Montana
Mont. Man Reunited With Bird He Lost In A Divorce
A Great Falls man who lost his macaw in a divorce more than five years ago has been reunited with the bird, thanks to an observant friend.
Montana Lawmakers Vote To Strike Down Law Criminalizing Gay Sex
The woman who led the court battle to strike down a Montana law that made gay sex illegal knows that having the unconstitutional law struck from the books is a symbolic act.
Man Sorts Through Dog Poop To Retrieve $500
Wayne Klinkel had to sort through his dog’s poop to retrieve $500.
Montana Senate Backs Bill To Allow People To Salvage Roadkill For Food
Elk, deer, antelope and moose: If Montana residents can scrape it up, they can eat it.
Police: Man Made Up Story About Kids In Order To Get Free Pizza
A Montana man whose tearful reluctance to rob a pizza restaurant earned him free food apparently made up the sob story that gained him the clerk’s sympathy.
Reluctant Thief With Hungry Family Gets Pizza
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.
Opponents Seek To Derail Montana Coal Line
Opponents of a railroad that would open Montana’s coal fields to new mining have asked federal officials to halt their review of the proposal, alleging it would be much larger than disclosed with impacts stretching to the West Coast.
Montana Man Charged With Waterboarding Boys
A Jefferson County man was charged Thursday after authorities accused him of waterboarding at least two boys and injuring a woman who tried to stop him.
‘Indian Land Buyback’ Program Will Affect Region
U.S. government officials said Tuesday they are launching a $1.9 billion Native American land buyback program now that a nearly 17-year lawsuit over more than a century’s worth of mismanaged trust royalties is settled.
Court: Montana Can Pursue Ex-Billionaire Bankruptcy
Montana’s bid to force ultra-luxury resort founder Tim Blixseth into bankruptcy and make him come up with up $57 million in purported back taxes has been resurrected by an appeals court ruling in the case.
