Just two weeks before renowned climber Hayden Kennedy killed himself following the death of his girlfriend in an avalanche in Montana, he wrote on a climbing blog that he had watched too many friends die in the mountains over the last few years.
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Indiana man, 29, reportedly uses GoFundMe to raise money to meet 14-year-old girl in Montana
An Indiana man who allegedly started a fundraiser to be able to travel to meet a teenage girl in Montana has reportedly been charged with felony sexual abuse of children.
Hawk trying to grab snake caused 40-acre brush fire in Montana, fire crews say
Wildlife that came into contact with electrical equipment caused a brush fire in Black Eagle, Montana, Wednesday morning.
Pair arrested in grisly basement murders; bodies were dissolving in chemical ‘baths’
Two western Montana residents were charged with deliberate homicide in the stabbing deaths of two unidentified people whose bodies were found in plastic tubs of chemicals in the basement of a home.
{FD} Tourist plunges to his death in Montana’s Glacier Park while taking photos
Officials with Montana’s Glacier National Park say a visitor who was taking photographs of the scenery fell into a creek, was swept into a culvert and plunged off a steep cliff to his death.
{FD} American student stuck in China jail for days is freed, family says
A U.S. lawmaker says Chinese authorities have released an American college student who was arrested in their country a week ago after reportedly injuring a taxi driver who was roughing up his mother in a fare dispute.
{FD} Montana earthquake: 5.8 magnitude quake strongest in 20 years
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake that rocked western Montana early Thursday morning was the largest quake to hit the area in the past 20 year, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
{FD} Montana earthquake: 5.8 magnitude earthquake felt in region
The U.S. Geological Survey tweeted early Thursday that a magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit western Montana at about 12:30 a.m. local time.
{FD} Montana dam blocked again over threat to endangered fish
A judge on Wednesday blocked construction of a $59 million irrigation dam because of the potential threat to an ancient fish species in Montana’s Yellowstone River just three months after he lifted a previous injunction on the project.
{FD} Montana woman fatally injured by dogs while doing yard work
A Montana woman has suffered fatal injuries after being mauled by two dogs over the weekend.
{FD} Dozens hurt in deck collapse at Montana lodge during funeral
Dozens of people were injured, some critically, after a second-story deck collapsed at a Montana lodge Saturday during a funeral, officials said.
{FD} Montana election: Gianforte, Quist, and what to know about the race
Montana is holding a special election on Thursday for the state’s congressional seat. Here’s what to know about what’s going on.
{FD} Montana deputy killed on duty is honored
Hundreds of people gathered in Montana to honor the life of Mason Moore, who was fatally shot in the pursuit of a suspect.
{FD} Officer fatalities grow as Montana deputy is killed on duty
The death of a Montana deputy shot early Tuesday brings the total number of U.S. law enforcement officers who have died this year to 51.
{FD} Southwestern Montana deputy killed in shootout
A sheriff’s deputy was killed in a shootout with two suspects during a traffic stop early Tuesday near Three Forks, Montana.
{FD} Missing Montana woman feels like ‘idiot’ for getting lost in woods for a week
A missing hiker says she feels like an “idiot” for getting lost in the Montana wilderness for six days.
{FD} Prosecutors: Woman used meth, didn’t seek care for girl
Federal prosecutors say a Montana woman abused a 13-month-old girl in her care, used methamphetamine while the girl was unconscious and, when she stopped breathing, put her body in a bag and threw it in a trash can before going home to sleep.
{FD} Officials rescue 2 black bear cubs after mom hit by pickup
Game wardens have rescued two black bear cubs orphaned after their mother was struck and killed by a pickup truck on a road through Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front.
{FD} Sessions expands program to combat crime on tribal lands
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has announced plans to allow more tribal nations to tap into national information systems to fight crime and bolster relationships with Native America.
{FD} Diocese filing for bankruptcy to settle sex abuse claims
A Montana Roman Catholic diocese is filing for bankruptcy protection as part of a settlement with 72 people who filed sex abuse claims.