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Wildfire brings overnight evacuations in Mont.; cool, calm weather helps control Wash. blazes

Homes evacuated overnight near Montana wildfire

High winds whip fires in Idaho, Montana, Washington; fire threat looms in California

High winds whip fires in several Western states

Authorities order evacuations in Idaho and Montana because of wildfires whipped by wind

Idaho town prepares for wildfire evacuations

Grizzly in maulings that killed Michigan man was in poor condition, had parasites

Grizzly in maulings was stressed, had parasites

Archaeologists working on American Indian reservation in Mont. uncover ancient bison kill site

Ancient bison kill site uncovered in Montana

Cubs of grizzly that killed 1, injured 2 near Yellowstone Park are settling into Montana zoo

Killer grizzly’s cubs settling into Montana zoo

Grizzly in Montana attacks was underweight, but still no clear answer why she mauled 3 campers

Grizzly in triple mauling was light, not starving

Grizzly cubs whose mother killed man arrive at Montana zoo malnourished, could explain attacks

Grizzly cubs from deadly mauling were malnourished

Montana man who wrote about surviving 2 grizzly bear attacks dies of natural causes

Montana author, survivor of 2 grizzly attacks dies

4th bear captured after deadly attack at Montana campground; DNA tests will show involvement

4th bear caught after deadly MT campground attack

Woman who survived bear attack in Mont. says she played dead to get the animal to leave her

Survivor of Mont. bear attack says she played dead

Bear attack kills 1 person, injures 2 others at campground near Yellowstone National Park

1 dead, 2 injured in bear attack at MT campground

Rare tornado sweeps through Montana’s rural northeast corner, killing 2 and injuring 1 at farm

Tornado in NE corner of Montana kills 2 at farm

Tornado sweeps through Montana’s rural northeast corner, killing 2 and injuring 1

Tornado touches down in NE corner of Mont, kills 2

Tornado kills 2, injures 1 at ranch in northeast Montana

Tornado kills 2, injures 1 in northeast Montana

Searchers find 4 bodies inside wreckage of plane missing since Sunday in northwestern Montana

4 bodies found inside wreckage of missing plane

4 bodies found in wreckage of plane missing since Sunday in northwestern Montana

4 bodies found in wreckage of plane in Montana

Plane missing since Sunday spotted from air in NW Montana; no word on survivors

Plane missing in Montana spotted from air

HELENA, Mont. — Montana officials say searchers have spotted what appears to be the wreckage of a plane missing since Sunday that was carrying four people on a sightseeing trip.

Missing airplane with 2 reporters on board may have been flying too low

Missing plane was reportedly flying too low

Search for missing airplane with 2 reporters on board focuses on Montana bison range

Search for missing airplane focuses on bison range

Authorities search for missing airplane carrying 2 men, 2 reporters from Montana newspaper

Plane missing with 2 Montana reporters on board

Governor says pipelines appear to pose bigger threat than wells for oil or gas spill in Mont.

Gov.: Pipelines bigger threat than wells in Mont.

Montana city mops up after tornado tears through commercial area, wrecks arena; no fatalities

Montana city mops up from tornado that hit arena

Tornado tears through Montana town, ripping roof off a sports arena

Montana tornado rips roof off sports arena

National Guard, police watch over Billings area devastated by tornado

Montana police guard zone damaged by tornado

Billings Tornado Wrecks Havoc

Tornado rips roof from sporting arena, tears apart businesses in Billings, Mont.

Tornado rips businesses, arena in Billings, Mont.

Tornado rips roof from sporting arena, tears apart downtown businesses in Billings, Mont.

Tornado tears through downtown Billings, Mont.

Montana highway patrol: Tornado touches down in Billings, tears roof off of large arena

Tornado tears roof from arena in Billings, Mont.

Montana highway patrol says tornado touches down in Billings, demolishes parts of expo center

Montana highway patrol says tornado hits Billings

Montana woman charged with leaving children after car crash; syringe with meth found on seat

Mont. woman accused of leaving kids after crash

Glacier National Park rewrites grizzly bear rules after sow, cub killed last fall

Glacier makes it easier to remove problem bears

Public hearings on proposed oil pipeline from Canada begin in Montana

Public hearings on oil pipeline begin in Montana

Firebomb thrown into medical marijuana business on day of important vote by City Council

Firebomb thrown at marijuana business in Montana

Gusting winds cause damage, pick up semi, down power lines in Montana

Winds knock over truck, down Montana power lines

Coroner says 5 teenagers killed in early morning crash when pickup truck hits embankment

5 teens die in Montana when pickup hits embankment

NTSB: Better communication needed after Northwest flight overshoots airport by 100 miles

NTSB seeks better communications after NWA mishap

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