News 2008-05-04 Andanh.com

Commander speaks on Guard’s operational role Fri, 02 May 2008 23:52:42 PDT
For the foreseeable future, the National Guard will continue to play an essential role in bolstering U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Guard’s top commander said Friday.

Baghdad explosion kills Billings soldier Fri, 02 May 2008 23:52:54 PDT
BILLINGS Drew Pearson liked being a soldier because he could help people.

Parade highlights Helena’s history Fri, 02 May 2008 23:53:25 PDT
Hundreds of Helenans turned out on a beautiful Friday afternoon for this year’s Vigilante Parade downtown to watch 139 floats depicting hootin’ and hollerin’ hangmen, polite tea parties at the Original Governor’s Mansion and everything in between and listen to the thumping drums and brass of the Capital and Helena High School bands.

Formal audit request made for student loan groups Fri, 02 May 2008 23:53:26 PDT
State Higher Education Commissioner Sheila Stearns has formally requested the Legislative Auditor’s Office to conduct a performance audit of two student loan entities, the Student Assistance Corp. and the Montana Higher Education Student Assistance Corp.

Three finalists chosen for city parks director Fri, 02 May 2008 23:53:26 PDT
Helena officials have narrowed a pool of 30 applicants for the open parks and recreation director’s position to three finalists from the Queen City.

Memorial honorsMontana's fallen Fri, 02 May 2008 23:53:30 PDT
Several nights before Ron Koontz presented his new memorial to Montana’s fallen service members, he had a dream.

Vigilante Parade award results 2008 Fri, 02 May 2008 23:54:26 PDT
H.J. Roberts Cup The senior class of both schools combined won the H.J. Roberts Cup for the highest class participation with 46.23 percent of seniors participating.

Welcome to my garden joy Fri, 02 May 2008 23:54:15 PDT
We had one truly lovely afternoon working in our garden this week. It was sunny, warm and with no wind a blessing per moment.

Meet Mr. Memorable Fri, 02 May 2008 23:54:16 PDT
With his black nose, tiny black beard, and half a moustache, Sylvester has one of the most memorable faces in the cat room.

Student briefs Fri, 02 May 2008 23:54:17 PDT
Adam Seaman, son of Lance and Carol Seaman of Helena, recently received the best of show award at the 32nd annual juried Mesa State Art exhibition in Grand Junction, Colo.

With the colors Fri, 02 May 2008 23:54:18 PDT
Navy Seaman Recruit Brian A. Neiffer, son of Christy J. and Cliff Neiffer of East Helena, completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.

Capital High School releases 3rd quarter honor roll Fri, 02 May 2008 23:54:20 PDT
Ninth grade honor roll, 4.0 Jacob Brodsky, Logan Cain, Kyla Crisp, Jenna Cunningham, Kristin Dahl, Marynell Dwyer, Elliott Evers, Texel Feder, Paige Ferro, Stetson Fisher, Ashley Hicks, Devon Kerins, Laura Marsh, Joni McMahon, Anna Merchen, Michael Mleko, Connor Murnion, Kaycie Murphy, Tiana Pallister, Austin Powell, Stephanie Quist, Anita Ratcliff, Brett Rowsey, Joseph Schadt, Derek Sinrud, Killian Smith, Emma Sticht, Brianna Treat, Karissa Van Liew, Smith Wells, Joseph Woods, Jennifer Zeigler.

Coolest job around Fri, 02 May 2008 23:53:50 PDT
Paul Groshans never visits the Beartooth Highway after it opens on the Friday before Memorial Day weekend.

$25 million settlement reached in Colstrip lawsuit Fri, 02 May 2008 23:53:50 PDT
BILLINGS The five corporations that own eastern Montana’s Colstrip power plant have agreed to pay $25 million to settle a groundwater contamination lawsuit brought by residents with fouled water supplies.

Fort Belknap closes jail Fri, 02 May 2008 23:53:51 PDT
GREAT FALLS Fort Belknap officials said they were closing the tribal jail Friday, citing continuing cuts in federal funding.

State appeals electronic billboard decision Fri, 02 May 2008 23:53:53 PDT
BILLINGS The Montana Department of Transportation is appealing a court decision that favors an advertising company in a dispute over an electronic billboard.

Fire ravages Uptown Butte bar Fri, 02 May 2008 23:53:34 PDT
BUTTE Fire ravaged part of an Uptown Butte watering hole Friday morning, and destroyed eight motorcycles parked inside.

Wyo. governor to stump for Obama in Billings Fri, 02 May 2008 23:53:35 PDT
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) Political observers say Gov. Dave Freudenthal will walk a fine line when he gives his first speech in support of Barack Obama one between keeping up his conservative reputation and dipping a toe in left-leaning national Democratic politics.

Deadline passes without agreement on bison range Fri, 02 May 2008 23:53:35 PDT
PABLO A second deadline this one self-imposed by the negotiators involved has come and gone without an annual funding agreement in place that would put employees of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes back to work at the National Bison Range.

After receiving charitable sentence, man back in jail on heroin charges Fri, 02 May 2008 23:53:37 PDT
MISSOULA One week after Juan Carlos Falcon received a charitable sentence for felony drug possession he was caught outside a downtown bar with a tablet of Ecstasy in his pants pocket police allegedly seized 166 bindles of heroin from the University of Montana student’s bedroom.

State briefs Fri, 02 May 2008 23:53:37 PDT
Fourth charge filed in hit-and-run case BUTTE (AP) A Butte man faces a fourth felony charge in a nonfatal hit-and-run case.

MSU student arrested after dorm-room assault Fri, 02 May 2008 23:53:39 PDT
BOZEMAN (AP) A Montana State University student has been arrested on suspicion of breaking into a dorm room and sexually assaulting a sleeping male student, campus Police Chief Robert Putzke said.

UM breaks ground for new education building Fri, 02 May 2008 23:53:39 PDT
MISSOULA (AP) The University of Montana held a groundbreaking ceremony Friday for a new education center to be built entirely with private funds.

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Fed OKs plan to rein in unfair, deceptive credit cards Fri, 02 May 2008 23:54:02 PDT
WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve and other regulators initiated steps Friday to end “unfair and deceptive” credit card industry practices assailing consumers who are already struggling to cope in a bad economy.

Civil War cannonball killed Va. relic collector Fri, 02 May 2008 23:54:04 PDT
CHESTER, Va. Like many boys in the South, Sam White got hooked on the Civil War early, digging up rusting bullets and military buttons in the battle-scarred earth of his hometown.

Microsoft ups bid to buy Yahoo Fri, 02 May 2008 23:54:07 PDT
SAN FRANCISCO Microsoft Corp. finally dangled a higher takeover bid in front of Yahoo Inc. Friday, hoping to reach a friendly deal after weeks of saber rattling.

Bush says economy is going to come on’ Fri, 02 May 2008 23:54:06 PDT
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. President Bush said Friday the slow growth of the economy is “not good enough for America,” but new rebate checks will inject some life soon.

Shiite clerics deeply divided on militia crackdown in Iraq Fri, 02 May 2008 23:54:10 PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) Shiite clerics offered sharply different visions Friday in the showdown between government forces and Shiite militias one predicting that armed groups will be crushed in Baghdad and another calling for the prime minister to be prosecuted for crimes against his people.

Meatpacker ban rejected as farm bill saga continues Fri, 02 May 2008 23:54:11 PDT
WASHINGTON Farm bill negotiators have rejected an attempt to prevent meatpackers from owning cattle more than two weeks before slaughter, a disappointment for ranchers in the Midwest and northern plains who have been pushing for the ban for many years.

John McCain clarifies remark about oil, Iraq war Fri, 02 May 2008 23:53:59 PDT
PHOENIX Republican John McCain was forced to clarify his comments Friday suggesting the Iraq war involved U.S. reliance on foreign oil. He said he was talking about the first Gulf War and not the current conflict.

Evangelicals say faith is now too political Fri, 02 May 2008 23:53:59 PDT
Conservative Christian leaders who believe the word evangelical’’ has lost its religious meaning plan to release a starkly self-critical document saying the movement has become too political and has diminished the Gospel through its approach to the culture wars.

Warrant dropped against man in polygamist retreat Fri, 02 May 2008 23:54:00 PDT
ELDORADO, Texas (AP) An arrest warrant has been dropped for a man thought to be the husband of a teenage girl whose report of abuse triggered a raid on a polygamous sect’s Texas compound, authorities said Friday.

Idaho sets quota for wolf hunt Fri, 02 May 2008 23:54:00 PDT
BOISE, Idaho Backcountry wolf hunters would be barred from using bait, snares, traps or electronic calls but would not be required to discern between male and female targets, under an Idaho state agency’s proposal.

Nevada mine production up Fri, 02 May 2008 23:54:01 PDT
CARSON CITY, Nev. Nevada mines produced a record $5.4 billion worth of gold, silver and other minerals in 2007 compared with about $4.9 billion in 2006 production value, according to a state Minerals Division report released Friday.

Colo. snowpack still above average Fri, 02 May 2008 23:54:02 PDT
LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) The spring melt is under way in the Colorado mountains and the statewide snowpack has begun to decline.

Twisters tear up parts of 4 states Fri, 02 May 2008 23:54:13 PDT
DAMASCUS, Ark. - Violent storms rolling across the nation's midsection unleashed tornadoes, high winds and hail in four states and killed seven people in Arkansas on Friday, including a teenager who died when a tree fell into her bedroom as she slept.

Senators beat Butte Fri, 02 May 2008 23:49:10 PDT
In a long, drawn-out game marked by typical play of a home opener in a cold Montana Spring, the Helena Senators came from behind to beat the Butte Miners, 13-10 on Friday.

Local Briefs Fri, 02 May 2008 23:47:40 PDT
Arsenal U-13 girls win one, tie one The Helena Arsenal U-13 girls (Lockwood) played a pair of matches in Billings Saturday. In their first match, Arsenal played the Bozeman Blitz to a 0-0 draw.

Surprising Hawks force Game 7 Fri, 02 May 2008 23:47:59 PDT
ATLANTA - As streamers poured from the rafters at Philips Arena, Marvin Williams stood at center court with arms folded, looking defiant, even with a sore knee. Zaza Pachulia grabbed a microphone and summed up this improbable series.

Big Brown faces full field at Derby Fri, 02 May 2008 23:48:01 PDT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. All week, the chatter along the Churchill Downs backstretch has been about Big Brown running away with the Kentucky Derby.

Report: Bryant wins first NBA MVP award Fri, 02 May 2008 23:48:03 PDT
LOS ANGELES Kobe Bryant has won the NBA’s MVP award for the first time, the Los Angeles Times reported on its Web site Friday night, citing anonymous sources familiar with the outcome of voting by media members.

Colts’ Harrison interviewed after shooting incident Fri, 02 May 2008 23:48:05 PDT
PHILADELPHIA Indianapolis Colts star receiver Marvin Harrison was interviewed by police about a shooting near his North Philadelphia car wash this week.

NBA playoffs: James leads Cavaliers to second round Fri, 02 May 2008 23:48:11 PDT
WASHINGTON LeBron James was everywhere and did a little bit of everything.

Sharks stay afloat Fri, 02 May 2008 23:48:19 PDT
SAN JOSE, Calif. The San Jose Sharks just won’t go away and now they’re going back to Dallas.

Creamer takes lead; Ochoa trails by six at SemGroup Fri, 02 May 2008 23:48:21 PDT
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. - Paula Creamer and Lorena Ochoa played together for the first 36 holes at the SemGroup Championship, battling a vicious wind that came from two directions and getting two very different results.

De La Hoya begins retirement tour Fri, 02 May 2008 23:48:25 PDT
LOS ANGELES Oscar De La Hoya hasn’t fought much in recent years, and there’s only so much time he can spend in the office tending to business matters. So he’s had time, and lots of it, to plan for a future that doesn’t include the risk of his handsome face being rearranged by a wayward punch.

Hamlin wins pole at hometown track Fri, 02 May 2008 23:48:32 PDT
RICHMOND, Va. Denny Hamlin didn’t realize how much he was feeling the pressure to perform in front of his hometown crowd until he was hurtling around the track in qualifying.

American League: Stewart drives in Blue Jays’ win Fri, 02 May 2008 23:48:34 PDT
TORONTO Shaun Marcum matched Mark Buehrle pitch for pitch and Shannon Stewart drove in the only runs, helping the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 Friday night.

National League: Schumaker lifts Cards over Cubs in 11th Fri, 02 May 2008 23:48:37 PDT
ST. LOUIS Skip Schumaker hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning, taking struggling closer Jason Isringhausen off the hook in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 5-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night.

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