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• Schweitzer says he's not interested in Washington D.C. Play Video

  April 17, 2012 8:19 AM

  BILLINGS- Montana's News Station sat down with Governor Brian Schweitzer on Monday to talk about his plans as he wraps up his final eight months as Montana's top official. He's now focusing on his plan to address pension issues across the state and creating a health clinic for state... more »

• Man with Missoula ties accused in WA state Capitol bomb threat Play Video

  March 14, 2012 7:47 PM

  A Washington state man with Missoula ties is being accused of hiring a hit man to kill his wife, his boss and also for planning to blow up the state Capitol in Olympia, Washington. Army Lieutenant Colonel Robert Underwood graduated from Sentinel High School in 1984 and has a... more »

• 3 skiers killed in Stevens Pass avalanche

  February 20, 2012 10:45 AM

  STEVENS PASS, Wash. - Three men who were considered to be world-class skiers were killed Sunday after an avalanche swept them some 1,500 feet down a chute in the backcountry, officials said. 41-year-old John Brenan, 46-year-old Jim Jack and 30-year-old Chris Rudolph were with a group of 13 similarly... more »

• WA man charged with murder for fight near Elk's Club Play Video

  December 30, 2011 7:12 PM

  MISSOULA - Court documents say a Washington man accused of killing another man outside of the Elk's Club last June knocked the victim unconscious, which caused him to fall and crack his skull on the cement. David Hylton is facing a deliberate homicide charge, or in the alternative, prosecutors... 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 »

• Wind blows Washington Monument engineer 30 feet

  October 2, 2011 3:14 PM

  WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The National Park Service suspended assessment work of the earthquake-damaged Washington Monument Saturday, a day after wind blew one of the workers 30 feet away from the monument. Climber Erik Sohn was unhurt and the Difficult Access Team from Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (WJE) hopes to... more »

• Police: 'Cage-like door' used to lock 2 boys in bedroom

  April 14, 2011 10:51 PM

  (CNN) -- A father and his fiancee are behind bars after being accused of using a cagelike door to lock two young boys in a bedroom, according to police in Washington state. John Eckhart, 30, and Alayna Higdon, 26, both face felony charges of unlawful imprisonment and criminal mistreatment,... more »

• "Miracle Mom" drives through Helena for charity Play Video

  March 18, 2011 2:51 PM

  HELENA- A Washington woman and mother of nine is traveling 10,000 miles in six weeks to raise $10,000 as part of the Ford Focus "Miracle Miles" fundraiser. Suzanne Damstedt arrived in Helena on Thursday in a 2012 Ford Focus that the company gave her to show off. Dubbed... more »

• Congress pushes shutdown deadline to March 18

  March 2, 2011 11:46 AM

  WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Senate passed legislation Wednesday extending funding for the federal government by two more weeks -- through March 18 -- while cutting $4 billion from current spending levels. The measure, approved in a 91-9 vote, buys legislators more time to try to avoid a government shutdown.... more »

• Senate to vote on short-term funding bill

  March 2, 2011 8:26 AM

  WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Senate is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a bill that would extend funding for the federal government by two more weeks -- through March 18 -- while cutting $4 billion from current spending levels. The House of Representatives passed the bill Tuesday on a 335-91... more »

• Tuesday morning Montana news headlines

  February 1, 2011 10:40 AM

  WASHINGTON DC - The Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call reports Congressman Denny Rehberg will announce he will challenge Senator Jon Tester in the 2012 Senate race. "It's happening Saturday," a knowledgeable Montana GOP political operative told Roll Call. "He's running. There is a lot of support and enthusiasm back home,... more »

• More details of Spokane bomb released

  January 27, 2011 2:54 PM

  (CNN) -- A backpack bomb discovered last week along a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade route in Spokane, Washington, contained a chemical found in rat poison and was packed with little metal pellets, apparently as shrapnel, a law enforcement official said Thursday. The device was set up to... more »

• Police: 2 dead, 2 cops hurt in shooting at Washington state Walmart

  January 23, 2011 8:29 PM

  (CNN) -- Two people were shot dead and two sheriff's deputies were wounded late Sunday afternoon outside a Walmart store in western Washington state, a Kitsap County Sheriff's spokesman said. Three sheriff's deputies responded to the scene around 3:45 p.m. Sunday after getting a call about a suspicious person... more »

• Flooding hits Northwest

  January 17, 2011 8:26 AM

  (CNN) -- The Pacific Northwest braced for flooding Monday after heavy rains and rising waters caused landslides and closed roads, authorities said. "We have a mess on our hands," Dave Thompson with the Oregon Department of Transportation said Sunday. Thompson said landslides had closed the Wilson River Highway,... more »

• Watered down Four Loko back on WA store shelves

  January 7, 2011 1:48 PM

  SEATTLE - It only took a few weeks for the makers of Four Loko to dilute their drink and get it back on store shelves in Washington State. The caffeinated energy drink made headlines last fall after several Central Washington University students in Ellensburg were hospitalized after drinking Four... more »

• Mega Millions winners come forward in Washington

  January 6, 2011 7:13 PM

  Jim and Carolyn McCullar of Washington stepped forward on Thursday to claim their half of the $380 million jackpot in the Mega Millions lottery. The McCullars traveled to Olympia to claim the winnings from the ticket purchased at a supermarket in the small town of Ephrata. Officials in... more »

• Baucus pushing tax cut proposal

  December 4, 2010 10:45 AM

  WASHINGTON, DC - Montana Senator Max Baucus says his bill to permanently cut taxes for middle class families is the best way to grow the economy. The Democrat's Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2010 would cut taxes for families making less than $250,000 as well as for individuals... more »

• House panel finds Rangel guilty of ethics violations

  November 16, 2010 1:01 PM

  WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A House ethics subcommittee found longtime Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel guilty Tuesday on multiple violations of House rules. The subcommittee, according to California Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren, the ethics committee chairwoman, found "clear and convincing" evidence of guilt on 11 of 12 counts, including failing to... more »

• WA Attorney General pushes to ban alcohol energy drinks nationwide

  November 11, 2010 6:32 PM

  WASHINGTON- A month after a group of university students were hospitalized after being knocked out by a potent drink, Washington State is banning the sale of alcohol-based energy drinks. Earlier this fall, nine students from Central Washington University in Ellensburg were hurt after drinking at a weekend party. Initially it... more »

• Wash. state bans 'blackout in a can' and other drinks like it

  November 10, 2010 4:09 PM

  (CNN) -- The Washington State Liquor Control Board on Wednesday banned the sale of alcoholic energy drinks after the so-called "blackout in a can" beverage sickened nine college students. The ban is effective November 18. Last month, nine Central Washington University students were hospitalized after an off-campus party. ... more »

• Possible compromise on tax cuts?

  October 23, 2010 9:46 PM

  (CNN) -- The White House may be open to a compromise on the extension of the Bush-era tax cuts. Vice President Biden said Democrats may be willing to raise the $250,000 threshold at which higher taxes come into effect under President Obama's proposal. "Compromise is always possible," Biden... more »

• Ecstasy Drug bust in WA.

  October 20, 2010 6:43 PM

  SPOKANE- Spokane Border Patrol agents found more than 310 pounds of the "designer" drug Ecstasy in a remote Washington location. The street value for these drugs totals more than 9 million dollars. Monday, a citizen tipped off agents, working near Curlew, Washington that several backpacks hidden in the brush along... more »

• Renovations begin on neglected WWI memorial on National Mall Play Video

  October 11, 2010 12:02 PM

  WASHINGTON (CNN) -- After nearly 40 years without any major upkeep, the World War I Memorial on the National Mall is finally getting some attention, with renovations financed by federal economic stimulus money. It has become a race to complete the project because of the failing health of Frank... more »

• State management of wolves again in spotlight Play Video

  October 1, 2010 10:50 AM

  WASHINGTON, DC - A group of senators from Idaho, Utah and Wyoming have unveiled a proposal to return wolf management to the states. They say recovery numbers and science show wolves do not need to be on the endangered species list any longer. Senators Max Baucus and Jon... more »

• DC fire leads to 1 death, 5 injured

  September 29, 2010 9:14 AM

  WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A fire swept through an eight-story apartment building in Washington, early Wednesday, leaving one person dead and five others injured, authorities said. The blaze claimed the life of a 38-year-old man who jumped through a fifth-floor window before firefighters arrived at the scene, said Pete Piringer,... more »

• Missing Wash. man could be in Montana

  September 17, 2010 9:20 AM

  BILLINGS - An elderly Washington State man with dementia has gone missing and officials say that he may be headed to Montana. James E. Hubatka, 81, was reported missing earlier this week after family members awoke to find Hubatka and his truck were gone from the family's home... more »

• Triple murder suspect nabbed in Spokane Play Video

  August 26, 2010 8:39 AM

  SPOKANE - A man wanted in western Washington for the murder of three people has been arrested in Spokane. John Allen Booth Junior was taken into custody on Wednesday evening after a nationwide warrant was issued for his arrest. Booth was apprehended in a Spokane neighborhood where he was... more »

• Senate hearing postponed after Petraeus faints

  June 15, 2010 12:48 PM

  WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan was escorted from a congressional hearing room after fainting during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Tuesday, his spokesman said. Gen. David Petraeus "is feeling much better," spokesman Col. Eric Gunhus said. "It appeared that he fainted."... more »

• 3 things we learned from Tuesday's primaries

  May 19, 2010 12:45 PM

  Washington (CNN) -- CNN Political Editor Mark Preston looks at what Tuesday's primaries could say about the rest of 2010. The president takes another loss A Democratic governor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate fell in November, the late Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy's seat went Republican in January, and now... more »

• Mount St. Helens 30 years later Play Video

  May 18, 2010 9:45 PM

  MOUNT ST. HELENS, WA - Mount St. Helens erupted 30 years ago today, changing the landscape of the Cascade mountain range forever. The volcano's May 18th, 1980, catastrophic blast killed 57 people, knocked down a forest, filled local rivers with mudflows and produced an ash plume that stretched into... more »

• WA state deputy found dead after standoff Play Video

  May 15, 2010 9:23 AM

  (CNN) -- A Washington state sheriff's deputy accused of gunning down his in-laws was found dead in a home Saturday morning. The suspect had been barricaded in the home for hours after shooting his in-laws, police said. Authorities were not "100 percent" sure that the suspect died from... more »

• Woman charged in Safeway pharmacy robbery Play Video

  April 30, 2010 2:32 PM

  MISSOULA - A Washington State woman has been charged for holding up the Safeway Pharmacy on West Broadway last month. Jocelynne Nicole Wheeler, 26, was charged in Federal Court after she was picked up in King County, Washington on unrelated charges. Police say that eveidence from the Missoula... more »

• WA State avalanche victim found okay Play Video

  April 12, 2010 10:09 AM

  DENNY CREEK, WA - Search teams have rescued a hiker caught in an avalanche on Saturday in the Cascade Mountains. Authorities say Ian Rogers, 23, called 911 himself after he was swept off a trail by the avalanche and was knocked down by two waves of snow. Rogers... more »

• Obama may sign health care reform Tuesday

  March 22, 2010 12:59 PM

  WASHINGTON, DC - Following a year-long fight, and a long night, President Obama has a major victory under his belt. And as early as Tuesday, he's expected to sign major health care reform legislation, but the battle is Congress isn't entirely over yet. Sweeping change to America's health care... more »

• WA woman killed after counseling session Play Video

  March 18, 2010 8:07 AM

  FEDERAL WAY, WA - A 42-year old man was arrested on homicide charges after fatally shooting his wife on Wednesday evening near Seattle. Federal Way Police Officer Raymond Bunk says the man accompanied his 38-year old wife to the Calvary Lutheran Church for a counseling session and then shot... more »

• Search continues for missing WA mother & child Play Video

  March 17, 2010 10:11 AM

  OLYMPIA, WA - The search is continuing for a Washington-state mother and her 8-year-old son who mysteriously disappeared over the weekend. Their van was found partially submerged in Puget Sound and Shantina Smiley's fiance, Robert Simmons, told KIRO News Reporter Richard Thompson that he's worried. Shantina Smiley, 29, had... more »

• Democrats still seek healthcare reform votes Play Video

  March 17, 2010 9:53 AM

  WASHINGTON, DC - House Democrats are still short of the 216 votes needed to pass healthcare reform and tensions are at an all time high and both sides of the aisle playing a game of high-stakes hardball. The Democrats' latest strategy to push through health care reform has Republicans... more »

• Washington again makes Forbes richest list

  March 11, 2010 9:49 AM

  A Missoula man has once again made Forbes Magazine's list of richest people in the world. The list was released Wednesday showed Montana's Dennis Washington listed as #201 with a net worth of $4.2 billion. Six other people share that same ranking. Washington is described as a self-made... more »

• Salazar says no new monuments planned in MT

  March 9, 2010 10:32 PM

  WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says there are no plans to create any national monuments in Montana. Senator Jon Tester questioned Salazar during a Senate hearing on Tuesday about plans outlined in a leaked Interior Department memo. The memo also detailed the possible purchase of private... more »

• Fatal shooting near Pentagon investigated

  March 5, 2010 8:55 AM

  WASHINGTON -Police are following a trail of Internet postings that indicate a grudge against the military and government as they try to figure out why a California man opened fire at an entrance to the Pentagon. Investigators are digging deep into the background of a man killed in a... more »