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Weather
Montana to see partial solar eclipse on Sunday
Posted 2:48 PM 5/16/2012 by Meteorologist Mike Heard
A partial solar eclipse will be visible over Montana and Idaho on May 20 beginning at 6:14 p.m. MDT and ending around 8:20 p.m. MDT.
At its peak (7:20 p.m. MDT), around 71% of the setting sun will be occulted by the rising moon.
This is the first time in 10 years an eclipse has been visible over Montana.
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Education
Belgrade history class gets tour of Little Bighorn
Posted 11:55 AM 5/16/2012 by Chet Layman
For most of us, history lessons came from lectures and textbooks. But this week, advanced placement U.S. history students in Belgrade got a chance to retrace some history and visit sites very few have been allowed to see.
Forty five students along with their teacher Lila Beard visited the (More) • Video (1)
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Bozeman News
NW Energy: Downed power line sparked grass fire
Posted 10:39 AM 5/16/2012 by KBZK Media Center with Adam Bell reporting
A grass fire that caused a brief closure along Frontage Road Tuesday afternoon was caused by a downed power line, according to NorthWestern Energy.
About 100 people were left without power for a short time while crews replaced wires. Power was back on by about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Michelle (More)
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Missoula Area News
Insurance fraud alleged in Missoula 'hole in one' case
Posted 10:28 AM 5/16/2012 by David Sherman (david@krtv.com)
When Troy Peissig shot a hole-in-one at a Missoula Country Club golf tournament, he won a special $18,000 prize.
But almost two years later and despite multiple witness accounts, Peissig hasn't seen a dime of the prize money.
The tournament's sponsor had purchased insurance to cover (More)
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Technology
Want to buy one share of Facebook stock? Here's how
Posted 8:35 AM 5/16/2012 by Chenda Ngak, CBS
(CBS News) Novice investors, too, can own a piece of Facebook stock.
One of tech's most highly anticipated stocks may hit the NASDAQ on Friday and it's not just serious investors who are interested in owning a piece of Facebook.
Among the Wall Street brokers waiting for a piece of (More)
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Entertainment
CBS adds four new series to its fall schedule
Posted 8:33 AM 5/16/2012 by Camille Mann -CBS News
(CBS News) CBS has officially announced its new fall TV schedule, picking up four new series and continuing a number of top-rated programs.
The network will finish the season as America's most-watched network for the ninth time in the last 10 years.
"These new series feature a great (More)
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Health
Whooping cough making a comeback as most adults fail to get recommended booster shot
Posted 8:14 AM 5/16/2012 by CBS Health
The first effective vaccine for whooping cough was developed in 1940. Before that, the respiratory infection killed thousands each year -- and it may be making a comeback.
Hundreds of cases are being reported in nine states. Washington State has declared an epidemic, with 1,484 cases. CBS News (More)
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National News
How scammers can steal your credit card information at the gas pump
Posted 8:13 AM 5/16/2012 by CBS News
The price of gas continues to fall. AAA says the national average for regular has fallen to $3.73, down 21 cents in the past six weeks. But if you pay at the pump, thieves may be waiting for you, ready to skim the information off your bank card and siphon the money out of your account.
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2012 Melinda's Garden Moments
Melinda's Garden Moment: Pruning spring flowering shrubs
Posted 8:09 AM 5/16/2012
Bring your overgrown lilacs, forsythia, and other spring flowering shrubs down to size while maintaining their natural beauty and spring floral display.
Prune spring blooming shrubs right after flowering. These shrubs set their flower buds in summer and pruning any other time will (More) • Video (1)
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Health
Eight Montana school districts affected by whooping cough outbreak
Posted 7:59 AM 5/16/2012 by Angela Marshall (KAJ News)
KALISPELL- There are now 25 confirmed pertussis cases in Flathead County after local health officials confirmed four more cases on Tuesday afternoon.
Pertussis is also known as whooping cough.
Flathead City-County Health Department Director Joe Russel says the new cases involve (More)
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Helena Area News
Helena couple hits all 50 states to promote Race For The Cure
Posted 7:54 AM 5/16/2012 by Melissa Anderson- KXLH News
HELENA- Ken and Margy Kohl of Helena have taken great strides - and lots of them - to help breast cancer research, traveling to all 50 states to walk in each Race For The Cure event.
The couple began walking in the races before it became a personal experience for Margy in 2000.
"I (More)
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Bozeman News
Stamp Out Hunger donation totals coming in for Bozeman, Butte food banks
Posted 5:23 PM 5/15/2012
Food was collected across the Gallatin Valley and across the country this weekend for the 20th annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.
Jill Holder, operations manager at the Gallatin County Food Bank, says 13,540 pounds of food was collected through the drive and more could still come in. (More)
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Road Report
Fire disrupts travel on Frontage Road
Posted 4:35 PM 5/15/2012 by KBZK Media Center with Adam Bell reporting
A portion of Frontage Road was closed for a short time this afternoon while crews battled a fire that sparked in the area.
The fire was located about ½ mile west of where Valley Center Road crosses Frontage Road. A power line is down in the area, but we have not confirmed whether or (More)
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Yellowstone National Park News
Military members get free entrance to national parks
Posted 4:04 PM 5/15/2012 by Adam Bell
The nation's military members are now eligible for free admission to Yellowstone, Glacier and thousands of other National Park Service sites and public lands across the country.
The Department of Interior is expanding its "America the Beautiful" pass to offer free admission for members of (More)
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