Montana

Feds Reach Agreement With Montana School On Sexual Assaults

Bill Chappell — Thu, 09 May 2013 21:13:00 +0000

The Department of Justice has reached an agreement with the University of Montana to resolve an investigation into the school's response to accusations of sexual harassment since 2009. The federal inquiry will continue to examine how Missoula city officials have handled such cases.

"The Justice Department started its investigation a year ago, following a string of reports of sexual assaults," reports NPR's Martin Kaste, for our Newscast Desk.

Gas Scare Attributed To Firm's Educational Cards

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:16:00 +0000

A natural gas company in Great Falls, Montana, wanted to educate consumers. So it printed 25,000 scratch-and-sniff cards to show how a gas leak would smell. Then the company tossed some of the cards. As they were crushed in a garbage truck, the gas smell filled the town.

Max Baucus Says He Was Montana's 'Hired Hand' On Gun Vote

Liz Halloran — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:05:00 +0000

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Prepare To Get Hot And Heavy With This Chicken Recipe

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:46:00 +0000

If you've got a chicken, two cast iron skillets and are feeling strong, Jay Bentley has a recipe for you: Cast Iron Roasted Half Chicken. The Montana restaurateur and co-author of Open Range: Steaks, Chops and More From Big Sky Country shared it for All Things Considered's Found Recipe series.

The dish isn't so much a "found recipe," but a found technique. And an added bonus?

Montana's Max Baucus To Retire; Republicans Eye 2014 Chances

Greg Henderson — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:16:00 +0000

Sen. Max Baucus of Montana, an influential red-state Democrat who helped craft Obamacare but bucked his party last week in voting against expanded background checks for gun sales, will retire in 2014, he announced Tuesday.

The chairman of the influential Senate Finance Committee, Baucus was expected to face a potentially tough race for a seventh term after four decades on Capitol Hill.