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Pentagon-Trump clash breaks open

Published on Thu, 06/04/大福彩票网 - 3:57pm
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is not only drawing criticism from his usual political foes but also facing backtalk from his defense secretary, his former Pentagon chief and a growing number of fellow Republicans.

DOWNTOWN FLOWERS

Published on Thu, 06/04/大福彩票网 - 3:55pm
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14 new virus cases, state says

Published on Thu, 06/04/大福彩票网 - 3:54pm

Montana reported 14 new cases of the coronavirus Thursday, the highest single-day increase since April 9, according to the state of Montana.

The state has reported 539 total confirmed cases during the pandemic, 55 of which are currently active.

There have been 68 total reported hospitalizations in Montana due to the coronavirus, according to the state, one of which is active. There have been 17 reported deaths due to the coronavirus in Montana thus far.

Eight of the new cases are in Gallatin County, five are in Big Horn County and one is in Yellowstone County. 

Yellowstone drops, but set to rise

Published on Thu, 06/04/大福彩票网 - 3:53pm
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The Yellowstone River near Livingston is no longer under a flood warning, according to the National Weather Service, although it is forecasted to rise back to around the flood stage — 10 feet — this weekend.

The NWS’s forecast for the river has the water level rising back up Friday and Saturday before peaking and fluctuating around flood stage Sunday and Monday.

The NWS had issued a flood warning Monday that continued Tuesday and Wednesday.

Conservation groups sue to protect Smith River

Published on Thu, 06/04/大福彩票网 - 3:52pm

Conservation groups on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging the mine operating permit approved by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality for the proposed Black Butte Copper Mine near the Smith River.

Tintina Montana is spearheading the proposed mine, which would span 1,888 acres in the Sheep Creek basin. The mine would produce about 12.9 million tons of acid-generating waste, threatening water quality and important trout habitat in the beloved river, a news release from the conservation groups said. 

Floyd eulogized at Minneapolis memorial in first of 3 events

Published on Thu, 06/04/大福彩票网 - 3:51pm
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hollywood celebrities, musicians and the politically powerful filed into a sanctuary in front of the golden casket of George Floyd for a memorial service Thursday as mourners began a three-city farewell to the man who was anonymous in life but sparked global protests for justice in death.

The service was held at North Central University for the 46-year-old out-of-work bouncer, who died May 25 after a white police officer put his knee on Floyd’s neck as the black man lay handcuffed on the pavement, gasping that he couldn’t breathe.

In Court

Published on Thu, 06/04/大福彩票网 - 3:31pm

Following are proceedings before Park County Justice Court Judge Linda Cantin:

 

TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

Fred Bakosh, 54, of Wilsall, pleaded guilty June 1 to reckless driving. He was fined $335 and ordered to enroll in the Assessment Course and Treatment (ACT) program. He was cited on Feb. 19.

 

Joshua Thayer, 35, of Billings, pleaded guilty June 4 to driving while his license was suspended. He was fined $285 and sentenced to two days in jail. He was cited on May 20.

 

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE

Montana candidates look forward to campaigning in person

Published on Thu, 06/04/大福彩票网 - 3:30pm
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HELENA (AP) — Montana candidates who advanced to the general election said they’re looking forward to the time when they can get back on the campaign trail rather than relying on phone calls to reach voters under directives in place to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.

“Montanans expect you to show up in every corner of the state,” Bryce Bennett, who won the Democratic primary for secretary of state, said Wednesday. “They want to be able to look you in the eyes, shake your hand and get a sense of what leadership you’ll bring to the office.”

Report highlights voting inequities in tribal communities

Published on Thu, 06/04/大福彩票网 - 3:27pm
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Native American voting rights advocates are cautioning against states moving to mail-in ballots without opportunities for tribal members to vote safely in person.

In a wide-ranging report released Thursday, the Native American Rights Fund outlined the challenges that could arise: online registration hampered by spotty or no internet service, ballots delivered to rarely-checked Post Office boxes and turnout curbed by a general reluctance to vote by mail. 

Pilgrim’s Pride CEO among indicted for chicken price fixing

Published on Thu, 06/04/大福彩票网 - 3:27pm

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (AP) — The CEO of Pilgrim’s Pride is one of four current and former chicken company executives indicted Wednesday on charges of price-fixing.

The U.S. Department of Justice said a federal grand jury in Colorado found that executives from Greeley, Colorado-based Pilgrim’s Pride and Claxton, Georgia-based Claxton Poultry Farms conspired to fix prices and rig bids for broiler chickens from at least 2012 to 2017.