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Posted 09/02/2010 10:25 PM

HARDIN, Mont. - The city of Hardin fired police chief Jeffrey Arntz and officer Francesca Brashear.
City Councilman Kenton Kepp says Arntz and Brashear were fired on Tuesday but he can not comment on the reason.
Mayor Kim Hammond told the Big Horn County News, "the probation period...  -read full story-

Posted 09/02/2010 10:10 PM by CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER - AP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - The unemployment rate may be about to rise again.
Economists are bracing for a weak showing in the August employment report, which is scheduled to be released Friday. The private sector is forecast to add a net total of only 41,000 jobs, the fewest since January, which...  -read full story-

Posted 09/02/2010 10:05 PM by JONATHAN J. COOPER and PAUL DAVENPORT - Associated Press Writer

PHOENIX (AP) - A Wyoming man has given more than $1.5 million to help defend Arizona's controversial immigration enforcement measure in court.
The donation from Timothy Mellon of Saratoga brings to $3.6 million the total in donations to Gov. Jan Brewer's legal defense fund. Mellon could not...  -read full story-

Posted 09/02/2010 9:42 PM

BEN NEARY Associated Press Writer
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Another man has pleaded guilty to felony drug charges in the heroin overdose deaths last year of a professional bull rider and two others in Cheyenne.
Thirty-four-year-old Christopher Charles Tyson of Cheyenne pleaded guilty on...  -read full story-

Posted 09/02/2010 9:28 PM

RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) - Carbon County is dismissing criminal charges against a former Rawlins police captain who had been accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl.
The county attorney's office said Thursday it is dismissing charges against Adam Lee Meacham. Prosecutors...  -read full story-

Posted 09/02/2010 9:24 PM by CATHERINE TSAI - Associated Press Writer

DENVER (AP) - More than 100 speakers commented Thursday at a hearing on proposed coal ash regulations, with utilities arguing that placing regulations under hazardous waste laws would threaten jobs, and ranchers citing health concerns in their call for tough federal regulation.
Several...  -read full story-

Posted 09/02/2010 6:55 PM by Jay Kohn

BILLINGS - A Billings oral surgeon and a former Laurel assistant golf pro, facing federal drug charges for possessing and distributing cocaine, were released from custody today after agreeing to a number of court ordered conditions.

42- year old Dr. Jerry Mancuso and 37-year old Darin...  -read full story-

Posted 09/02/2010 6:53 PM

UPDATE: St. Vincent Healthcare eliminates 28 positions. That announcement this afternoon from the hospital's President and CEO, Jim Paquette.
In a statement released by the hospital, Paquette said the decision to eliminate the positions was made in order to address current economic...  -read full story-

Posted 09/02/2010 6:17 PM

CHEYENNE - Another man has pleaded guilty to felony drug charges in the heroin overdose deaths last year of a professional bull rider and two others in Cheyenne.

Thirty-four-year-old Christopher Charles Tyson of Cheyenne pleaded guilty on Thursday to distributing the heroin and cocaine...  -read full story-

Posted 09/02/2010 5:21 PM by David Jay

BILLINGS - A Lodge Grass teen received his sentence for crimes in a drunk driving accident last year, that killed one person and paralyzed another.

Jeremy Flatmouth, 19, had earlier pled guilty to four crimes.
Thursday, family and friends testified for Flatmouth and for the...  -read full story-

Posted 09/02/2010 2:29 PM by Laura Wilson - Montana's News Station

MISSOULA - Disappointed concert-goers are being offered up after refunds after the Black Crowes cancelled their Wednesday show at Ryan Creek Meadows.

A RCM representative told us the show was called off due to weather-related issues and are offering up refunds.

Those who...  -read full story-

Posted 09/02/2010 2:23 PM by Associated Press

BUTTE - A security guard at the ultra-exclusive Yellowstone Club has paid $1,735 in restitution and fines for illegally killing a black bear while trying to haze the animal away from a paintball course.

The Montana Standard reports Shane Barstad paid $1,000 in restitution and a $735...  -read full story-

Posted 09/02/2010 2:18 PM by Dan Boyce - Montana's News Station

BOZEMAN - Bank of Bozeman President Phillip Bratton wants to assure his customers their money is safe, despite a recent consent order from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
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Posted 09/02/2010 12:40 PM

Check your pockets and your junk drawer - there's three unclaimed Powerball prizes totaling $450,000 that are set to expire this month.

Unless they are claimed, the prize money will be transferred to the State of Montana General Fund.

Two of the tickets are worth $200,000...  -read full story-

Posted 09/02/2010 12:38 PM by John Sherer

BELGRADE - Two people were taken to the hospital after a three-vehicle collision near the intersection of Thorpe and Amsterdam roads in Belgrade on Thursday morning.

The crash happened at about 8 a.m. and forced authorities to shutdown Amsterdam Road for about 30 minutes after the...  -read full story-

Posted 09/02/2010 12:33 PM by Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS, La. - A mile-long oil sheen spread Thursday from an offshore petroleum platform burning in the Gulf of Mexico off Lousiana, west of the site of BP's massive spill.
Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Coklough said the sheen, about 100 feet wide, was spotted near the platform owned by...  -read full story-

Posted 09/02/2010 8:26 AM by Ed McIntosh

BILLINGS - With a total rainfall of 2.78 inches, August 2010 was the second wettest August on record at Billings Logan Field. Only 1965 with 3.50 inches was wetter. A couple of wet days toward the end of the month helped boost the total. On August 29th, 0.74" inches fell, and on the 30th 0.93...  -read full story-

Posted 09/02/2010 7:14 AM by Q2 Staff

LOCKWOOD - The Lockwood Fire Department and Hanser's Automotive & Wrecker are cleaning up the scene of an asphalt spill on Interstate-90 about ten miles east of Billings.

The spill happened around 8 p.m. Wednesday night and the Montana Highway Patrol says the truck was westbound on...  -read full story-

Posted 09/01/2010 10:49 PM

HELENA - Officials say a 2,000-acre wildfire 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 cost of fighting the blaze is estimated at $1.3 million.

The Davis Fire,...  -read full story-

Posted 09/01/2010 10:45 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is set to appear before a panel investigating the financial crisis to give his take on the meltdown and his views on potential systemwide risks posed by large financial institutions.
Bernanke led the economy through the tumultuous...  -read full story-