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Fife throws 5 TD passes; Montana beats Eastern Washington 52-49 in a wild finish to open Big Sky
CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Logan Fife threw five touchdown passes and Montana held off Eastern Washington 52-49 in a wild finish on Saturday night in the Big Sky Conference opener for both teams. Fife's fifth TD pass, a 2-yarder to tight end Jake Olson, stretched the Montana lead to...
Humphrey runs for 159 yards, 3 TDs to lead Montana State to 37-17 win over Idaho State
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Scottre Humprey ran for 159 yards and three touchdowns and Montana State pulled away for a 37-17 Big Sky Conference opening win over Idaho State on Saturday night. The Bobcats (5-0), the third-ranked team in the FCS coaches poll, struggled offensively until...
After a chaotic Congress, lawmakers head home to ask voters: How about another term?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is off for the campaign season, as lawmakers from one of the most chaotic and unproductive legislative sessions in modern times try to persuade voters to keep them on the job. The House Republicans led the tumult — painstakingly electing their speaker...
Senate Democrats are making a late push in red-leaning states as they try to hold majority
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats looking to preserve their Senate majority in the face of a difficult election cycle announced Thursday they were making a “multi-million dollar investment” in television advertising in Texas and Florida races with the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign...
Montana man arrested for intentionally running a motorcycle off the road and killing the driver
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man has been arrested after witnesses said he intentionally and repeatedly swerved his car at three motorcycles in south-central Montana, running one off the road and killing its driver, officials in Carbon County said. Prosecutors want to charge...
Court upholds finding that Montana clinic submitted false asbestos claims
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court determination that a Montana health clinic submitted hundreds of false asbestos claims on behalf of patients. A jury decided last year that the clinic in a town where hundreds of people have died from asbestos...
Online overseas ballots for Montana voters briefly didn't include Harris as a candidate
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris' name initially didn't appear as a candidate for president on Montana's online absentee voting system for residents who are overseas or serving in the military, the Secretary of State's Office said Monday. The system went...
Ah Yat runs for 4 touchdowns, Gillman runs for 175 yards as Montana tops Western Carolina 46-35
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Freshman quarterback Keali'i Ah Yat ran for four touchdowns, Eli Gillman ran for 175 yards and another score and Montana rallied for a 46-35 win over Western Carolina on Saturday. After falling behind 17-0 and trailing 27-21 in an offensive first half,...
Montana State remains unbeaten with 52-13 win over Mercyhurst
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Tommy Mellott passed for three touchdowns and Montana State rolled to a big first-half lead in taking a 52-13 win over Mercyhurst. Rylan Ortt blocked a punt that Zac Crews recovered in the end zone for a 24-0 lead and Mellott added a 50-yard touchdown pass to...
A Glacier National Park trail in Montana is closed after bear attacks hiker
WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — A section of a popular Glacier National Park trail was closed Thursday after a man was attacked by a bear and injured, park officials said. Rangers are still trying to determine if the attack involved a grizzly bear or a black bear. The...
