Florence man rescues dad from mountain lion

By BRETT FRENCH Billings Gazette

Duane Cole believed he was on the menu when a mountain lion confronted him during a hunting trip in the Elkhorn Mountains near Boulder last month.

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Rehberg meeting spurs rumors of a possible Senate run in 2012

By CHARLES S. JOHNSON of the Missoulian State Bureau

HELENA - A Washington, D.C., publication reported Friday that U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg met this week with Republican recruiters about a 2012 run for the Senate seat held by Democrat Jon Tester.

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USFS has interest in Fort Missoula property as Army pulls out

By MICHAEL MOORE of the Missoulian

The closure process that will eventually see 15 acres of U.S. Army land at Fort Missoula transferred or sold to another owner grinds on.

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Missoula man sentenced to more than 11 years in credit union robbery

By the Missoulian

A 24-year-old Missoula man who robbed a bank and shot a deputy during an ensuing high-speed chase was sentenced Friday to more than 11 years in federal prison.

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Missoula airport gets $6.7M from FAA for new 120-foot-high control tower

By TRISTAN SCOTT of the Missoulian

Construction of a new air traffic control tower at Missoula International Airport is slated to begin as early as this spring, replacing the current building, which administrators say is technologically outdated.

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Glass creations at Missoula Artists' Shop infused with meaning

By JOE NICKELL of the Missoulian

Like many Montanans, Barbara Dillon has noticed the apparent signs of global warming. An avid fly-fisher and cross-country skier, she notices the changes in snowpack and river levels around her home in Big Sky.

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PostNet offers free résumé, fax services for job seekers

By BETSY COHEN of the Missoulian

The latest labor data shows Montana's unemployment rate has ticked upward this fall, from 6.6 percent in September to 6.7 percent in October. At the Missoula Job Service, the scarcity of new offers for job seekers is at an unprecedented low. And nationwide, the unemployment rate last mont…

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A cryptic letter – written in Norwegian, mailed from France and addressed to a long-dead person – makes for a crackling mystery

By KIM BRIGGEMAN of the Missoulian

Down at the Missoula Cemetery they call it the “loser card letter.” It popped up in the mail the week before Halloween, postmarked Oct. 15, 2009, from France, and addressed to a man who died in 1912.

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Defendant pleads to lesser charges in 2001 Florence murders

By TRISTAN SCOTT of the Missoulian

A man who authorities say had a hand in killing three women at a Florence hair salon in 2001 pleaded guilty Thursday to federal drug charges - a move that, under a proposed plea agreement, will clear him of the grisly murders.

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Baucus votes against climate change bill, but says he supports it

By MIKE DENNISON Missoulian State Bureau

HELENA - Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., was the only Democrat on Thursday to vote against a climate change bill that Democrats rammed through a Senate committee - but said he still supports the effort to limit greenhouse gases and pass a bill.

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MSU researcher shares study on wolf stalking, elk populations at symposium

By ROB CHANEY of the Missoulian

We guessed right about how many elk wolves eat, but we may have miscalculated how many elk don't get eaten because they don't get born.

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Missoula-based business Cycling House makes fitness an adventure

By BETSY COHEN of the Missoulian

When Owen Gue sold his 1991 Honda and borrowed $25,000 from his personal credit card to turn his passion into a business, the 24-year-old was keenly aware of the dangerous path he had chosen.

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Mission accomplished: DECA club makes long-awaited sign a reality at Sentinel High School

By MICHAEL MOORE of the Missoulian

The sign that went up outside Sentinel High School on Thursday has been a long time coming. At least 20 years and maybe more.

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Health care reform: Single-payer supporters see signs of hope

By MIKE DENNISON Missoulian State Bureau

HELENA - While Congress won't be enacting or considering a national Medicare-for-all system, which would extend taxpayer-supported health care to all citizens, supporters of the idea said a few glimmers of hope remain for steps in that direction.

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Recent accident highlights dangers of early season avalanches

By ROB CHANEY of the Missoulian

It seems way too early to worry about avalanche season.

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Author Kittredge readies talk on art, human evolution

By JOE NICKELL of the Missoulian

Every newborn comes to this world hard-wired with basic skills and strategies of survival: fear of falling, the ability to suckle, an outsized yowl. The ability to transform a block of stone into a human form? That takes a little more practice.

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Hardin jail con man surrenders artwork to pay debts; value questionable

By JENNIFER McKEE Missoulian State Bureau

HELENA - Michael Hilton, the California con man whose shadowy sham company once aspired to run Hardin's never-opened jail, has turned over four pieces of art to be auctioned off to satisfy a $700,000 fraud judgment against him.

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Florence murder suspect pleads guilty to drug charges; deal voids three counts of murder

By TRISTAN SCOTT of the Missoulian

A man who authorities say had a hand in killing three women at a Florence hair salon in 2001 pleaded guilty Thursday to federal drug charges - a move that, under a proposed plea agreement, will clear him of the grisly murders.

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Student who kicked $10,000 field goal ineligible, may not get cash prize

By FRITZ NEIGHBOR of the Missoulian

On Armed Forces Appreciation Day, the record crowd at Washington-Grizzly Stadium was dazzled by a military flyover, a goal line-to-goal line presentation of colors and a dominating 31-10 win by Montana over Weber State.

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