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  Polson woman killed in double fatal crash

  

  Posted 9:32 PM 4/29/2012 by Robin O'Day (KPAX News)

  DUPUYER, MT- Authorities say that a weekend fatal crash in north central Montana took the lives of a 28-year-old Polson woman and a 30-year-old Browning man.

  The Montana Highway Patrol reports that crash happened just after 5 a.m. on Sunday on U.S. Highway 89 near Dupuyer.

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  PTSD follows St. Ignatius Marine home from Iraq

  

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  Posted 10:35 AM 4/27/2012 by Jill Valley (KPAX News)

  ST. IGNATIUS- Thousands of miles separate Saint Ignatius from Iraq, but for one Marine the mountains can't block the memories of combat.

  Jill Valley went on Special Assignment to examine Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and what it mean for a man who was in the cross hairs of conflict.

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  St. Ignatius Marine relives Iraq

  

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  Posted 2:26 PM 4/26/2012 by Jill Valley (KPAX News)

  MISSOULA- We ask a lot of our military, especially those who serve in combat. But the pressures of war doesn't always go away when a soldier returns home.

  They experience an incredible amount of stress that sometimes doesn't surface until they are home safe. Jill Valley talked with one (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Man pleads guilty to Montana Ponzi scheme

  

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  Posted 1:43 PM 4/25/2012 by Irina Cates (KPAX News)

  MISSOULA- The second man who is accused of running one of the largest Ponzi schemes in Montana history admitted to the crime in federal court on Wednesday morning.

  Keith Kovich pleaded guilty to 20 felony counts including wire fraud and money laundering. Kovich and Robert Congdon ran (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Burning permits to be required in parts of Northwest MT

  

  Posted 10:08 AM 4/25/2012 by KPAX/KAJ Media Center

  KALISPELL The open burning season deadline is fast approaching and after May 1st you will need a permit for burning.

  Burning permits will be required from May 1st through June 30th in Flathead and Lake counties. Residents can fill out the on-line application and a permit will be generated (More)

  
  

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  Spring Mack Days continues on record pace

  

  Posted 2:12 PM 4/23/2012 by KPAX/KAJ Media Center

  PABLO- Spring Mack Days anglers continue a record breaking pace on Flathead Lake. A total of 19,051 lake trout have been entered in during the event through the first eighteen days.

  The total after 18 days in the 2010 Spring Event which has the highest event total was 17,327. Friday's (More)

  
  

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  Investigation into Lake Co. Sheriff's Dept. continues

  

  Posted 4:47 PM 4/20/2012 by Marnee Banks (KXLH Helena)

  HELENA- A legislative committee heard testimony on Friday about investigations into alleged misconduct by several law enforcement members in Lake County.

  The Law and Justice Committee asked staff from the Department of Justice, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, and the Montana POST Council (More)

  
  

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  State officials subpoenaed in Lake Co. Sheriff's Dept. investigation

  

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  Posted 7:18 AM 4/20/2012 by Marnee Banks (KXLH Helena)

  HELENA- A Legislative committee looking into charges made against the Lake County Sheriff's Department is issuing a subpoena for two Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks employees and an employee from the Department of Justice.

  The Law and Justice Committee asked the parties to attend a hearing (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Spring Mack Days continues on Flathead Lake

  

  Posted 10:27 AM 4/19/2012 by KPAX/KAJ Media Center

  PABLO- Mack Days anglers turned in 2,952 lake trout entries the fifth weekend of the spring fishing event, bringing the total to 15,097. Friday's total at the end of a beautiful day on the lake was 1,238, Saturday 1,087, and Sunday's blustery winds hampered anglers with huge rolling waves, but (More)

  
  

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  Lake Co. Sheriffs Dept. investigation hearing held in Helena

  

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  Posted 9:06 PM 4/18/2012 by Katy Harris (KAJ News)

  HELENA- Alleged cover-ups by Lake County law enforcement will be the focus of an important meeting in Helena on Friday, but, the Montana Department of Justice and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Park officials won't be attending.

  The Law and Justice Interim Committee will discuss how the Lake (More) • Video (1)