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Gardiner volleyball faces Ennis tonight

Published on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 12:00am

The Gardiner Bruin volleyball team had a solid season, wrapping up conference play with an 11-6 record, landing them in third place in the district and giving them a by for the district tournament play-in games.

Three dead in church attack in France

Published on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 12:00am
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NICE, France (AP) — An attacker armed with a knife killed three people inside a church Thursday in the southern French city of Nice, prompting the government to raise its security alert status to the maximum level hours before a nationwide coronavirus lockdown.

Six cited after hunters kill 50 elk

Published on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 12:00am

HELENA (AP) - Montana wildlife officials have cited six people after a group of about 100 hunters shot into a herd of elk and killed about 50 of them.

Jobless claims fall to 751,000, but new infections a threat

Published on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 12:00am
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WASHINGTON (AP) The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 751,000, the lowest since March, but it’s still historically high and indicates the viral pandemic is forcing many employers to cut jobs.

Montana governor is COVID free after one of his staffers tests positive

Published on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 12:00am

HELENA (AP) - A staff member in Montana Gov. Steve Bullock’s office tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesperson for the governor said Wednesday, but Bullock and Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney have tested negative for the respiratory virus.

Guilty plea in Giuliani associates’ case

Published on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 12:00am

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors secured a guilty plea Thursday from a Florida businessman who hired one of President Donald ‘frump’s lawyers, Rudy Giuliani, to lend credibility to a supposedly fraud-busting company authorities say was a fraud itself.

ND death toll from virus nears 500

Published on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 12:00am

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) North Dakota’s death toll from COVID-19 neared 500 on Thursday, with health officials reporting an additional 11 deaths.

Judge grants petition to change offensive name

Published on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 12:00am

KALISPELL (AP) - A Montana judge has granted a petition to rename a small lake near Whitefish because its name includes an offensive term referring to a Black person.

Zeta barrels across Southeast after battering coast

Published on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 12:00am
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zeta sped across the Southeast on Thursday, leaving a trail of damage and more than 2.6 million homes and businesses without power in Atlanta and beyond after pounding New Orleans with winds and water that splintered homes and were blamed for at least six deaths.

Sentenced for killing 6-month-old boy

Published on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 12:00am

BILLINGS (AP) — A 34-year-old Montana man has been sentenced to 80 years in prison for killing a six-monthold boy he babysat in 2017.