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Posted 07/31/2010 2:12 PM by Meteorologist Mike Heard

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 554
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
120 PM MDT SAT JUL 31 2010

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 554 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

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Posted 07/30/2010 4:26 PM by MT Associated Press

Wildlife officials say a grizzly bear has been euthanized after tests determined that it was responsible for a triple mauling in a Montana campground.
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks spokesman Ron Aasheim says DNA tests determined the sow killed a Michigan man and injured two others in unprovoked attacks in a campground overnight Wednesday.
The bear was euthanized Friday after wildlife officials captured the sow and her three cubs at the Soda Butte Campground five miles from… Click to Read More

Posted 07/30/2010 3:00 PM by John Sherer

It's the time of year people love to float the lower Madison River, and the Bureau of Land Management says that is causing some problems on Highway 84.

The bureau says that because of safety hazards, drivers who park in the "no parking" zone on Highway 84 along the Lower Madison River may be cited and their vehicles
towed.

Officials note that the recreation facilities along the Lower Madison River, especially thosebetween Warm Springs Boat Launch and Bla… Click to Read More

Posted 07/30/2010 2:33 PM by Meteorologist Mike Heard

The Storm Predicition Center has all of Montana under a slight risk for severe thunderstorms Saturday. Large Hail, Damaging Winds, Brief Heavy Rain and deadly lightning are likely Saturday after 1pm and continuing into early Saturday evening.

Prepare now for this event to protect your livestock, property and you. Try to keep your vehicles in a garage during this event, shelter your horses and keep your pets indoors. Keep shelter close by if you are recreating on area rivers and stream… Click to Read More

Posted 07/30/2010 1:45 PM by Adam Bell

Lots of fun to be had this weekend, particularly in Three Forks at the annual Fly-In.

Dozens of aircraft line the field at the Three Forks airport with more still arriving for the event. This is the 33rd year that pilots from all over the region take their planes and meet up in Three Forks. Owner of Headwaters Flying Service, Cody Foldvord believes this annual gathering is not only beneficial for the pilots, but the local community as well.

"Oh this is a huge event for the com… Click to Read More

Posted 07/30/2010 1:39 PM by John Sherer

Public health officials say they are investigating an outbreak of illnesses that they believe is tied to contaminated water from a resort near Hebgen Lake.

The Gallatin County Health Department and the Montana Department of Public health and Human Services have confirmed 14 cases of campylobacter gastrointestinal illnesses, a common GI illness. The health departments say, "Information collected from cases associated with the illnesses strongly suggests that exposure occurre… Click to Read More

Posted 07/30/2010 1:37 PM by Lindsay Clein

Bear experts have transferred what they believe to be the offending grizzly bear and her three cubs from the Soda Butte Campground to the Fish Wildlife and Park's state wildlife lab in Bozeman.

The mother bear and two of her cubs were used as bait to lure the third cub into a covert trap overnight last night.

The bears are being monitored as the FWP waits for DNA results from a wildlife forensics lab in Wyoming. FWP staff say they need to weigh all the evidence and make… Click to Read More

Posted 07/30/2010 1:55 PM by Adam Bell

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One local man, who has been mauled not once but twice by grizzly bears, lived to tell his stories before passing away last week.

According to the Associated Press, 60-year old Jim Cole, who was an author and photographer, died of natural causes on July 22^nd.

Cole was mauled twice by grizzly bears, including a 2007 attack that cost him his left eye.

Grizzly bear expert Casey Anderson was able to talk to Jim about the attacks; Anderson says hearing these first… Click to Read More

Posted 07/30/2010 1:07 PM by John Sherer

(Washington D.C.) Montana's senior U.S. Senator Max Baucus today announced that Kate Downen will join his staff as Communications Director. Originally from Great Falls, MT, Downen most recently served as Montana Democratic Party Communications Director after working at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City. Downen will be based in Bozeman, MT.

"We are so fortunate to have Kate joining our team," Baucus said. "She is a hard worker, has an impressive track record a… Click to Read More

Posted 07/30/2010 11:01 AM

NEW YORK - Stock prices are fluctuating after investors found some upbeat news in the government's assessment of the economy during the April-June quarter.
The Commerce Department says the gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the economy, grew at an annual pace of 2.4 percent from April to June. That's less than the 2.5 percent economists forecast.
As investors read deeper into the report Friday, it didn't look as bad as initially thought. Savings are u… Click to Read More

Posted 07/30/2010 10:57 AM by John Sherer

UPDATE: COOKE CITY, MT - The last grizzly bear believed involved in the fatal mauling of a Michigan man at a campground near Yellowstone National Park has been captured, and Montana wildlife officials are awaiting DNA tests to confirm their suspicions.
A sow and two of her three cubs had been trapped by Thursday while the final year-old cub was found in a culvert trap early Friday. The bears, still held in the culvert traps, left the Soda Butte campground in a three-truck convoy … Click to Read More

Posted 07/30/2010 10:54 AM by John Sherer

Yellowstone National Park officials say crews are all but finished dealing with a fire that consumed nearly a square mile of the park 7 miles west southwest of the Bridge Bay Campground.

Interagency Fire Incident officials completed a line around the fire and handed control of the area back to the park this week. In a statement today the park says, "National Park Service staff will continue daily monitoring efforts, employing the use of aircraft, and take action as appropriate. Ex… Click to Read More

Posted 07/30/2010 9:55 AM by KTVQ (Billings)

Wildlife officials captured a mother grizzly and two of her three cubs after one person was killed and two others were injured when at least one bear went on a late-night rampage through a campground near Yellowstone National Park earlier this week.

48-year-old Kevin Kammer of Grand Rapids, Michigan was killed in the attack while two others, Deb Freele and Ronald Singer of Alamosa, Colorado were taken to the hospital,

The recording of the 911 call made after Wednesday morning'… Click to Read More

Posted 07/30/2010 9:47 AM by Marnee Banks (KXLH-Helena)

A series of three draft bills addressing the state's energy policy were stalled in the interim committee on Thursday.

The Energy and Telecommunications Committee is split down the middle with four Democrats and four Republicans.

During the revision of the draft bills, nearly every motion failed due to a split vote. Senator Verdell Jackson of Kalispell motioned to strike "man-made greenhouse gases" from the draft. This motion drew strong criticism from the Democrats.Click to Read More

Posted 07/30/2010 9:51 AM by Meteorologist Adam Bell

A picture perfect start to your Friday, as we have mainly clear skies out there. As we trek through into the afternoon hours, we may have a slightly different situation.

There is just enough instability in the atmosphere today that we could see some pop up afternoon showers and thunderstorms develop across the region. Today's threat for wet weather runs at about 20-30%, so most of us will escape the last day of the work week dry!

Saturday is a different story, especially when … Click to Read More

Posted 07/29/2010 6:07 PM by Alex Schwier

Professional Bull Riders have come and gone at the Park County fairgrounds. But the regional championships brought more to Livingston than just a fun filled night of sports.

It was the town's first year hosting the competition. The fairgrounds accommodated two thousand more rodeo fans than the Gallatin county fairgrounds had seated in previous years. The switch created a bigger crowd and also a stimulant for local business

Bo Wagner of PBR Productions says, "with the PBR and t… Click to Read More

Posted 07/29/2010 6:09 PM by Adam Bell

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This latest incident in Soda Butte Campground may have you concerned about your future camping trips. Grizzly bear expert, host of the National Geographic show Nat Geo Wild, Casey Anderson, says that events like this are rare, but are a good lesson to play it safe when it comes to being in the wild.

"The last stat I heard prior to this year was that there were only six grizzly caused fatalities in the Yellowstone Ecosystem. So it's very rare. Don't be afraid of bears when something li… Click to Read More

Posted 07/29/2010 4:46 PM

A hospital spokeswoman says the condition

of a woman injured in a tornado in northeastern Montana has

improved and her outlook is favorable.

Billings Clinic spokeswoman Julie Burton says 71-year-old

Barbara Smith's condition was upgraded from serious to fair on

Thursday. That means Smith's vital signs are stable and she is

conscious.

A tornado packing 150 mile-per-hour winds ripped Smith's house

from its foundation Mo… Click to Read More

Posted 07/29/2010 4:30 PM by Meteorologist Mike Heard

Not as many thunderstorms out there today! The flow aloft is still out of the SW and today only a tiny bit of monsoonal moisture traveled up into SW Montana with isolated thunderstorms trying to develop.

This pattern will remain in place Friday and with it another slight chance of afternoon thunderstorms and rising temperatures. Friday max values should reach the upper 80's to lower 90's.

By the weekend slightly cooler temperatures will develop and look for better th… Click to Read More

Posted 07/29/2010 4:21 PM

A judge has ordered two Miles City men
to pay more than $5,800 in restitution for veterinary care given to
a cat that they pleaded guilty to throwing into a bonfire last
fall.
The restitution hearing for 20-year-old Joshua J. Yates and
19-year-old Colton D. Nielsen was held Tuesday before District
Judge Gary Day.
Attorneys for Yates and Nielsen argued their clients should not
have to pay restitution because the vet did not bill the cat's
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