Deer Lodge News

Representative Denny Rehberg visited Anaconda Wednesday for his 21 town hall meeting this year focusing on issues important to the Treasure State.

Barry Beach, convicted for the murder of 17-year-old Kim Nees near the Hi-Line town of Poplar, is about to get another chance to prove his innocence.

Here is the latest Montana news from The Associated Press HELENA, Mont. The state has notified about 2,000 jobless Montanans whose unemployment benefits have expired that they are now eligible for extended payments under a recently passed federal law.

The mother of a Deer Lodge man who died in a hunting accident says her son slipped and fell while carrying his rifle and the gun discharged, shooting him in the back of the head.

A 31-year-old Deer Lodge woman has pleaded guilty to forgery for stealing about $160,000 from the Powell County Ambulance Service while she worked as treasurer.

A half-naked driver who allegedly led Powell County sheriff's deputies on a high-speed chase was arraigned in Deer Lodge district court Tuesday.

A Deer Lodge woman has pleaded guilty to stealing approximately $150,000 from the Powell County Ambulance Service.

Officials say a 25-year-old Deer Lodge man was shot and killed in a weekend hunting accident at a campground southeast of Deer Lodge.

The Glasgow volleyball team is done for the season after losing its first two matches at the State Volleyball Tournament in Bozeman.

Barry Beach has been in prison for nearly three decades for the murder of Kimberly Nees in the small Montana community of Poplar - a crime that he says he did not commit.

MISSOULA, Mont. An entomologist for the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation says the forests near Missoula are showing signs of the tree-killing mountain pine beetle.

Unofficial election results are in for some Southwest Montana counties. In Dillon, incumbent Mayor Marty Malesich came out the winner with 443 votes.

Incumbent Mary Ann Fraley easily outpaced challenger Allen Walters. Fraley received 589 votes to Walters' 169 votes.

An entomologist for the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation says the forests near Missoula are showing signs of the tree-killing mountain pine beetle.

The amazing success story at football factory Carroll College has produced numerous one-sided victories this season, with two notable exceptions.

The University of Montana campus has remained the setting for tales about unsettled ghosts for decades.

MISSOULA - A 28-year-old Turah man accused of firing a rifle over the head of a Missoula police officer who was investigating a report of vehicle break-ins has pleaded not guilty to attempted homicide.

MISSOULA - A 28-year-old Turah man charged with shooting at a Missoula police officer earlier this month had worked as a guard at the Montana State Prison this summer.

For almost three years, the restoration of the Rialto Theater in Deer Lodge has been at the center of a major volunteer effort.

Here is the latest Montana news from The Associated Press HELENA, Mont. Up to 85 bighorn sheep could be shipped from Montana to Utah and Washington under a proposal endorsed by the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission.