Associated Press

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) - Three Blackfeet tribal leaders have been indicted on charges they held illegal big-game hunts on the northwestern Montana reservation for country music stars including Josh Thompson and Justin Moore.

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana police say a burglary suspect who was shot and died after stealing a patrol car and striking an officer was hit once in the torso as he drove away.

Police Chief Rich St

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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Gov. Brian Schweitzer's last official duty was to introduce his successor, Steve Bullock.

Schweitzer's brief introductory speech at Monday's swearing-in ceremony was perhaps one of his shortest

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CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — It's the second day of a hearing in Colorado at which family members of the victims of last summer's movie theater shooting are hearing some gruesome details for the first time.

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BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - Tanner Roderick, who led Bozeman High to state football and basketball championships as a senior, is transferring from Nevada to Montana State to play football.

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NEW YORK (AP) — A last-minute surge in spending helped many major retailers report better-than-expected sales in December, a relief for stores that make up to 40 percent of annual revenue during the holiday period.

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GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) — College football's never-ending bowl schedule continues tonight with the Fiesta Bowl. It features two teams that were in the national championship discussion before each suffered a late-season loss.

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NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has kicked the ball back to the players' association in the form of another counteroffer as the sides search for labor peace.

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Federal investigators say Exxon Mobil Corp.'s delayed response to a pipeline break beneath Montana's Yellowstone River made the spill far worse than it otherwise would have been.

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HAMILTON, Mont. (AP) — A clerical error that caused an apparent $50,000 budget shortfall at Bitterroot College of the University of Montana has been cleared up and the funding restored in time for the spring semester.

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