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• Corvallis teen killed in Eastside Hwy accident identified Play Video

  February 28, 2012 8:03 PM

  CORVALLIS- The Corvallis teenager who died in a Monday morning accident near Victor has been identified. The Ravalli County Sheriff's Department says 17-year-old Dao Ann Slagter, a senior at Corvallis High School died in the one vehicle accident on Eastside Highway. The Montana Highway Patrol says Slagter was... more »

• Group claims responsibility for deadly Iraq attacks

  February 24, 2012 9:22 PM

  BAGHDAD (CNN) -- The Islamic State of Iraq has claimed responsibility for Thursday's attacks in that country that killed dozens of people and wounded hundreds more. The umbrella group, which includes al Qaeda in Iraq, issued an audio message that was posted on an al Qaeda-linked website. "Shiite... more »

• Deadly Jewel Basin avalanche detailed Play Video

  February 20, 2012 7:48 PM

  JEWEL BASIN- More information surfaced on the avalanche that took the life of a Bigfork man earlier this month. Mark Albee, 42, was killed when the snow collapsed as he and his brother were on a backcountry ski trip above Wildcat Lake near the Jewel Basin in the Swan... more »

• Family, friends mourn loss of skier killed in avalanche Play Video

  February 3, 2012 8:18 PM

  WILDCAT LAKE- Flathead Valley family and friends are mourning the loss of a skier killed in Wednesday's tragic avalanche. Thursday the body of 42 year old Mark Albee of Bigfork was found under 5 feet of snow at the bottom of a mountain. Albee died of asphyxiation after falling... more »

• William Shatner's 'Priceline Negotiator' to die

  January 20, 2012 6:31 PM

  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- It's game over for William Shatner's "Priceline Negotiator." He will be killed in a fiery bus crash in a commercial set to air on Monday. But it takes more than that to kill off Capt. Kirk. The online company says ties with the actor... more »

• Bozeman man killed in Gallatin Canyon crash identified

  January 2, 2012 5:37 PM

  BOZEMAN - The Gallatin County Sheriff's Department has identified 23-year-old Zachary Cole of Bozeman as the man who was killed on Sunday afternoon on U.S. Highway 191. Deputy Coroner Tom Weightman said Cole was killed when his car crossed the center line and crashed head-on into a Ford F-150... more »

• Airstrike on Turkey-Iraq border kills 35 people

  December 29, 2011 5:33 PM

  Istanbul (CNN) -- A Turkish airstrike on the border with Iraq killed 35 people who are now thought to have been smuggling cigarettes, a senior Turkish lawmaker said Thursday. Turkish air force jets launched the strike late Wednesday after unmanned aerial vehicles showed a group moving from Iraq toward... more »

• Kalispell woman hit, killed by SUV identified

  December 24, 2011 12:03 AM

  KALISPELL- The Flathead County Sheriff released the name of the 94 year old woman, who was killed after being hit by an SUV Thursday. The woman is Luella Scott of Kalispell. Scott was crossing Center Street when she was struck by a vehicle. The driver of the SUV was held... more »

• Man sent to prison for fatal Missoula drunk driving crash Play Video

  December 8, 2011 6:44 PM

  MISSOULA- A Washington State man who killed a Missoula woman last February while driving drunk will now spend 10 years in prison after he violated his probation. Joshua Thielbar received a 20-year probationary sentence for vehicular homicide while under the influence during an October sentencing hearing. Prosecutors says he... more »

• 2 killed on Virginia Tech campus; alert lifted Play Video

  December 8, 2011 6:40 PM

  Two people are dead after a shooting incident at Virginia Tech; one of the victims has been identified as a campus police officer. The shooting triggered a massive lockdown at the school, which was the scene of a horrific 2007 massacre when Seung-Hui Cho shot and killed 32 people... more »

• Six Grizzlies near Kalispell captured, some killed

  November 29, 2011 6:35 PM

  KALISPELL- Six Grizzly bears were captured in the last two weeks alone, some, very close to Kalispell. John Fraley with Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks says two of the Sows or female Grizzlies had to be put down because they were killing people's livestock and returning to populated areas. ... more »

• Exchange student killed in Plains snowmobile crash

  November 23, 2011 12:56 PM

  PLAINS- The Sanders County Coroner's Office reports a 17-year-old female foreign exchange student of Plains High School died in a snowmobile accident Sunday night in Plains. The name is being withheld until her family is notified. The name of the host family is also not being released until the... more »

• Another grizzly bear shot and killed near Marias Pass

  November 11, 2011 7:49 PM

  MISSOULA- Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials say a Kalispell man was acting in self-defense when he shot and killed a grizzly bear on the Rocky Mountain Front near Marias Pass. This latest incident occurred only 4 miles from where a hunter was injured and a bear was killed during opening... more »

• Pedestrian identified in deadly Helena accident

  October 24, 2011 7:36 PM

  HELENA- Steven Gregory Wendt of Helena has been identified as the victim of Monday morning's accident on Custer Avenue. The accident happened shortly after 7:00 a.m. on Monday, when Wendt was struck by a black SUV on Custer Avenue near National. Lewis & Clark County Coroner Mickey Nelson said... more »

• Two time Indy winner killed in Vegas crash

  October 16, 2011 6:04 PM

  Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon had been looking forward to having a full-time spot for IndyCar racing in 2012, and was hoping Sunday's outing in Las Vegas would be great day to mount that comeback. But for Wheldon, the English driver who won the 100th running of the... more »

• Problem gray wolf killed by Yellowstone Park staff

  October 12, 2011 5:24 PM

  YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK - A habituated gray wolf believed to be conditioned to human foods was killed by Yellowstone National Park staff October 8. Since July, the 110-pound male wolf had approached staff and visitors at close range at least seven times and had been unsuccessfully hazed each time... more »

• Grizzly captured near Condon killed

  September 27, 2011 5:39 PM

  CONDON- A large adult male grizzly was captured and killed Tuesday near Condon after remote camera images confirmed that the bear had broken into nine garages and sheds in the Swan Valley over the past two weeks. The grizzly was originally captured and released by Confederated Salish and Kootenai... more »

• More people killed in Syrian military operations, rights group says

  September 12, 2011 6:41 PM

  (CNN) -- At least 23 people were killed Monday in the Syrian government's ongoing crackdown on dissidents, the pro-democracy group Local Coordination Committees of Syria said. Among the dead was a 12-year-old boy shot to death when Syrian security forces fired on a funeral procession, according to the London-based... more »

• Black bear illegally killed in Belgrade

  August 11, 2011 11:42 AM

  BELGRADE- State wildlife officials are looking for information on the recent killing of a female black bear in Belgrade. According to MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks game warden Brian Lloyd, a 7-10 year old sow was illegally shot in the neck just off of Dry Creek Road on August... more »

• Mountain lion, bear killed over the weekend

  June 15, 2011 6:25 PM

  Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks officials were forced to kill a young mountain lion over the weekend in Lincoln County. FWP officials say the cat was killing chickens and kept returning to the a residence off of Farm to Market Road and the mountain lion was getting too comfortable with... more »

• USDA setting traps after wolves kill horse in Darby

  May 28, 2011 7:46 PM

  DARBY- A Darby rancher is mourning the loss of his horse Jack, after wolves chased him down and killed him. "It's hard to believe that two days ago I was giving Jack treats and now he looks like that. Because somebody thought we had to have wolves around here,"... more »

• Teen killed in Carbon County accident

  April 24, 2011 5:42 PM

  UPDATE: MHP said after finding further details it was discovered that the victim of the car wreck was in fact a 15-year-old girl from Joliet. Read the updated story by CLICKING HERE . A 16-year-old young man from Joliet is dead after crashing his car on Highway 310 Sunday... more »

• Wool growers compensated for wolf conflicts

  April 1, 2010 10:46 PM

  HELENA - The Montana Wool Growers Association will get $140,000 to offset damage from reintroduction of the gray wolf. The money comes from the $1 million federal-state wolf livestock compensation project authorized last year by Congress. The Montana Livestock Loss Reduction and Mitigation Board paid out compensation for 369... more »

• Marine with Bozeman ties killed in Afghanistan

  January 15, 2010 1:12 PM

  A Marine with ties in Bozeman has been killed in combat operations in Afghanistan. The Defense Department says Cpl. Nicholas K. Uzenski, 21, of the Houston suburb of Tomball, Texas, died Monday in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. Uzenski's family in Bozeman include his father, William T. Uzenski,... more »

• Highway sheep crash prompts action to prevent more motorist/sheep collisions

  January 12, 2010 8:30 AM

  Anaconda and Deer Lodge County officials have decided to take steps to prevent highway collisions between motorists and sheep. A Monday crash on Highway 1 near Anaconda that killed eight bighorn sheep has prompted Anaconda Chief Executive Becky Guay to try to arrange a meeting between Department of Transportation... more »

• MT Soldier dies in Iraq

  November 30, 2009 2:11 PM

  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Private First Class Michael A. Rogers, 23, of White Sulphur Springs, MT., died Nov. 27, at Forward Operating Base Hammer, east of Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.... more »