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Barry Beach Surrenders to Authorities in Billings

Wendy Nielsen — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:45:03 +0000

HELENA – At 11am today, Barry Beach surrendered himself to the custody of the Yellowstone County Sheriff. The Department of Corrections is working with the Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office to arrange secure transportation to the Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge. There he will continue serving his 100-yea

Divisional B-C Softball Tournament Starts Friday (Bracket)

Wendy Nielsen — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:31:41 +0000

Area teams will be participating in the Divisional B-C Softball tournament beginning on Friday at the Granite Peak Complex in Columbus. The first teams to take the field will be #2 Shepherd -v- #7 Colstrip on Friday at 9:00 am on Field 1, while #3 Huntley Project takes on #6 Conrad on Field 2. #4 [...]

Billings Student Discrimination Complaint

Wendy Nielsen — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:10:42 +0000

Discrimination complaint filed against high school (Information in the following story is from: Billings Gazette, http://www.billingsgazette.com) BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Human Rights Bureau says it found “reasonable cause to believe unlawful discrimination occurred” against a student at Terry High School in eastern Montana. The Billings Gazette reports in a story on Thursday that [...]

Sentencing in Billings Child Assault Case

Wendy Nielsen — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:10:15 +0000

CHILD ASSAULT Billings woman sentenced for biting stepson (Information in the following story is from: Billings Gazette, http://www.billingsgazette.com) BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Billings woman convicted of beating and biting her 3-year-old stepson can avoid jail time after the judge found she had improved her parenting skills. The Billings Gazette reports District Judge Mary Jane [...]

Yellowstone County Considering Work Program

Wendy Nielsen — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:08:24 +0000

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Yellowstone County officials are considering creating a work program to ease overcrowding at the jail. The Billings Gazette reports that Yellowstone County Sheriff Mike Linder recently presented the idea to Yellowstone County commissioners, the county attorney, public defender and judges. Officials say overcrowding can increase tensions among inmates.

DeBruycker and Barta Crowned 2012-2013 Athletes of the Year

Wendy Nielsen — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:12:07 +0000

KSEN and K96FM held their annual Athlete of the Year Banquet last night at the Coyote Club and Events Center. We had a great turnout of both our Athletes of the week and their parents, coaches and supporters. Jeff Graham, current Belt Huskies Two Time State Champion Girls Basketball Coach and former Chester High School [...]

2012-2013 Athlete's of the Week

Wendy Nielsen — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:51:14 +0000

Ben McAlpine – Sr. Sunburst Refiners, Aug. 24th, 2012 Our first Athlete of the Week, according to Sunburst Head Football Coach Matt Clark put in a lot of hard work during the off-season and it produced immediate dividends at the start of the season. Ben McAlpine, a Sr. offensive and defensive lineman led the defense [...]

Ending Air Traffic Controller Furloughs

Wendy Nielsen — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:10:32 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is expected to approve legislation today that would end air traffic controller furloughs blamed for thousands of flight delays this week. The measure was approved by the Senate last night. It would allow the Federal Aviation Administration to transfer up to $253 million instead of being forced to make across-the-board [...]

Wilm Pleads Guilty to Felony Intimidation

Wendy Nielsen — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:21:05 +0000

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Lockwood man has pleaded guilty to calling 911 just days after a Connecticut school shooting and threatening a similar shooting in the Billings area. The Billings Gazette reports 52-year-old Rodney Dale Wilm pleaded guilty to felony intimidation yesterday before District Judge Susan Watters. Sentencing is scheduled for June 21. Wilm [...]

Rehberg Hasn't Ruled Out Run for Senate

Wendy Nielsen — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:17:39 +0000

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Former Congressman Denny Rehberg isn’t ruling out a run for the Senate seat being vacated by U.S. Sen. Max Baucus. The Republican is coming off a bruising loss last year to Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester. Rehberg said yesterday he has been receiving encouragement to take a serious look at the [...]

Stream Issues

Wendy Nielsen — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:22:10 +0000

We are having some issues with the stream today (and for the past couple of days). I'm working on it and will update this post when the issues are fixed. Thanks for your patience!!!

Deadly Shooting In Illinois Leaves Five Dead

Wendy Nielsen — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:37:21 +0000

Early Wednesday morning a gunman went on a shooting spree in Manchester, Illinois that has left five people dead. The suspect is in custody

According to Fox2Now, one other person was also injured in the shooting that prompted several schools to close. After a lengthy search, police say they have the suspect in custody. The police confirm that the suspect did not come willingly

Routine Transaction?

Wendy Nielsen — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:27:24 +0000

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The manager of a New Hampshire fireworks store says the older of the two Boston bombing suspects bought two mortar kits at the store in February. April Walton, of Phantom Fireworks, says Tamerlan Tsarnaev (tsahr-NEYE’-ehv) bought two “Lock and Load” reloadable mortar kits with 24 shells each. Company Vice President William Weimer says FBI [...]

Max Baucus Rules Out 7th Term

Wendy Nielsen — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:13:23 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus says he won’t run for re-election next year. The Montana Democrat said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press today that he doesn’t “want to die here with my boots on.” He says, “There is life beyond Congress.” Baucus has been a fixture in the Senate since 1979 and [...]

Blue Cross Merger Plan Clears State Hurdle

Wendy Nielsen — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:08:01 +0000

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A proposed merger between nation’s fourth-largest health insurer and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana is now in the hands of a former state Supreme Court justice. William Leaphart is the hearing examiner in the merger between Blue Cross and Chicago-based Health Care Service Corp. He will make a recommendation to [...]

Today in Helena

Wendy Nielsen — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:05:57 +0000

Jonathon Ambarian: On Monday, the Montana Legislature began finalizing several proposals to reform the state’s tax system. The legislature is scheduled to adjourn this week and these tax proposals are something lawmakers will need to tackle before they close the session. One proposed bill would lower the property taxes businesses pay on the equipment [...]

Two Killed, One Injured in Crash Near St. Ignatius

Wendy Nielsen — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:40:04 +0000

POLSON, Mont. (AP) — Two Missoula women were killed and another Missoula resident was injured in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 93 North near St. Ignatius. The Montana Highway Patrol says slushy roads may have contributed to side-impact crash between a passenger car and a full-sized pickup shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday. All three [...]

Arrests Made in Plot to Attach Canadian Passenger Train

Wendy Nielsen — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:06:05 +0000

TORONTO (AP) — Police in Canada say two men have been arrested and charged with plotting a terrorist attack against a Canadian passenger train. They say the two were conspiring to carry out an attack against Via Rail with al-Qaida support, but that they posed no imminent threat. The investigation was part of a cross-border operation involving Canadian law enforcement [...]

Spring 2013 Radio Auction Scheduled for April 17 and 18 [Updated Photos]

Wendy Nielsen — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:10:44 +0000

That's Right - its time for another radio auction. I have the flyer here for you to print and I'm trying something new with the photos this year - Each of the 16 Hours of the auction is listed below - click on the hour you're interested in, each of the items that has a photo will appear as a link, click on that link to see the photo. You can also visit the gallery on this page to see all of the photos. Check it out after the jump

House Bill 505 Physician-Assisted Suicide Struck Down in the Montana Senate

Wendy Nielsen — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:04:35 +0000

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Senate has rejected a measure that would criminalize doctors and caregivers who help terminally ill people kill themselves. House Bill 505 was struck down in a 27-23 floor vote after senators removed it from the Senate Judiciary Committee, where it failed to get a majority of support from committee members