the same legal protections to gay couples that are given to married couples. The ACLU filed the lawsuit Thursday in Helena on behalf of seven ga

PPL will appeal dams lawsuit to US Supreme Court

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:24:00 GMT

PPL Montana says it wants to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court a Montana order that is must pay the state for the use of the riverbeds where hydroelectric dams sit. Company spokesman David Hoffman said Thursday that the company has until Aug. 12

New groups aim to spend big on election ads

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:46:00 GMT

Two new groups one conservative, the other pro-Democratic planning to capitalize on a Supreme Court ruling allowing the use of unlimited donations for ads on candidates have gotten the go-ahead from election officials. The Federal Election Com

Court upholds ballot explanation

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:26:00 GMT

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:51:00 GMT

Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:41:00 GMT

Glacier National Park officials say two teenage hikers had to be airlifted to hospitals after falling rocks struck them on a popular trail. Park officials say they do not know the extent of the hikers' injuries. They identified the hikers only a

Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:45:00 GMT

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board has closed the beach at Lake Hiawatha Park after finding too much E. coli bacteria in the water. KARE-TV reports that officials say the high bacterial levels are typical at Lake Hiawatha after storms w

Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press...

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:45:00 GMT

Minneapolis officials have closed the beach at Lake Hiawatha Park after finding too much E. coli bacteria in the water. KARE-TV reports that officials say high bacterial levels are typical at Lake Hiawatha after storms wash runoff into Minnehaha Cree

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:44:00 GMT

Update on the latest in religion news:

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:41:00 GMT

The president of Catholic Charities USA says humanitarian needs resulting from the Gulf oil spill are far outstripping donations from the public. Father Larry Snyder speculates that could be because Americans blame BP and expect it to pay for al

Exmedia mogul Conrad Black may leave prison Wed.

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:27:00 GMT

Former media mogul Conrad Black could stroll out of federal prison just two years into his 6 1/2-year sentence, but it's unclear whether he'll be a free man. A federal judge in Chicago will set conditions of his release Wednesday, the same day h

Delay defeated...Committee OKs Kagan...Blagojevich to witness...

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:02:00 GMT

Maine's two Republican senators have joined all but one of the Senate Democrats in shutting down a GOP filibuster against jobless benefits. That clears the way for a vote today on a bill that would restore jobless checks for 2.5 million people whose

Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press...

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:34:00 GMT

Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota is in Elena Kagan's corner. The Democrat announced today he will support her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Johnson met with Kagan last week and says he came away impressed with her intellect and independence.

Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:34:00 GMT

Sen. Tim Johnson announced Tuesday that he supports Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. The South Dakota Democrat met with Kagan last week. He says he was impressed with her intellect and independence. President Barack Obama nominated Kagan,

Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:13:00 GMT

A Minot man charged with murder in connection with a weekend gun slaying has been ordered held without bond. Twenty-four-year-old Jeremiah Tallman is charged with murder in the death of 20-year-old Joseph Sanderson of Minot. Judge Douglas M

Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press...

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:13:00 GMT

The U.S. Senate's Judiciary Committee has endorsed Bismarck lawyer Tim Purdon as North Dakota's U.S. attorney. His nomination now goes to the Senate floor for a vote. The committee's vote on Purdon came after more than two hours of debate on Elen

Court: Guinea presidential vote to go to runoff

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:06:00 GMT

Guinea's top court has announced final results from last month's presidential election and confirmed that the top two finishers will face each other in a runoff. Supreme Court Chief Justice Mamadou Sima Sylla said Tuesday that former prime minis

Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:...

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:31:00 GMT

A bill to restore unemployment benefits to millions who have been out of work for more than six months has cleared a Senate hurdle. The 60-40 vote came moments after Carte Goodwin, a successor to West Virginia Democrat Robert Byrd, was sworn in.