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BOZEMAN (AP) — As Waded Cruzado came to Bozeman four years ago to become Montana State University's president, she sent out copies of a business management book she found inspiring. Entitled "Good to Great," the book could describe what Cruzado is trying to achieve at MSU. MSU's first woman and first minority president has racked up a list of record-breaking accomplishments and fans. After this month's Equal Pay Summit at MSU, national activist Lilly Ledbetter called Cruzado "this fireball." Montana Gov. Steve Bullock had s... Full story
BOZEMAN (AP) — On Bridger Canyon Road between mile marker seven and eight, there's a small ranch with an unusual breed of cattle. They're black, brown and tan beasts with long shaggy hair and horns that curve into sharp points. They look something like yaks, but call them that and you're sure to get corrected. AP Photo/Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Erik Petersen A pair of Scottish Highland steers are photographed in their pasture on Bridger Canyon Road in Bozeman. The breed originated in Scotland, and though there are a few h...
Officer David Delaittre is shown. Police were searching Wednesday night for a man who shot and killed Delaittre hours earlier on the side of a road near the town of Three Forks. AP Photo/Montana Highway Patrol THREE FORKS (AP) — The residents of this small Montana town said they were saddened and shocked by the shooting death of one of their own Wednesday -- a Montana Highway Patrol trooper killed in the line of duty. People here described David James DeLaittre, 23, as easygoing, friendly, caring and hardworking. He was e...
BOZEMAN (AP) — The 56-year-old Three Forks man suspected of shooting and killing a Montana Highway Patrol trooper Wednesday was a dog-trainer and hunter who mostly kept to himself, according to friends and family. Errol Brent Bouldin had been troubled since he was bit by a rattlesnake five years ago while hunting in Arizona, his sister-in-law Glynda Bouldin, of Belgrade, said Thursday. He had to be revived several times before reaching the hospital and suffered brain damage from the trauma. "That's when his life sort of c... Full story
The Montana Board of Medical Examiners says doctors who staff mass medical marijuana clinics could be disciplined for providing substandard care. Board members unanimously approved a position paper Thursday that says recommending a course of treatment after a brief consultation and without any follow-up does not meet the standard of care expected of Montana physicians. The board does not take a position on treating medical disorders with marijuana, but the paper says the board "does have an obligation to protect the public by... Full story
Montana State University has decided to use more than half of this year's $2.5 million tuition windfall from record student enrollment as a buffer against expected state budget cuts. Tuesday's move reverses decisions made three months ago — before Waded Cruzado became the university's president — and reduces the chance of students facing program cuts and employees facing layoffs. It also means canceling more than $500,000 in one-time investments that top MSU administrators wanted to make in projects they thought could sav...
Few governors with political aspirations would bother to debate a riled-up city commission, on their turf and in front of television cameras, over its "misuse" of federal stimulus money. Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer did — and relished every minute of it. Picking on the tiny sliver of stimulus funding has created a buzz and ,along with tough budget talk, has helped burnish the fiscal conservative credentials of a popular term-limited governor — but one who has no apparent place to go next. The unusual Democrat continues to... Full story
Few governors with political aspirations would bother to debate a riled-up city commission, on their turf and in front of television cameras, over its "misuse" of federal stimulus money. Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer did — and relished every minute of it. Picking on the tiny sliver of stimulus funding has created a buzz and ,along with tough budget talk, has helped burnish the fiscal conservative credentials of a popular term-limited governor — but one who has no apparent place to go next. The unusual Democrat continues to...
Outlaw, a Brahma-longhorn bull, is a legend at the Calgary Stampede. Fifty-seven cowboys in a row tried riding him for eight seconds, and 57 cowboys failed. Staying on Outlaw was such a daunting task that rodeo organizers made him a "bounty bull," meaning the first rider to hold on would get a special payout . As more riders failed, the payout grew. By the time 21-year-old Justin Volz successfully rode the bull at the Stampede in 2003, the bounty was up to $50,000. On Thursday, a bronze replica of Outlaw, kicking up his...
Along a roaring Mill Creek in June, Genaro Bazan and a handful other men stalked the banks holding hoedads in search of good ground to plant En g e lma n n s p r u c e a n d Douglas fir saplings. They carried the tiny trees in bags slung over their shoulders, and plugged them into small holes dug with their sharp steel tools, which were basically tractor discs bolted to ax handles. "We get use to this," Bazan said about the grueling work, which had his crew hopscotching up and down Mill Creek Road the entire week. "It's hard... Full story
Damage claims could reach up to $60 million in Bozeman from a storm last week in which hail the size of golf balls shattered windows, dented cars and damaged roofs, an insurer said. G a l l a t i n C o u n t y Emergency manager Patrick Lonergan said the county has received 183 damage reports totaling $1.06 million in damages so far from the June 30 storm. That's only a fraction of the actual damages, he said, but he still doubted the county would qualify for state and federal assistance programs because out-of-pocket costs th...
A report by two U.S. senators is criticizing 100 federally funded "stimulus" projects — including one at Montana State University and another in Helena — saying the projects have neither created nor saved jobs. Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and John McCain, R-Ariz., released the report this month and ranked at No. 76 an MSU "field trip to study dinosaur eggs ... in China" that reaped $141,002. The senators say nine students were given a six-week, all-expense paid trip to China that was funded by the National Science Fou... Full story
A new interdisciplinary online course from Montana State University will help students understand the influence of extension systems around the world while examining the impact of agricultural development on rural communities in developed and developing nations. Students will also learn how culture, available resources and educational channels affect the adoption of technological and scientific innovations for food and fiber production. The course, "International Extension Systems," runs Jan. 13 to May 7 and offers three grad...
A Montana State University student who fired a shotgun at a television and into the air sparked a 7½-hour police standoff outside a Bozeman home, authorities said. Nobody was injured and the standoff ended when 19-year-old Anthony Nolan Jackson surrendered late Saturday. Jackson made an initial court appearance Tuesday on charges of felony criminal endangerment, being a minor in possession of alcohol and possession of drug paraphernalia. Judge Wanda Drusch set Jackson's bail at $10,000. Jackson admitted firing two shots in th...
A very small research satellite built by Montana State University students is one of three that have been chosen to ride into space this fall on a NASA launch, school officials said. David Klumpar, director of MSU's Space Science and Engineering Laboratory, said the scheduled November launch would mark the first time miniature satellites made at any U.S. university would fly on a NASA mission. "It's a huge breakthrough," Klumpar said. MSU's Explorer-1 Prime and others from the University of Colorado and the University of...
