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Summer of Fire Hell: 1K Homes Destroyed

Hot, dry conditions mean blazes will continue

(Newser) - An astonishing 1,000 homes have already been destroyed by wildfires this year, and with continuing hot, dry weather and record-large blazes sweeping through much of the southwest, the destruction will likely get worse, reports the Los Angeles Times . A record-busting Colorado blaze burned down 259 homes in High Park...

Supreme Court Strikes Down Mont. Campaign Finance Law
Supreme Court Strikes Down Mont. Campaign Finance Law
Supreme Roundup
Jun 25, 2012 10:23 AM CDT

Supreme Court Strikes Down Mont. Campaign Finance Law

Also, rules life in prison out of bounds for kids

(Newser) - The US Supreme Court today struck down a Montana campaign finance law that would have allowed states to curb the impact of the court's earlier Citizens United ruling. In a 5-4 vote along the court's usual ideological divide, the court issued a summary reversal, ignoring liberal justices' calls...

'Obama Library' at GOP Meeting: Bullet-Riddled Outhouse

Graffiti says 'for a good time, call Michelle'

(Newser) - What happened inside a Missoula, Montana, GOP convention this weekend—including a Newt Gingrich speech—was overshadowed by what turned up outside: an outhouse marked "Obama Presidential Library" and covered in painted-on bullet holes. The outhouse contained a fake Obama birth certificate that was stamped "bullsh**," as...

Dad Offers Teens Money to Skip Drinking

Leo McCarthy starts scholarship after daughter was killed by drunk driver

(Newser) - CNN's Heroes blog profiles Leo McCarthy, a Montana father who launched a scholarship program after his 14-year-old daughter was killed when she was hit by an underage drunk driver. To be eligible, teens have to promise not to drink until they're 21 and to not get into...

Cops: Weird Hitchhiker Shooting Was a Hoax

Ray Dolin did get shot—by himself

(Newser) - It did seem a little too bizarre to be true: The hitchhiker who told police he got shot on a Montana highway has admitted that he shot himself, reports AP . The case drew national headlines because Ray Dolin said he was hitchhiking to gather tales for a memoir he was...

22 States Back Montana's Citizens United Challenge

State wants to keep power to limit political spending

(Newser) - Montana's attorney general is fighting to preserve his state's ability to curb corporate political spending, and almost half of America's states are backing him. Some 22 states and the District of Columbia have filed a brief urging the Supreme Court not to use its Citizens United decision...

Time to Make Souter Dissent on Citizens United Public

It could air the court's 'dirty laundry': Richard Hasen

(Newser) - The Supreme Court could soon revisit the issue of campaign finance, and it's time we heard David Souter's opinion on the matter. Souter wrote an unpublished draft dissent against Citizens United, the case that opened the door to super PACs; it was an issue dear to his heart,...

Supreme Court Agrees to Reconsider Citizens United

Ginsburg, Breyer think Montana ruling will be a chance to reverse decision

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has agreed to take a case that justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer say will give it a chance to rethink its infamous Citizens United v. FEC decision. The court is being asked to look into a Montana Supreme Court decision stating that its law restricting...

Judge: Yeah, I Sent Racist Obama Email

Montana's top judge Richard Cebull caught forwarding joke

(Newser) - It always seems like a good idea at the time: Open stupid email forward at work, guffaw under your breath, forward it on to a couple of buddies. Except when you're a federal judge. On your official email. And the content of the email takes a not-so-subtle racist jab...

Avalanche Dog Turns Up Alive
 Avalanche Dog Turns Up Alive 
Jan 6, 2012 1:17 AM CST

Avalanche Dog Turns Up Alive

Welsh corgi appears at hotel 4 days after owner is killed

(Newser) - Avalanches claimed the lives of three Montanans , but a feisty fighter they didn't get was the dog of one of the dead men. Rescuers were certain Ole, a Welsh corgi, was buried along with his owner last weekend. They saw no sign of the dog when they searched...

3 Montanans Killed in Avalanches
 3 Killed in Montana Avalanches 
Jan 3, 2012 12:52 AM CST

3 Killed in Montana Avalanches

Unstable snow making slopes dangerous

(Newser) - Two Montana snowmobilers and a cross-country skier have been killed in three separate avalanches. The body of the skier was recovered by Montana authorities just across the border in Wyoming after his wife reported he vanished in an avalanche as they skied together. Two hours earlier, a snowmobiler died nearby...

Yosemite Deaths 3 of Many in West This Year

Yosemite deaths a reminder of rivers' risks

(Newser) - The deaths of three young tourists who were swept over a 317-foot waterfall this week in Yosemite are far from the only water-related deaths to hit the West this year. Rising temperatures have caused record snowfall to melt, engorging waterways with sometimes tragic consequences. In Montana, at least 10 people...

Plane Forced to Land on Highway ... Kind Of

He ran out of gas ... or so he thought

(Newser) - A retired air traffic controller piloting a small plane to western Montana for a vacation wasn't exactly cleared for a landing when his plane's engine died—good thing the highway was empty. The Colorado pilot was forced to make an emergency landing on an unusually empty stretch of...

As Feds Set Cleanup Deadline, Exxon Under Fire

Montana governor says oil giant lied about scope of spill

(Newser) - Exxon Mobil had better clean up its act—and its 1000 barrels of crude currently spilled in the Yellowstone River. Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer has a litany of complaints that mostly boil down to the oil giant misleading state officials about the scope of the spill, and has yanked state...

Dad Says Marijuana Helped Cure Cancer-Stricken Tot

Montana pop credits pot to son's 'miracle recovery' from brain tumor

(Newser) - A desperate dad slipped pot to his cancer-stricken son, and now credits the drug with the toddler's surprising recovery. Cash Hyde was given little chance of survival from a Stage 4 brain tumor, and struggled with several bouts of chemo, a stroke, and septic shock. So panicked dad, Mike...

Montana Gov OKs Shooting Endangered Wolves

Brian Schweitzer says gray wolf population has fully recovered

(Newser) - Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer has all but declared open season on gray wolves, ordering wildlife officers not to investigate or prosecute ranchers who shoot the endangered animals to protect their livestock, CNN reports. He’s also directed them to kill entire packs if they endanger the state’s elk or...

Four Years Later, 4 States Finally Get the iPhone

Montana, Dakotas, Wyoming aren't served by AT&T

(Newser) - For four years, residents of Montana, the Dakotas, and Wyoming were permanent wallflowers at the iPhone prom: AT&T doesn't serve those states, making them one giant dead zone. Today, Verizon starts selling the iPhone in the region, ending a long and painful wait for gadget lovers. “I remember...

City Roads Are Safest
 City Roads Are Safest 
Jan 25, 2011 3:52 PM CST

City Roads Are Safest

Highest crash fatalities occur in rural areas, says study

(Newser) - Motorists are much more likely to die in a crash in a rural area than in an urban one, USA Today reports. That generalization is reflected in the latest federal data on traffic fatalities, which show that the lowest fatality rates occur in Washington, DC, and Massachusetts, while the highest...

For Sale: Unabomber's Lair
 For Sale: Unabomber's Lair 
A STEAL AT $69K!
Dec 5, 2010 10:31 AM CST

For Sale: Unabomber's Lair

Ted Kaczynski's 'very secluded' land on the market

(Newser) - Maybe you need a getaway. Like, say, to the desolate place where a maybe-deranged guy assembled bombs he mailed out all over the country? If this sounds like you, luck has it that the Montana land where Unabomber Ted Kaczynski lived is up for sale—a chance for you to...

World's Oldest Man Turns 114

Walter Breuning of Montana marks milestone

(Newser) - A Montana resident believed to be the world's oldest man celebrated his 114th birthday today at a retirement home in Great Falls. Walter Breuning was born on Sept. 21, 1896, in Melrose, Minnesota, and moved to Montana in 1918, where he worked as a clerk for the Great Northern Railway...

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