http://www.abcmontana.com/news/local RSS Feed for KTMF - News - Local en-us Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:15:27 GMT http://www.abcmontana.com/news/local/47877827.html A fire broke that broke out in Butte Thursday morning is still burning, sending thick smoke into the air, and firefighters say it could burn for days. http://www.abcmontana.com/news/local/46828167.html Missoula, Montana (June 1, 2009) – Max Media of Montana today announced that KTMF-TV/Missoula-Kalispell, KWYB-TV/Butte-Bozeman, and KFBB-TV/Great Falls will be adding Fox Broadcasting’s programming to their digital line-up. The stations will become FOX affiliates (in addition to their current ABC affiliation) with a planned launch date of July 1, 2009. http://www.abcmontana.com/news/local/46415472.html For the last decade, there has been playoff football every year at Washington Grizzly Stadium. But the NCAA says the Cats and Griz wont be allowed to host postseason games from now on under its current set of gambling rules. http://www.abcmontana.com/news/local/44833247.html Some area athletes are on their way to compete in the Montana Special Olympics State Summer Games. Anticipating the journey for a whole year, 40 athletes from Havre made their way to Bozeman today. http://www.abcmontana.com/news/local/43582752.html BILLINGS, Mont. - Hardin officials say they want to fill the city's vacant jail with the prisoners now housed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, but Montana's senior U.S. senator says he opposes the idea. http://www.abcmontana.com/news/local/41836167.html BUTTE, Mont. - Authorities investigating a plane crash that killed 14 say an autopsy on the pilot's body could reveal whether a medical emergency was at fault in the still-unsolved accident. http://www.abcmontana.com/news/local/40790757.html Update: 2:45 p.m. MST: An explosion has leveled at least three buildings in downtown Bozeman. One person is unaccounted for. ABC Montana's Dave Griffiths reports from Bozeman that the governor and Montana National Guard officials briefed reporters at 11:00 a.m. Firefighters are still on scene, with flames still going, but officials say the fire is contained to one area downtown. At this point, there are no reports of injuries. In addition, ABC Montana's Christina Marrazza reports from Helena that legislators have been briefed this morning on the explosion, and the governor has canceled all activities in Helena to be in Bozeman. http://www.abcmontana.com/news/local/37552324.html http://www.abcmontana.com/news/local/33359514.html http://www.abcmontana.com/news/local/18913274.html As Glacier National Park prepares for the summer season, officials say the park faces environmental challenges ahead. They say climate change threatens the park’s remaining glaciers and some of its wildlife inhabitants.