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Montana Man Waits for Golden Retriever to Pass Hundred Dollar Bills, Sends to Treasury Department for Replacement
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man whose 12-year-old golden retriever ate five $100 bills hopes to be reimbursed by the federal government.
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Montana Raw Milk Bill Moo-ves Ahead at the Legislature
A bill that would legalize the sale of raw milk from small unregulated dairies has gained the approval of the House and is moving through the Montana Legislature.
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Steve Daines Holds Listenening Session on Whether or Not He Should Support Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act
Steve Daines holds listening session in Choteau
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Butte Police Officer Wounded in Standoff
BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — Butte authorities say an officer was wounded during a standoff after a man fired a high-caliber rifle through a wall.
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Joint Venture Proposes Gold Mine Near Butte
BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — State environmental regulators say they are reviewing a permit application for a gold mine near Butte.
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UPDATE – Montana Governor Vetoes State Anti-Gun Control Bill
UPDATE- Friday, March 29, 2013 This report Filed by the Associated Press
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Gov. Steve Bullock has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited local and state police from enforcing any potential federal gun bans.
House Bill 302 was backed by gun advocates who argued the state should be ready in case Congress enacts a gun ban. They say the measure would also send a strong signal that Montana opposes gun bans.
Bullock said in his Thursday veto message that it does not appear that Congress will ban assault weapons. Bullock called the Legislature's bill "unnecessary political theater."
He added that if House Bill 302 were used as intended, it would turn police into criminals for not cooperating with federal officers, as they are required to do.
Bullock also vetoed a bill that would allow wolf hunters to use silencers on their rifles
HB 302 was passed by both houses of the legislature on Tuesday, March 26, and sent to Governor Steve Bullock's desk for his signature.
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MSU Faculty to Vote on Whether to Keep Union
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Voting is beginning this week on whether to keep Montana State University's faculty union.
Ballots are being mailed out Wednesday to 400 tenured and tenure-track professors after more than 30 percent of the professors requested a union decertification vote with the state Department of Labor and Industry.
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Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle in Butte Dies
BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — A Butte man who was struck by a vehicle after leaving a wake service has died, and prosecutors are reviewing his medical files to determine whether to charge the driver with his death.
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Colorado Theater Shooting Suspect Offers Guilty Plea
DENVER (AP) — Lawyers for Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes have offered to have him plead guilty and serve the rest of his life in prison to avoid the death penalty.
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Teen Indicted in Georgia Baby Slaying and 2nd Shooting
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia grand jury has indicted a 17-year-old suspect in last week's fatal shooting of a baby in his stroller and in another unrelated shooting 10 days earlier in a robbery attempt.