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Four Kalispell men face felony poaching charges for allegedly killing six big-game animals near Helmville. via KFBB

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“It's a shame that there's not more funding put into the art programs because it helps keep people out of trouble. That's something I'd like to see change”

If there were a door leading into the sparkling lakes and lush serene forests of the Flathead Reservation, it would be so enticing that a welcome mat might lie in it's entrance. via Char-Koosta News

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State politicians received a big blow yesterday, as a Helena judge ruled that he will hold a new hearing on the six-year-old school funding lawsuit. via KBLG-AM Billings

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Montana's 2008 presidential scholars are high school students Shauna Milne-Price of Helena and Riley Brewer of Ringling. via KFBB

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Two inmates have escaped from the Montana Women's Prison in Billings. The state Department of Corrections says 27-year-old Alicia L. Luke and 31-year-old Jenny L. Terrell escaped at about 9 a.m. Sunday. via KFBB

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“We don't feel it's a viable project any longer”

A key investor in a planned coal-fired power plant near Great Falls has backed out of the project, citing financial and environmental uncertainties. via International Business Times

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A presidential candidate could be back in Montana before the June primary. Senator Hillary Clinton has accepted an invitation from the Clark Fork Chronicle to a May debate in Missoula with Senator Barack Obama. via KTMF

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“I may be wrong, but I'm not uncertain”

A planned monument recognizing about 30 Coast Guard and Navy ships with Montana ties is moving full-steam ahead, but a scheduled May unveiling may be dead in the water. via Great Falls Tribune

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The government estimates up to 4.3 billion barrels of oil can be recovered from the Bakken shale formation in North Dakota and Montana, using current technology.

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Speaking at a seminar on foreclosures and their impact on Montana families, Sue Woodrow, community affairs manager for the Helena Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, said Tuesday that there are ...

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