March 13, 2010

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Powder in envelope just crushed pain pill

HELENA - Helena police say the white powder in an envelope that was mailed to the Department of Labor was a pain relief tablet that likely accidentally fell into the envelope before a Butte woman mailed some paperwork to the state. Assistant Police Chief Dave Jeseritz says the possible "triggering device" was a lollipop stick. When the envelope was... Read more »

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Toxic mill soil to be dumped at Missoula landfill

MISSOULA - The Montana Department of Environmental Quality says nearly 65,000 tons of toxic soil from a lumber mill will be trucked from the banks of the Blackfoot River to a Missoula landfill 12 miles... Read more »
Woman gets 5 years probation for embezzling
HELENA - A federal judge has sentenced a former labor union president from Butte to five years of probation for embezzling more than $7,700 from the group. Forty-two-year-old Laura Ann Brown apologized... Read more »
Human remains found in Missoula ID'd
MISSOULA - Authorities say human remains discovered in the Clark Fork River in Missoula over the weekend are those of a transient man who was last seen in March 2008. Missoula County Sheriff's Capt.... Read more »