WASHINGTON, D.C.- Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has a new job with a lobbying firm led by former aides of President Trump. Zinke, also a former Montana congressman, is now a senior adviser at Turnberry Solutions, which was formed in 2017 by Jason Osbourne, Mike Rubio and Ryan O’Dwyer, who all worked on Trump’s 2016 Read More…
The Montana Supreme Court is allowing a Bozeman man to enter a new plea agreement or stand trial in two sexual assault cases against him. Jerry Joe Henderson appealed his Gallatin County District Court sentencing to the high court and argued that state law does not allow no contest pleas, like the one he Read More…
Tom Vogele was born in Glendive in 1950. He grew up ranching with his grandparents in the hills just south of town. As a child, Voglele demonstrated a talent and love for all things mechanical, which quickly turned to obsession. This obsession took him far away from his roots in rural … READ FULL STORY
Montana’s Child and Family Services Division is tasked with safeguarding the wellbeing of some of the society’s most vulnerable citizens, but in recent months the agency has been criticized by sources who claim longstanding mismanagement has fostered a broken system. Nearly 20 sources with knowledge of Northwestern Division VI of Child and Family Services in Read More…
Lee Radziwill, 85, the younger sister of former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, has died. Radziwill, a beauty who worked as a public-relations executive and special events coordinator for fashion icon Giorgio Armani, passed away Friday in New York, Women’s Wear Daily reported. She had been suffering from “age related” diseases, the trade journal said. Read More…
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CHICAGO (AP) – The victims of a disgruntled employee who opened fire at a suburban Chicago industrial warehouse were co-workers ranging from an intern to the plant manager. A look at the victims: TREVOR WEHNER The 21-year-old Northern Illinois University student was on his first day as an intern in human resources at Henry Pratt Read More…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) – The Latest on an officer involved shooting in Alabama (all times local): 6:05 p.m. Authorities have identified an Alabama police officer who was shot multiple times after responding to reports of an armed robbery. In a news release Saturday, police confirmed the identity of the officer as 30-year-old Justin Sanders, of Read More…
It was his first day of work, a chance for the strapping young college intern to learn how companies deal with their employees. Trevor Wehner, 21, a student at Northern Illinois University, showed up Friday and got pulled into a meeting with supervisors at a warehouse of the Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora, Illinois, which Read More…
CLINTON, Miss. (AP) – Authorities say four people are dead and a suspect is in custody after a domestic dispute in Mississippi led to a fatal hostage standoff. Clinton city spokesman Mark Jones says the incident began about 2:30 a.m. Saturday inside a Clinton home and lasted for about 12 hours. Jones says four people Read More…
The extra work does not ensure that Dubnyk will be back in the net for the Minnesota Wild in Sunday’s pivotal Central Division game against the St. Louis Blues at Xcel Energy Center. After his performance in a 5-4 overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils on Friday, it would not be surprising if the Read More…
A hook is set in the pincer jaws, tightened in with a half-screw, and a bead is set on the end. Thread’s wrapped around and around and something that looks a bit like a fly begins to take shape. Some flash is added, along with a bit of copper wire, and a Greg’s Emerger shimmers Read More…
But for the first time in 18 years, Joe Mauer won’t be around the complex in Fort Myers, and the Twins will have to move on without the perennial all-star and 2009 American League MVP. “It’ll be a little different when I see those guys out on the field,” Mauer said on Tuesday from Xcel Read More…
“He was demeaning every day,” Kessler said. “That’s just his character.” Wehner received three employee disciplinary actions from the city between 2016 and 2017 for conduct violation. In Feb. 2017, Wehner received suspension without pay for two days for an incident during a training session at the public works brine building. Wehner grabbed Kessler by Read More…
NEW YORK (AP) – A second suspect has been charged with murder in the friendly fire death of a New York City police detective. Police announced charges of murder, robbery, assault and criminal possession of a weapon on Saturday against 25-year-old Jagger Freeman. Police believe Freeman acted as the lookout in the Queens robbery that Read More…
LAS VEGAS (AP) – American Airlines says one of its jets inbound to Las Vegas’ airport was diverted to a nearby military base to refuel after experiencing weather-related delays in the area. Airline spokesman Josh Freed said Flight 671 from Dallas landed safely Saturday at Nellis Air Force Base, which is on the outskirts of Read More…
A day after President Donald Trump declared a national emergency – in an attempt to circumvent Congress and redirect taxpayer money to fund 230 miles of barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border – the designation has been beset with political and legal challenges. Video: President Trump on Feb. 15 outlined the legal battles he thinks his Read More…
AURORA, Ill. (AP) — The man who opened fire and killed five co-workers at a suburban Chicago manufacturing plant took a gun he wasn’t allowed to have to a job he must have known he was about to lose. Right after learning Friday that he was being fired from his job of 15 years at Read More…
He’s not the same guy he was when he entered the league, nor the player who averaged a career-best 25 points a game in his second campaign or even the center who started this season for Minnesota. No, this version of the Timberwolves’ franchise cornerstone is much, much better. The player Towns currently represents — Read More…
She truly is an inspiration — that’s the long and short of it. A kindergarten teacher cut her hair after one of her students was bullied for having a shorter ‘do. Shannon Grimm, who teaches at Meador Elementary School, in Willis, Texas decided over winter break to change her style, according to Today. “So, I did something Read More…
HARRINGTON, Del. (AP) – Delaware authorities have charged a Maryland man with reckless endangering after a New Jersey man was fatally shot when he showed up at his ex-girlfriend’s house. State police say 25-year-old Devon Emfinger of Aberdeen was with the 24-year-old woman on Valentine’s Day when 24-year-old Donte Demunguia from Absecon, New Jersey, entered Read More…
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland teachers say they will strike starting Thursday. The union representing the 3,000 teachers announced the walkout Saturday, making it the latest in a wave of educator activism that has swept the U.S. since last spring. The union wants smaller class sizes, more counselors and full-time nurses, and a 12 percent Read More…
ENGLEWOOD, N.J. (AP) – Authorities have identified a husband and wife found stabbed to death in a New Jersey home. Another family member is being sought. Chief Lawrence Suffern of the Englewood police department told the North Jersey Record that officers called to the house Saturday morning found two bodies with stab wounds and were Read More…
What has the greatest influence on air pollution since sliced bread? Toast. A new study from the University of Texas at Austin warns that toasters, candles, and other household smoke makers expose people to more air pollution than standing in a busy intersection does, the Times of London reported. The most dangerous of these is Read More…
Two decades before police said Gary Martin, 45, opened fire at his co-workers, he was convicted of aggravated assault in Mississippi. Authorities there said he regularly abused a former girlfriend, at one point, hitting her with a baseball bat and stabbing her with a knife. “All I can remember is him hitting and kicking me, Read More…
AURORA, Ill. (AP) – Hundreds of officers swarmed the scene Friday after receiving reports that there was a man shooting people at a suburban Chicago manufacturing warehouse. Authorities on Saturday provided a detailed account of the harrowing events that unfolded Friday afternoon at the Henry Pratt Co., when they say 45-year-old Gary Martin began shooting Read More…
BINGER, Okla. (AP) – The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says it’s been asked to assist in the investigation of the death of a man in Binger, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) west of Oklahoma City. An OSBI news release says it was contacted Saturday by Binger Police Chief James Pate after the body of Read More…
LAKEWOOD, Wash. (AP) – Authorities in western Washington say they’re looking for a man who shot a woman multiple times in a hotel parking lot. Lakewood Police Lt. Chris Lawler tells the Seattle Times that the woman was shot at about 7:40 p.m. Friday by a man police believe to be her husband. He left Read More…
The new elective, called Outdoor Careers Education, is shedding light on the fact that outdoor jobs come in many forms, said Sage, a Lake of the Woods fishing guide during the summer months whose family owns Sage’s Angle West Resort on the Northwest Angle. The class began in early December and wraps up March 4. Read More…
Get ready for a sequel to “Feel the Bern” — maybe. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has recorded, but not yet released, a video to announce he’s running for president in 2020, Politico reported, citing unnamed sources. The independent’s team has also been holding interviews to fill top staff positions, according to the news site. They’ve Read More…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – A 25-year-old Alabama mother has been charged with murder in the death of her infant son last year. Al.com reports Lakendra Yashekia Williams, of Tuscaloosa, was booked Thursday into the Tuscaloosa County Jail after a grand jury indicted her on charges of murder and aggravated assault. Williams was initially arrested on Read More…
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Gunmen burst into a bar in the Caribbean resort city of Cancun and opened fire, killing five people and wounding five more, authorities said Saturday. Quintana Roo state prosecutors said in a statement that the attack took place in a club called La Kuka, which is located on a main avenue Read More…
Thanks to a variety of tax credits and a significant tax break available on pay handed out in the form of company stock, Amazon actually received a federal tax rebate of $129 million last year, giving it an effective federal tax rate of roughly -1 percent. It is the second year in a row the Read More…
“You took an oath to serve veterans. You took an oath to serve your country. But money and greed corrupted you,” Chris Burke, 51, of Herndon, Virginia, a former U.S. infantry member who served three tours, told James King in federal court Friday at King’s sentencing hearing. King led a scheme to steer 88 disabled Read More…
LONDON — Thousands of British children marched out of lessons on Friday to demand action on climate change, earning a mild rebuke from the prime minister’s office for disrupting classes, but praise from the energy minister and activists. Youngsters marched on Parliament Square in London and gathered in other cities carrying banners marked with “Climate Read More…
The gunman who killed five people inside an Illinois factory Friday began shooting in the meeting in which he was fired, authorities said Saturday. Gary Martin, 45, had at least six prior arrests and used an illegal firearm, police said. Martin was a 15-year employee of the Henry Pratt Co. warehouse in Aurora. It’s not Read More…
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A computer forensics expert says the cellphone of a Connecticut mother charged with murdering her children included searches for overdoses, suicide and the effects of natural gas. The New Haven Register reports that Mark Newth, who works for the state Forensic Science Laboratory, testified Friday in the murder trial of LaRoya Read More…
A man whose naked body was found on an island off Connecticut nearly 23 years ago was finally identified this week through a new search of an updated national fingerprint database. But the man, Landberto Quintero, remains a mystery to authorities. Norwalk police on Friday released Quintero’s name and hoped the move would prompt relatives Read More…
ASHTABULA, OHIO — Bart Strickler drank his first beer at 9, smoked his first joint at 10. By the time he was in middle school he’d already done acid, cocaine, LSD, Quaaludes and anything else he could get his hands on. “I shouldn’t be here,” he says numbly. He takes a deep breath as the Read More…
NEAR BAGHOUZ, Syria — U.S.-backed fighters in Syria are poised to capture Islamic State’s last, tiny enclave on the Euphrates, the battle commander said on Saturday, bringing its self-declared caliphate to the brink of total defeat. Jiya Furat said the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) had cornered the remaining militants in a neighborhood of Baghouz village Read More…
Dramatic video of a deadly 47-car pile-up showed pure chaos on a snow-covered Missouri highway Friday. One person was killed and at least seven others injured in the mayhem, according to police. Images posted to Twitter showed multiple vehicles speeding into one another on I-70 outside Kansas City. A person in the video can be Read More…
A hazardous weather outlook is in effect for portions of central, south central and southeast Montana, as well as north central Wyoming, the National Weather Service says. It includes more snow and cold this weekend into early next week. Significant accumulation of snow is likely over southeast Montana, with 6 to 10 inches expected from Read More…
MUNICH – Vice President Mike Pence rebuked European powers over Iran and Venezuela on Saturday in a renewed attack on Washington’s traditional allies, rejecting a call by Germany’s chancellor to include Russia in global cooperation efforts. Describing the results of Donald Trump’s presidency as “remarkable” and “extraordinary”, Pence told senior European and Asian officials the Read More…
NEW DELHI – India’s first locally built semi high-speed train broke down early on Saturday on its way back to New Delhi from Varanasi in northern Uttar Pradesh, a day after its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Vande Bharat Express can run up to a maximum speed of 160 km/hour. “There seems to Read More…