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• Occupy camp removal doesn't mean protest ban Play Video

  January 17, 2012 8:53 PM

  MISSOULA- Early Tuesday morning, the Missoula County's maintenance crew, supported by sheriff's deputies, moved in and dismantled the Occupy Missoula camp, which has been on the courthouse lawn since October. The county had given the Occupy group nearly two weeks to remove the camp on its own. But when... more »

• Christie takes on protesters chanting at Romney rally

  January 8, 2012 8:42 PM

  Exeter, New Hampshire (CNN) -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie fired back at protesters at a rally Sunday for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in New Hampshire. The brash Republican governor -- speaking on behalf of Romney, whom he has endorsed, ahead of Tuesday's first-in-the-nation primary -- responded to... more »

• Occupy movement could shape Montana politics Play Video

  November 4, 2011 8:05 PM

  The Occupy Wall Street movement is continuing to spread across the nation. Even in Montana protests have emerged in Helena, Missoula, Bozeman and Billings. Carroll College Professor of Political Science Jeremy Johnson says for some people the message is still confusing. "There's a lack of specificity in the... more »

• Protester leaves site of Butte building after chain is cut

  October 10, 2011 5:11 PM

  BUTTE- A man who chained himself to the Greek Café building Monday morning in Butte to protest Tuesday's demolition said he did it draw more attention to the issue. Brian McGregor was found chained to the corner of the building with a sign reading "This Place Matters." McGregor is... more »

• Security forces injure hundreds trying to disperse Yemeni protesters

  April 3, 2011 2:28 PM

  SANAA, Yemen (CNN) -- One person died and at least 830 people were injured Sunday when Yemeni security forces attacked protesters at a square in Taiz, according to information from a field hospital. A local governor denied that there were any deaths. Nine people suffered gunshot wounds, including the person... more »

• Rebel forces hold key city, advance west

  March 26, 2011 8:19 PM

  AJDABIYA, Libya (CNN) -- The retreat of Moammar Gadhafi's forces from a key eastern city Saturday reinvigorated the opposition, which began taking the fight west toward the capital of Tripoli. By Saturday evening, advancing opposition fighters had reached the outskirts of the city of Brega, to the west of Ajdabiya,... more »

• Demonstrators swarm central London to protest spending cuts

  March 26, 2011 8:15 PM

  LONDON (CNN) -- Scattered violence broke out Saturday as tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through central London to protest proposed austerity measures and public-sector spending cuts. Police arrested 157 people for criminal damage, public order offenses, aggravated trespass and violent disorder, after several businesses were vandalized, police said. ... more »

• Medical marijuana advocates to rally in Kalispell

  March 16, 2011 3:19 PM

  KALISPELL- The recent raids of medical marijuana businesses across the state are sparking a protest on Wednesday evening at the Flathead County Courthouse by caregivers and patients in the Flathead Valley. Marijuana shop owners and employees want to send a message to the Obama administration that they want federal... more »

• University students threatened in Bahrain

  March 13, 2011 6:18 PM

  (CNN) -- Supporters of the rulers of Bahrain threatened about 5,000 university students protesting against the government at Bahrain University Sunday, eyewitnesses said. The government denied that unjustified force was used. Elsewhere in the strategically important kingdom, riot police fired tear gas at protesters to break up the blockade of... more »

• Protesters meet megaloads move into Missoula Play Video

  March 10, 2011 8:26 AM

  MISSOULA- The much anticipated megaloads made their way through Missoula overnight and now sit parked along Interstate 90 just before the Orange Street exit. Loads this big are bound to turn some heads, even in the middle of the night. "They're very cool, they're super huge and it's really... more »

• Hundreds gather in Helena to protest budget cuts Play Video

  February 21, 2011 7:11 PM

  HELENA - Several hundred people rallied at the Capitol steps in Helena on Monday afternoon to urge the Legislature to stop cutting funding for public employees and their programs. The Rally to Save Public Services and Education was co-organized by the Montana Education Association-Montana Federation of Teachers (MEA-MFT) and... more »

• Montana group participates in nationwide protest

  February 15, 2011 8:40 AM

  BILLINGS - A vigil for victims of underage sex trafficking was held from noon to 1 p.m. Monday in front of planned parenthoods throughout the nation and Billings was no exception to the event. A group of protesters picketed at both Planned Parenthood offices in Billings. "We are... more »

• Hundreds of Belgrade students skip school to support teacher Play Video

  May 24, 2010 11:34 AM

  BELGRADE - Hundreds of Belgrade High School students skipped class Monday morning to protest the decision not to renew government teacher Lisa Nesbitt's contract. An estimated 400 students, or about 50 percent of the student body, gathered to rally against the district's decision. Last week Nesbitt was informed... more »

• May Day event held in Missoula Play Video

  May 1, 2010 4:56 PM

  MISSOULA - Despite Saturday's dreary weather, lots of people headed downtown to enjoy the May Day festivities at Caras Park. One group of people explored the downtown scene by boat as some Missoula workers rallied in downtown Missoula in honor of International Workers Day. Protesters accompanied Michael Smurfit... more »

• Woman arrested after Kalispell protest Play Video

  April 30, 2010 1:15 PM

  KALISPELL - The protest that turned violent Thursday evening landed a Kalispell woman behind bars. April Gaede was booked at the Flathead County jail on Thursday evening for charges of misdemeanor assault and criminal mischief and later released. The protest turned ugly as a handful of people arrived... more »

• Tea Party protest in Missoula, around state Play Video

  April 15, 2010 4:38 PM

  MISSOULA - Nationwide Tax Day triggered citizen protests across the country and on Thursday, Missoula became a hub for Montanans to express their views on the government and paying taxes. More than 500 people stood outside the federal building on Broadway holding homemade signs with their political views. ... more »

• Protesters at Helena meeting from Missoula

  March 18, 2010 9:06 PM

  HELENA - The protesters that interrupted the State Land Board meeting in Helena have been identified. Michael Phelps, Mary "Suzie" Rosett, Genevieve Schroeder, Max Granger, and Shelby Cunllife sat on the floor of the meeting and began chanting, "Hands off Otter Creek, you're not listening." The meeting was... more »

• Otter Creek leases approved despite protest Play Video

  March 18, 2010 1:37 PM

  HELENA - The Montana State Land Board approved leasing 9,500 acres in southeast Montana to Arch Coal at fifteen cents per ton, plus a bonus bid of nearly $86-million dollars. We were at the meeting to hear the decision and observed as a small group of protesters made their... more »

• Ex-Smurfit Stone workers holding Missoula jobs rally

  February 18, 2010 12:09 PM

  MISSOULA - Members of the Change That Works organization are taking aim at the money received by Smurfit Stone executives received while the company is in bankruptcy and closed the Frenchtown mill, at a cost of nearly 400 jobs were lost. Former employees will rally in downtown Missoula on... more »

• Tea Party members hold mini-rally in Helena

  January 21, 2010 10:47 AM

  Members of the Helena Capital Tea Party could be found on all four corners of a Helena intersection on Wednesday. About 20 people affiliated with the Tea Party gathered at Lyndale and Getchell, saying that they want the government to return to the principles laid out in the U.S.... more »