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Thursday's College Football Scores Sep 3 2010 2:06AM
EAST
Albany, N.Y. 3, Maine 0
Baldwin-Wallace 38, Wooster 14
Buffalo 31, Rhode Island 0
Delaware 31, West Chester 0
Fairmont St. 27, Clarion 16
N.Y. Maritime 15, Mass. Maritime 12
Rutgers 31, Norfolk St. 0
Tiffin 31, Malo
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| Idaho blanks North Dakota 450 Sep 3 2010 12:42AM
Nate Enderle threw for 311 yards and two
touchdowns to lead Idaho to a 45-0 victory over North Dakota
Thursday night in the season opener for both teams.
Enderle, who left the game late in the third quarter with Idaho
in control, was 24 for 37 w
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| Idaho blanks North Dakota 450 Sep 3 2010 12:42AM
Nate Enderle threw for 311 yards and two
touchdowns to lead Idaho to a 45-0 victory over North Dakota
Thursday night in the season opener for both teams.
Enderle, who left the game late in the third quarter with Idaho
in control, was 24 for 37 w
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| Pioneer League Sep 2 2010 10:38PM
At A Glance
All Times EDT
By The Associated Press
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Helena (Brewers) 19 11 .633
x-Great Falls (White Sox) 17 12 .586 1 1/2
Billings (Reds)
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UND Football Preview Sep 2 2010 7:16PM
Most of UND's football games this season are away from Grand Forks,
so the Sioux will get to know the road well,
and tonight,
the Green and White are out West in Idaho for their season opener.
This will be the first time UND has visited the Vandals sin
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| Wash. woman says acid attack won't wreck her life Sep 2 2010 4:27PM
A 28-year-old Washington state woman who
had acid thrown in her face says she will not let the attack wreck
her life.
Bethany Storro, of Vancouver, Wash., said Thursday that the
attack by an unknown woman caused the skin on her face to bubble
a
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| Pine butterflies surge in E. Oregon Sep 2 2010 3:45PM
The pine butterfly is in the middle of
one of its occasional population surges in eastern Oregon.
The larvae of the small white butterflies can harm trees, but
officials told the Baker City Herald their outbreaks are usually
short-lived.
T
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| Pioneer League Sep 2 2010 10:23AM
At A Glance
All Times EDT
By The Associated Press
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Helena (Brewers) 19 11 .633
x-Great Falls (White Sox) 17 12 .586 1 1/2
Billings (Reds)
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| Here is the latest Montana news from The Associated Press... Sep 2 2010 7:42AM
A federal magistrate is recommending the
dismissal of a lawsuit that eight states had filed seeking
freedom from federal gun laws. Montana and seven other states argue
they should decide which rules would control the sale and purchase
of guns and pa
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 2 2010 4:12AM
Officials say a wildfire that burned 2,000
acres or more than 3.1 square miles northwest of Helena is
completely contained.
Firefighters were helped by rain Wednesday as they mopped up hot
spots within 120 feet of the fire's perimeter.
The
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| Here is the latest Montana sports from The AP Sep 2 2010 2:41AM
The Montana Grizzlies have named their
football captains, including two who are candidates for the Walter
Payton Award. The Griz captains chosen by their teammates are
running back Chase Reynolds of Drummond and quarterback Andrew
Selle of Billings,
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| Latest Montana sports: Sep 2 2010 2:41AM
The Montana Grizzlies have named their
football captains, including two who are candidates for the Walter
Payton Award.
The Griz captains chosen by their teammates are running back
Chase Reynolds of Drummond, quarterback Andrew Selle of Billings
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 2 2010 2:13AM
A federal magistrate is recommending the
dismissal of a lawsuit filed by South Dakota and seven other states
seeking freedom from federal gun laws.
The recommendation now goes to the federal judge hearing the
case.
The states argue they sh
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| Researchers study link between climate, wildfires Sep 1 2010 9:42PM
Scientists in [[kxtopic:montana:t[Montana]:t]], Colorado and [[kxtopic:idaho:t[Idaho]:t]]
are conducting a $3.85 million research project into how a changing
climate will influence wildfires.
Work started Wednesday on the project, which is being
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| Pioneer League Sep 1 2010 9:07PM
At A Glance
All Times EDT
By The Associated Press
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Helena (Brewers) 19 10 .655
x-Great Falls (White Sox) 16 12 .571 2 1/2
Billings (Reds)
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| Ore. governor names Bradbury to NW power council Sep 1 2010 6:05PM
Former Oregon Secretary of State Bill
Bradbury has been appointed to the Northwest Power and Conservation
Council.
Gov. Ted Kulongoski announced Wednesday that Bradbury will
become a member of the regional council on Oct. 1, replacing
Melinda E
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| 3 players join Montana Tech men's hoops Sep 1 2010 5:44PM
Montana Tech men's basketball coach Aaron
Woliczko has announced addition of three players to the 2010-11
roster.
Point guard Tyree Haynie of Chico, Calif., transfers to Tech
from Butte College in Oroville, Calif., where he averaged 10 points
a
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| Reseachers study link between climate, wildfires Sep 1 2010 5:44PM
Scientists in Montana, Colorado and Idaho
are conducting a $3.85 million research project into how a changing
climate will influence wildfires.
Work started Wednesday on the project, which is being pursued in
partnership with scientists in Austr
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| Magistrate recommends dismissing states' gun suit Sep 1 2010 4:34PM
A federal magistrate is recommending the
dismissal of a lawsuit filed by eight states seeking freedom from
federal gun laws.
The recommendation now goes to the federal judge hearing the
case.
The states argue they should decide which rules
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| Magistrate recommends dismissing states' gun suit Sep 1 2010 4:34PM
A federal magistrate is recommending
dismissal of a lawsuit filed by eight states seeking freedom from
federal gun laws.
The recommendation now goes to the federal judge hearing the
case.
The states argue they should decide which rules wou
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| Magistrate recommends dismissing states' gun suit Sep 1 2010 4:34PM
A federal magistrate is recommending the
dismissal of a lawsuit filed by eight states seeking freedom from
federal gun laws.
The recommendation now goes to the federal judge hearing the
case.
The states argue they should decide which rules
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| Belgrade man 1 of 3 killed in Idaho helicopter crash... Sep 1 2010 3:45PM
A Belgrade, Mont., helicopter pilot was one
of three people killed in a crash in the small Idaho town of
Kamiah.
Officials suspect mechanical failure caused the aircraft to flip
over before it crashed into a travel trailer on a downtown street
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| Latest Montana sports: Sep 1 2010 2:41AM
Montana State football coach Rob Ash says
redshirt freshman Denarius McGhee has been named the starting
quarterback for the Bobcats in the season opener Saturday against
Fort Lewis.
Ash and offensive coordinator Brian Wright chose McGhee over
s
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| Pioneer League Aug 31 2010 8:53PM
At A Glance
All Times EDT
By The Associated Press
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Helena (Brewers) 18 10 .643
x-Great Falls (White Sox) 16 12 .571 2
Billings (Reds)
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| UM's Monte selected for mascot challenge Aug 31 2010 4:34PM
The University of Montana mascot Monte
has been chosen to participate in the Capital One Mascot of the
Year challenge for the fifth time.
Monte is the only two-time winner, having claimed the national
title in the inaugural year of 2002 and agai
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 31 2010 3:52PM
A conservation group is ending its program
to compensate ranchers for livestock killed by wolves.
The program by The Defenders of Wildlife has paid out more than
$1.4 million for losses from wolves and grizzly bears since it
began in 1987. In a
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| Bobcats name starting QB, captains Aug 31 2010 3:45PM
Montana State football coach Rob Ash says
redshirt freshman Denarius McGhee has been named the starting
quarterback for the Bobcats in the season opener Saturday against
Fort Lewis.
Ash and offensive coordinator Brian Wright chose McGhee over
s
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| Conservation group ends wolf predation payments Aug 31 2010 1:53PM
A conservation group is ending its program
to compensate ranchers for livestock killed by wolves.
The program by The Defenders of Wildlife has paid out more than
$1.4 million for losses from wolves and grizzly bears since it
began in 1987. In a
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| No charges expected...Iraq is better...Mideast talks... Aug 31 2010 11:05AM
Although Dutch authorities are still holding
two men on suspicion of conspiring to commit a terrorist attack, a
U.S. law enforcement official says U.S. authorities don't expect to
charge them. The official says the two men didn't know each other
and
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| ID, MT want to hunt endangered wolves Aug 31 2010 10:51AM
Idaho and Montana officials are seeking
legal grounds to revive gray wolf hunts in the Northern Rockies,
and planned to meet Tuesday with environmentalists whose lawsuit
restored the animal's endangered status.
The states hosted their first mana
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| Some states suing feds also claim health subsidies Aug 31 2010 9:06AM
Some states suing to toss out President Barack
Obama's health care overhaul law are also lining up to claim a
share of its subsidies for the medical costs of retired employees.
An administration official says seven states suing the federal
gover
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| Pioneer League Aug 31 2010 1:52AM
At A Glance
All Times EDT
By The Associated Press
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Helena (Brewers) 18 9 .667
x-Great Falls (White Sox) 16 12 .571 2 1/2
Billings (Reds)
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| Idaho roads agency appeals wideloads ruling Aug 30 2010 5:37PM
The Idaho Supreme Court has granted a
request to speed the appeal a judge's decision to halt four
oversized shipments of oil equipment along a scenic, curvy highway
across northern Idaho.
The justices scheduled an Oct. 1 hearing in a case involv
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| WAC demands $5M from both Fresno State, Nevada Aug 30 2010 3:31PM
The Western Athletic Conference is demanding a $5
million exit fee by Oct. 25 from Fresno State and Nevada, which are
bolting to the Mountain West Conference.
WAC commissioner Karl Benson said the league would sue the
universities if they don't
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| Pioneer League Aug 30 2010 1:46PM
At A Glance
All Times EDT
By The Associated Press
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Helena (Brewers) 17 9 .654
x-Great Falls (White Sox) 16 12 .571 2
Billings (Reds)
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| (Following Advance for Use Tuesday, Sept. 7) Aug 30 2010 9:55AM
Today in History
Today is Tuesday, Sept. 7, the 250th day of 2010. There are 115
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Sept. 7, 1940, Nazi Germany began its eight-month blitz of
Britain during World War II wi
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| Pioneer League Aug 29 2010 5:44PM
At A Glance
All Times EDT
By The Associated Press
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Helena (Brewers) 16 9 .640
x-Great Falls (White Sox) 15 12 .556 2
Billings (Reds)
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| Wyoming officials not inclined to act on wolves Aug 29 2010 11:12AM
Gov. Dave Freudenthal says Wyoming remains
committed to classifying wolves as predators that could be shot on
sight in most of the state.
A federal judge in Montana early this month rejected the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service's move to turn ov
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| (Following Advance for Use Tuesday, Sept. 7) Aug 29 2010 8:52AM
Today in History
Today is Tuesday, Sept. 7, the 250th day of 2010. There are 115
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Sept. 7, 1940, Nazi Germany began its eight-month blitz of
Britain during World War II wi
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| Here is the latest Montana sports from The AP Aug 29 2010 3:44AM
The University of Montana women's
volleyball team has finished third in Mississippi State
University's Maroon Classic in Starkville, Miss. The Grizzlies'
opening weekend of the season ended with a 3-0 (28-30, 18-25,
23-25) loss to host and tournament
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| Latest Montana sports: Aug 29 2010 3:44AM
The University of Montana women's
volleyball team has finished third in Mississippi State
University's Maroon Classic in Starkville, Miss.
The Grizzlies' opening weekend of the season ended with a 3-0
(28-30, 18-25, 23-25) loss to host and tourn
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 29 2010 3:44AM
Additional firefighters arrived on
Saturday to battle the Davis fire about 25 miles northwest of
Helena that fire officials say has scorched about 2,800 acres, or
4.4 square miles.
Fire officials say they also expect cooler temperatures on
Satu
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| Pioneer League Aug 28 2010 10:52PM
At A Glance
All Times EDT
By The Associated Press
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Helena (Brewers) 15 9 .625
x-Great Falls (White Sox) 15 12 .556 1 1/2
Billings (Reds)
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| Forest Service seeks comment on power lines Aug 28 2010 3:45PM
A U.S. Forest Service supervisor says
more environmental analysis is needed before the agency can grant
approval for a power company to bury power lines along a route
intended to carry 200 oversized shipments of oil equipment.
Lolo National Fore
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| Cash grant that propped up alt power due to expire Aug 28 2010 11:12AM
The renewable power industry has gotten a
lifeline over the past 18 months with $5.1 billion in federal
grants for wind, solar and geothermal projects.
Just this week, GE Energy Financial Services broke ground on a
$500 million wind project in s
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| Here is the latest Montana sports from The AP Aug 28 2010 3:44AM
The National Congress of State Games has
named Iona Stookey of Huntley as the national female state games
athlete of the year. Stookey has been involved in the Big Sky State
Games as a player, coach and a past commissioner since the
inception of the
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| Latest Montana sports: Aug 28 2010 3:44AM
The National Congress of State Games has
named Iona Stookey of Huntley as the national female state games
athlete of the year.
Stookey will be honored at a banquet on Sept. 23 in San Diego
during the NCSG annual symposium.
Stookey has been
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| Pioneer League Aug 27 2010 11:13PM
At A Glance
All Times EDT
By The Associated Press
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Helena (Brewers) 14 9 .609
x-Great Falls (White Sox) 14 11 .560 1
Billings (Reds)
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| Company seeks speedy hearing for wide loads Aug 27 2010 2:56PM
ConocoPhillips is asking the Idaho Supreme
Court to speed its appeal of a judge's ruling that blocked the oil
company's plans to haul four oversized loads of refinery equipment
along Highway 12.
The company claims it stands to lose $9 million if
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| Pioneer League Aug 26 2010 10:45PM
At A Glance
All Times EDT
By The Associated Press
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Helena (Brewers) 13 9 .591
x-Great Falls (White Sox) 13 11 .542 1
Billings (Reds)
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| Idaho residents face fire risk, told to evacuate Aug 26 2010 1:25PM
Idaho officials have ordered immediate
evacuations of some subdivisions near a golf and ski resort as
strong winds fan the flames of a wildfire.
The Valley County sheriff's office issued a Level 3 evacuation
notice Thursday morning for about 100
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| Sect leader waives extradition in UT rape case Aug 26 2010 8:24AM
The co-leader of a religious sect that
settled in Montana has agreed to be returned to Utah to face a rape
charge.
Geody Harman appeared Wednesday in District Court in Red Lodge
and waived extradition proceedings. Harman was arrested last week
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 26 2010 4:12AM
A registered violent offender with a
previous escape on his record has slipped past authorities again.
Thirty-two-year-old Havaii Akane made his escape Wednesday as he
was being transported from a Lewistown drug treatment center to
Montana State
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| Pioneer League Aug 25 2010 10:52PM
At A Glance
All Times EDT
By The Associated Press
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Helena (Brewers) 12 9 .571
x-Great Falls (White Sox) 12 11 .522 1
Billings (Reds)
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| ConocoPhillips appeals ID judge's wideload ruling Aug 25 2010 8:04PM
Oil company ConocoPhillips is appealing
an Idaho judge's ruling this week that revoked special state
permits allowing four oversized loads of oil refinery equipment
through a federally protected river corridor.
Opponents of the shipments on U.S.
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| ConocoPhillips appeals judges wideload ruling Aug 25 2010 8:04PM
Oil company ConocoPhillips is appealing
an Idaho judge's ruling this week that revoked special state
permits allowing four oversized loads of oil refinery equipment
through a federally protected river corridor.
Opponents of the shipments on U.S.
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| 2 Washington men indicted in alleged racial attack Aug 25 2010 3:24PM
Two white men from Washington state,
including an Aryan Nations follower who ran for public office in
Idaho, have been indicted in what authorities say was a racially
motivated attack on a black bar patron.
Zachary Beck and Kory Boyd, both of Va
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| Hot weather aids fires in Oregon, Calif., Idaho Aug 25 2010 9:55AM
Officials in Oregon are tallying the damage
and trying to figure out what caused a wildfire that burned 11
homes on the outskirts of Ashland.
Another three houses were damaged by the fire that burned less
than 20 acres.
Hot, dry weather w
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| Pioneer League Aug 24 2010 11:06PM
At A Glance
All Times EDT
By The Associated Press
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Helena (Brewers) 11 9 .550
x-Great Falls (White Sox) 11 11 .500 1
Billings (Reds)
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 24 2010 3:52PM
The Lincoln County sheriff's office has
been unable to determine how the body of an Amtrak passenger ended
up near the tracks in northwestern Montana.
A BNSF track crew discovered the body of 51-year-old Agostinho
Carlos Sadi of La Crosse, Wis.,
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| State AGs: Craigslist should drop adult services Aug 24 2010 2:42PM
State attorneys general nationwide are
demanding that Craigslist remove its adult services section because
they say the website cannot adequately block potentially illegal
ads.
Several attorneys general including those from Connecticut,
Ohio a
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| Crews working to battle southern Idaho wildfire Aug 24 2010 1:04PM
Crews are working to contain a southern
Idaho wildfire that has burned more than 510 square miles, or an
area larger than the city of Los Angeles.
Fire officials say the 327,000-acre Long Butte Fire is 10
percent contained, but crews expect to m
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| State AGs: Craigslist should drop adult services Aug 24 2010 12:15PM
State attorneys general nationwide are
demanding that Craigslist remove its adult services section because
they say the website cannot adequately block potentially illegal
ads.
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced
Tuesday t
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| Missoula doubles oversized load permit fees Aug 24 2010 8:45AM
The Missoula City Council has passed an
emergency ordinance to double the permit fees for oversized loads
to $200 as an oil company seeks permission to bring more than 200
such loads through the city.
The city council passed a temporary, emergen
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| Latest Montana sports: Aug 24 2010 2:41AM
An Oregon State University offensive
lineman has been dismissed from the team after police say they
found him naked and intoxicated in a stranger's home and had to use
stun guns to take him into custody.
Corvallis police say they received the ca
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| Pioneer League Aug 23 2010 9:56PM
At A Glance
All Times EDT
By The Associated Press
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Helena (Brewers) 11 9 .550
x-Great Falls (White Sox) 11 11 .500 1
Missoula (Diamondb
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| Boise State receiver out for season Aug 23 2010 5:02PM
Boise State wide receiver Matt Miller of
Helena is out for the season after tearing the Achilles tendon in
his right leg.
Miller, a Helena Capital graduate, was injured Friday while
running a fade route to the corner of the end zone. He was expe
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| Judge to decide Tuesday in oversized load case Aug 23 2010 4:13PM
A state judge says he will take a day
before deciding whether ConocoPhillips can begin hauling massive
loads of oil equipment along U.S. Highway 12 in northern Idaho.
Last week, 2nd District Judge John Bradbury put a temporary halt
on the compan
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| Mont. seeks wolf coalition with ranchers, hunters Aug 19 2010 1:53PM
Montana officials are planning to meet with
ranchers, hunters and other groups about joining forces after a
federal judge restored Endangered Species Act protections for
wolves.
Wildlife officials in Montana and Idaho oppose the ruling
earlier
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 19 2010 4:12AM
A 34-year-old Lame Deer woman has pleaded
guilty to obstructing officers to protect her husband after the
2008 beating death of his 6-year-old daughter.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said Wednesday that Marcia A.
Goodbear had pleaded guilty to as
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| Pioneer League Aug 19 2010 1:17AM
At A Glance
All Times EDT
By The Associated Press
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Helena (Brewers) 8 8 .500
x-Great Falls (White Sox) 8 9 .471 1/2
Missoula (Diamon
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| Here is the latest Montana news from The Associated Press... Aug 18 2010 5:51PM
Police recaptured a 24-year-old Helena man
who bolted from a courtroom yesterday. Authorities say Travis
Kimpton ran after the judge told him he was in violation of a
judge's order in a separate matter. The judge didn't know about the
other case unti
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 18 2010 4:06PM
A Great Falls man charged in the
shooting death of his landlord has been found not guilty by reason
of mental illness.
A bench trial was held Wednesday in the case of Mark Frantzich,
who is accused of killing 32-year-old Lence Mortensen of Idaho
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| Man found not guilty in landlord's shooting Aug 18 2010 2:21PM
A Great Falls man charged in the
shooting death of his landlord has been found not guilty by reason
of mental illness.
A bench trial was held Wednesday in the case of Mark Frantzich,
who is accused of killing 32-year-old Lence Mortensen of Idaho
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| Pioneer League Aug 17 2010 11:13PM
At A Glance
All Times EDT
By The Associated Press
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Helena (Brewers) 8 6 .571
x-Great Falls (White Sox) 8 7 .533 1/2
Billings (Reds)
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 17 2010 3:52PM
The Montana Department of Transportation
says an environmental review of an oil company's plans to transport
giant oilfield machinery through the state should be finished this
week.
Imperial Oil, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil, wants to transport
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| Judge halts wide loads on Highway 12 Aug 17 2010 1:11PM
A state judge has brought a temporary halt
to a plan to haul massive, oversized oil equipment along U.S.
Highway 12 in Idaho.
The order issued Tuesday by 2nd District Judge John Bradbury is
an initial victory for residents and conservationists
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| Idaho commission resolves to fight wolf ruling Aug 17 2010 11:33AM
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission
says it will pursue all legal options to restore the state's
authority over wolf management.
The commission passed a resolution Monday that also finds fault
with a federal judge's Aug. 5 ruling that restored en
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| Idaho governor wants $10M bond from Exxon Mobil Aug 17 2010 11:12AM
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter's office says an oil
company will have to put up a $10 million bond before transporting
oversized refinery equipment through the state along U.S. 12.
Jon Hanian, Otter's press secretary, says the governor is
seeking the bo
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| Montana review of big rig plans almost complete Aug 17 2010 8:24AM
The Montana Department of Transportation
says an environmental review of an oil company's plans to transport
giant oilfield machinery through the state should be finished this
week.
Imperial Oil, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil, wants to transport
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