Posted 10:58 PM 5/17/2012 by Breanna Roy (KPAX News)
MISSOULA - Live simulcast horse racing is back on track in Montana, five months after the state Department of Livestock suspended it to work out the finances.
"It put me out of a job and all of the casinos that had simulcast sites, I'm sure it probably didn't help their business either," Katie (More)
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Posted 10:17 PM 5/17/2012 by Irina Cates (KPAX News)
MISSOULA - Kidnappers, suspected murders, robbers, gang members: these are bad guys who are behind bars thanks to a task force that you probably don't know anything about.
The Montana Violent Crime Task Force is an expansion of the Great Falls Central Montana Gang Task Force. Agents and (More)
Posted 8:54 PM 5/17/2012 by Angela Marshall (KAJ News)
KALISPELL- New data released late Thursday shows the number of pertussis cases in the Flathead Valley has grown to 36.
Four school-aged children and two adults were identified as having whooping cough on Thursday with the Flathead City-County Health Department reporting those four students (More)
Posted 8:48 PM 5/17/2012 by Robin O'Day
MISSOULA - An anonymous donor is putting more than 140 iPads into the hands of Paxson Elementary School students.
On Thursday night, students, parents and teachers explored how the tablets can enhance learning and engage students.
This fall, an iPad initiative will be launched, focusing (More)
Posted 7:41 PM 5/17/2012 by Katy Harris (KAJ News)
KALISPELL- The Flathead County Sheriff's Office and the US Marshals Service are joining forces to try and find one of the most wanted violent sexual predators in the state who is believed to be in the Flathead Valley.
Dale Hanson, 61, spent 10 years in the Montana State Prison for sexually (More)
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Posted 7:33 PM 5/17/2012 by KPAX News Staff
MOIESE- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would like to hear from Montanans regarding the Confederated Salish Kootenai's Tribe proposal to work with the federal government to operate the National Bison Range in Moiese. CSKT is requesting to enter into an Annual Funding Agreement with (More)
Posted 7:25 PM 5/17/2012 by Melissa Anderson (KXLH Helena)
HELENA- When Troy Peissig shot a hole-in-one at a Missoula Country Club golf tournament, he won a special $18,000 prize. But almost two years later and despite multiple witness accounts, Peissig hasn't seen a dime of the prize money.
The tournament's sponsor had purchased insurance to (More)
Posted 7:11 PM 5/17/2012 by David Jay (KTVQ Billings)
BILLINGS- Athletes from across Montana displayed their skills during the second day of the Montana Special Olympics state games in Billings on Thursday.
Swimmers competed in 23 different events, at MSU-Billing's Alterowitz Pool as the Magic City hosted nine separate sports events.
(More)Posted 4:52 PM 5/17/2012 by Robin O'Day (KPAX News)
DE BORGIA- West End Volunteer Fire Chief Bruce Charles, once known for his dispute with Montana Highway Patrol on how they entered a crash scene, has turned in his resignation for other reasons.Mineral County Attorney Marcia Boris says Charles has stepped down because he is unhappy (More)
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Posted 4:18 PM 5/17/2012 by Dennis Bragg (KPAX News)
PABLO- From massages to exams and even jewelry, the Women 4 Wellness Health Fair continues to grow, with more than 100-vendors at this year's event.
The Joe McDonald Health and Fitness Center at Salish Kootenai College in Pablo was packed from wall-to-wall with displays, volunteers and a (More)
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