Latest Montana Headlines
All the headlines from our Montana Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Montana Man Who Killed Student Settles Suit, Includes Insurance Money
Jul 27 2015 // A man who is serving a 70-year prison sentence for killing a German exchange student in his garage has settled a lawsuit filed by the victim’s family, in part by surrendering all his guns to the boy’s...
Knievel Sobriety Jump in Montana Grounded Over Insurance Concerns
Jul 23 2015 // Lack of insurance has grounded Robbie Knievel’s jump over 26 cars in Montana to celebrate his newfound sobriety following a fourth DUI arrest. The Montana Standard reports the jump was planned over a Butte bar, but...
15 Montana Counties Offered Federal Disaster Aid
Jul 21 2015 // Ranchers in 15 Montana counties can start getting federal aid to recover losses from this year’s drought. Bruce Nelson of the Montana Farm Service Agency says the ranches affected by the drought are now eligible for...
Quadriplegic Missionary Gets $26M Settlement in Montana Crash
Jul 17 2015 // Insurers for the Southern Baptist Convention have agreed to pay $26 million to a man who was paralyzed and suffered brain damage in a rollover crash during a 2009 missionary trip in Montana, Attorney Anders Blewett said...
Innovative Captive Strategies Acquires Aceterrus in Montana
Jul 7 2015 // Innovative Captive Strategies has acquired Aceterrus Insurance Resources of Bigfork, Mont. Aceterrus will operate as a subsidiary of Innovative Captive Strategies. The Aceterrus office and team members will remain...
Montana Thunderstorm Results in Crop Damage, Power Outages
Jul 7 2015 // A strong thunderstorm that blew across northern Montana over the weekend brought strong winds and large hail that caused property and crop damage and power outages along a 300-mile stretch of the state from Cut Bank to...
Bell Joins Leavitt Group in Montana
Jul 6 2015 // Donovan Bell has joined Leavitt Great West Insurance Services as a producer in its Bozeman, Mont. office. Bell will focus on insurance for the hospitality and tourism industry, such as dude ranches, resorts, restaurants,...
Montana Court Rules Using Inhalants Can Lead to DUI Charge
Jul 6 2015 // A motorist can be charged and convicted of driving under the influence for being in control of a vehicle after inhaling aerosol propellants, the Montana Supreme Court has ruled. The 5-0 decision in June rejected a Butte...
Wildfire Report Shows 2 Million California Homes at Risk as Drought Continues
Jul 6 2015 // A report issued in June shows California has more than 2 million homes at “high” or “extreme” wildfire risk, as the multi-year drought continues to stoke fears among some experts of a potentially...
Declarations
Jul 6 2015 // Montana Microcosm “What we are seeing in Montana is a reflection of what is happening around the world. Temperatures are increasing.” —Montana State University researcher Fabian Menalled said widespread...
Exxon Ordered to Pay $1M Penalty For Montana Spill
Jun 15 2015 // U.S. officials have rejected Exxon Mobil Corp.’s request to reconsider a $1 million penalty imposed against the oil giant over a 63,000-gallon crude spill into Montana’s Yellowstone River. The U.S. Department...
Ferree Joins Leavitt Group in Montana
Jun 12 2015 // Jason Ferree has joined their Leavitt Great West Insurance Services’ Missoula, Mont. agency as a benefits agent. Ferree began his career in insurance in 2001 as a district sales manager marketing health plans, later...
Montana Court Rules Using Inhalants Can Lead to DUI Charge
Jun 12 2015 // A motorist can be charged and convicted of driving under the influence for being in control of a vehicle after inhaling aerosol propellants, the Montana Supreme Court has ruled. The 5-0 decision this week rejected a Butte...
Wildfire Report Shows 2 Million California Homes at Risk as Drought Continues
Jun 10 2015 // A report issued today shows California has more than 2 million homes at “high” or “extreme” wildfire risk, as the multi-year drought continues stoke fears among some experts of a potentially...
Montana Farmers Union Recognizes Effects of Climate Change
Jun 10 2015 // The Montana Farmers Union launched an initiative this month to educate its 11,000 members about the effects of global warming in Montana, where early signs may be decreasing snowpack and resilient weeds and pests. The...
Report: 4.5 Million Homes in 13 States at Extreme Wildfire Risk
Jun 10 2015 // A report issued today shows 4.5 million U.S. homes at high or extreme risk of wildfire as the multi-year drought continues. The report’s author said the worsening drought means 2015 has the potential to be one of the...
Student Sues Montana University Over ‘Negligent’ Sex Offender Hire
Jun 9 2015 // A former student is suing Montana State University for hiring a convicted sex offender as a music professor, saying the school’s negligence allowed Shuichi Komiyama to manipulate and rape her. The Bozeman Daily...
Utah Man on Hook for $97K for Montana Workers’ Comp Fraud
May 29 2015 // A man who suffered a knee injury while working at the Montana State Prison in 2000 has acknowledged defrauding the state workers’ compensation fund by collecting disability benefits while running a construction...
Montana Bank and Insurer Sue Over Who Pays $24.5M Verdict
May 20 2015 // First Interstate Bank and its insurer are suing each other over who gets to pay a defunct Missoula, Mont. logging company its $24.5 million verdict upheld by a state judge in April. The Missoulian reported Kelly Logging...
Montana University Professor’s Discrimination Case to Go to Hearing
May 19 2015 // A state Human Rights Bureau investigator concluded there was reasonable cause to believe Montana State University discriminated against a professor who sought a reduced workload last fall while he was recovering from...
