AMY BETH HANSON

Associated Press
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Amtrak train evacuated in Montana after threat

An unruly passenger who was removed from an Amtrak train later made a threat that led to the train's evacuation, an Amtrak official said Tuesday.

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Amtrak train evacuated in Montana after threat

Amtrak says an unruly passenger who was removed from a train in northwestern Montana later made a threat that led to the train's evacuation.

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Amtrak train evacuated in Montana after threat

Amtrak says an unruly passenger who was removed from a train in northwestern Montana later made a threat that led to the train's evacuation.

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Woman flees escaped prisoner who passed out drunk

A Wyoming woman who was kidnapped and forced to drive an escaped prisoner to Montana got away from her abductor after he passed out drunk and she spotted an officer Friday, police said.

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Mont. gov denies state cleanup funds to company

Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer said that a state fund will not pay a Kalispell business' share of cleanup costs at a former timber yard and oil refinery site.

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Supreme Court overturns $380K Libby damage awards

The Montana Supreme Court has overturned more than $380,000 in damages awarded a Libby couple in a lawsuit against the developer of an exclusive golf community near their property.

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Fantasy sports league may run afoul of NCAA

State and university officials are working to prove a Montana law that allows fantasy sports leagues does not violate the NCAA's stance against gambling on sporting events.

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Dog found after being missing for 6 months

A golden retriever named Buck that darted from his owners last summer after being spooked by a train whistle and went missing for six months is back home in Washington state, thanks to several residents of rural north-central Montana.

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Dog Survives Weeklong Avalanche Ordeal

Tom Pick saw the frightened look on his dog's face as the snow gave way, but he could only watch as a small avalanche swept the black Labrador retriever down the mountainside.

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Search for More Avalanche Victims Halted

Authorities suspended their search Wednesday for more possible victims of an avalanche that killed two skiers.

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Weather Limits Search at Avalanche Site

Searchers looking for two backcountry skiers used long poles to prod deep snow in an area near a Montana resort where an avalanche killed two other skiers.

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1 Dead in Mont. Prison Worker Bus Crash

A bus carrying Montana State Prison employees to work struck a deer and overturned Friday morning, killing one person and injuring more than two dozen others, a state Corrections Department spokesman said.

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Mont. Sees Rise in Youth Drug Abuse Rate

A new report says the rate of substance abuse among Montana youth is much higher than the national average. The state is using that information to target federal money to change attitudes about drinking and driving and binge drinking.

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Mont. Environmental Standard Upheld

A judge upheld Montana water-quality standards aimed at protecting rivers in the Powder River Basin from pollution caused by coal-bed methane development.

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Earthquake Damages Montana Buildings

An earthquake damaged an apartment building and knocked bricks off the facades of Main Street buildings in southwestern Montana on Tuesday, authorities said.

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