Hardin police chief fired


Woman pleads guilty to theft from radio station


Former Outlaws player sentenced in cocaine case


Man injured in Billings shooting


Man pleads guilty in crash that killed two teens


Teen gets 15 years for fatal Billings crash


County commission OKs Weber
Commissioners Joe Briggs and Bill Salina voted 2-0 to appoint former Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center Director Jane Weber to serve the remaining 2 1/2 years of Democrat Peggy Beltrone's term on the Cascade County Commission.

Commerce department shake-up causing stir
HELENA — An Economic Affairs Interim Committee member said that he plans to ask recently appointed Montana Department of Commerce Director Dore Schwinden about the rash of high-level staffing changes that have taken place at the agency in recent months.

Gone fishin' while the weather's right
August was a meteorological sample pack in northcentral Montana, offering just about any kind of weather for fans of hot, cold, rain or sun.

Construction to begin this fall on high-tech tennis courts
Great Falls will be the site for a groundbreaking way to build tennis courts, according to city officials.

Earl's winds at 85 mph
Hurricane Earl weakened to a Category 1 storm Friday with winds of 85 mph, but the Northeast was still preparing to feel its fury.

Obama promises new jobs initiatives
President Obama promised to lay out a broad package of ideas for job creation next week and slamming Senate Republicans for blocking his small business aid legislation.

Silver lining in jobs report
Business hiring is picking up, but not enough to make up for the massive losses of temporary government jobs.

Detained scientist linked to plague
Bomb squad investigators were at Miami International Airport on Friday after a suspicious item was spotted in a baggage screening area, authorities said.

Scientists: UV rays make water in space
European scientists say they've figured out the recipe for water in space: Just add starlight.

Dozens killed in Pakistan blast
A suicide bomber blew himself up outside an Ahmadi worship place in northwestern Pakistan Friday, killing a pedestrian, police said.

25 drug suspects die in shootout
A shootout between soldiers and suspected drug dealers in northeast Mexico left 25 of the suspects dead, the regional military said Thursday.

Bonnie Blue actress from 'GWTW' dies
Cammie King Conlon, who played the ill-fated Bonnie Blue Butler in "Gone With the Wind," used to joke "that I peaked at age 5."

Mistrial threatens sham marriage trial
The sham marriage trial of actress Fernanda Romero, which the judge has likened to a soap opera, appeared threatened with a mistrial Friday after a dramatic turn a day earlier.

Opinion: Peace talks test Netanyahu
Watching the Israeli and Palestinian leaders trudge to Washington for one more peace summit, one might wonder why President Obama invited them. Why should the president invest his prestige in an effort that looks so unpromising?