http://www.scanmontana.com ScanMontana en-us hourly 1 1970-01-01T00:00+00:00 Thu, 15 May 2008 21:33:42 -0400 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=399 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=399 A Billings police officer who was disciplined for his testimony last year at a civil trial filed against the city by another officer has filed his own lawsuit against the Police Department.<br><br>Officer Terry Bechtold claims in the District Court lawsuit that city police officials \"subjected him to unfair discipline, Internal Affairs investigations and hostile work conditions\" following his testimony at the Steve Feuerstein trial.<br><br>Bechtold\'s lawsuit was filed May 1 and names as defendants... Thu, 15 May 2008 21:33:17 -0400 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=398 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=398 After a five-month search, the city of Billings has chosen Paul Dextras as its next fire chief. Dextras\'s first day as chief will be June 23.<br><br>The city chose Dextras over interim chief John Staley.<br><br>In an announcement this morning, City Administrator Tina Volek said that Dextras distinguished himself in the two-day assessment process in late-March. Volek also pointed out that Dextras earned the designation of Chief Fire Officer from the International Association of Fire Chiefs and is a... Wed, 14 May 2008 21:20:30 -0400 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=397 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=397 HAMILTON - A 43-year-old Hamilton woman has been charged with attempted murder after Ravalli County authorities say she shot at her husband during an argument.<br><br>Officers say Deborah Haynes fired a shot at her husband Friday as he was driving away from their house. Witnesses say Haynes drove off in another direction and deputies arrested her.<br><br>Investigators determined that the couple had been arguing and that she had been breaking dishes. Investigators believe she used shards from the broken ... Wed, 14 May 2008 21:20:26 -0400 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=396 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=396 LEWISTOWN - Four Bureau of Land Management firefighters based in Lewistown have been honored for their role in rescuing a pilot who had crashed in the path of a Nevada wildfire.<br><br>Scott Meneely, Andrea Robinson, Steven Spellberg and Andrew Rishavy accepted their Valor Awards from the Department of the Interior during a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.<br><br>The four were members of a BLM engine crew that was working with two other crews to create a buffer between the Barrel Springs fire... Wed, 14 May 2008 21:20:18 -0400 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=395 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=395 HAMILTON - A Victor man faces criminal endangerment and drug charges after Ravalli County deputies say another man overdosed from an injection of opiates over the weekend.<br><br>Sheriff Chris Hoffman said deputies were called to a house in Victor Saturday evening where Alex Ames, 25, was said to be unconscious and turning purple from a drug overdose.<br><br>Ames\' brother told a deputy that he had to force his way into Dan McCrossin\'s house and that McCrossin was preventing others in the house from... Mon, 12 May 2008 20:21:35 -0400 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=394 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=394 A three vehicle wreck in the Heights held up traffic for about 45 minutes this afternoon.<br><br>Billings Police responded to the collision, near the intersection of Main Street and Airport Road, shortly before noon.<br><br>A pickup truck headed south on Main swerved onto the sidewalk near Lake Elmo Drive, Sgt. Dave Cardillo said in a written statement. The truck, driven by an elderly man, continued on the sidewalk for several feet and returned to the road, where it struck a southbound Suburban in the... Sat, 10 May 2008 18:34:56 -0400 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=393 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=393 MISSOULA - Authorities are looking for two more men in connection with a violent home invasion that involved football players from the University of Montana.<br><br>Warrants for the two were issued a day after former Grizzly football player Qwenton J. Freeman pleaded guilty to two charges related to the Nov. 5 incident.<br><br>Chief Deputy Missoula County Attorney Kirsten Pabst LaCroix filed charges Friday against Donald J. Byrnes and Ronald Powell Jr.<br><br>... Sat, 10 May 2008 09:46:09 -0400 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=392 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=392 A myriad of ideas are being discussed to help the state of Montana deal with the rising cost of fighting wildland fires.<br><br>\"The Fire Suppression Interim Committee is looking at cost containment strategies and different concepts on how to fairly and equitably fund the fire program as well as suppress costs,\" said Bob Harrington, state forester.<br><br>The committee of of six state senators and six representatives was created during the 2007 Legislature\'s special session and was charged with... Fri, 09 May 2008 08:40:20 -0400 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=391 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=391 Authorities are asking for the public\'s help in the investigation into the death of a Glendive woman.<br><br>Susan Casey was considered missing after she was last seen April 12 in Glendive. Her body was found at about 10:45 a.m. Tuesday in the Yellowstone River in Prairie County, near Fallon.<br><br>Prairie County Sheriff Bill Klunder is asking boaters, anglers and anyone on the river between Forsyth and Glendive to be on the lookout for personal items that may help in the investigation.<br><br>... Thu, 08 May 2008 09:04:18 -0400 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=390 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=390 CODY - There\'s never an ideal time to kill someone, but this week would be exceptionally bad timing for would-be murderers, as Cody hosts investigators from around the state attending \"homicide school.\"<br><br>The five-day Homicide and Cold Case Investigations Conference, held every two years by the Wyoming Investigators Association, concludes Friday.<br><br>... Wed, 07 May 2008 15:47:19 -0400 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=389 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=389 The body of a 34-year-old Glendive woman who was reported missing on April 12 has been found in the Yellowstone River, Dawson County Sheriff Craig Anderson said Wednesday.<br><br>Susan Casey\'s body was found Tuesday near Fallon, about 30 miles from Glendive.<br><br>\"With the discovery of Susan Casey\'s body, we have switched from a missing person investigation to a suspicious death investigation,\" Anderson said, adding he would not comment further.<br><br>... Tue, 06 May 2008 09:34:02 -0400 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=388 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=388 The Flame of Hope will leave Billings on Tuesday morning on its way to the Special Olympics Summer Games in Great Falls.<br><br>Area law enforcement officials and Special Olympics athletes will start the run from the city operations center, at the corner of Midland Road and South Billings Boulevard, beginning at 6:45 a.m.<br><br>Police Sgt. Matt Brewer and Officer Tina Hoeger coordinated this leg of the run, which goes to Big Timber. Brewer said he thinks the run will take about 10 hours as... Tue, 06 May 2008 09:33:25 -0400 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=387 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=387 The Billings Fire Department had no new information Monday on what caused a fire that destroyed a trailer home Sunday and left five people without housing or belongings.<br><br>Deputy Fire Marshal Brett DiPasquale said the fire was still under investigation and the department was waiting to hear whether the homeowner\'s insurance company was going send its own investigator to the scene.<br><br>The fire destroyed a singlewide trailer owned by Julie Sherrod-Brant, who shared it with her son and his... Mon, 05 May 2008 17:01:33 -0400 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=386 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=386 Update 2:27 p.m. - Billings police today said a 17-year-old boy from Billings was the driver of a car that struck and killed a pedestrian over the weekend.<br><br>Sgt. Kevin Iffland said officers continue to investigate the death of 17-year-old Kassandra Thompson-Christopherson, who died Sunday after being struck while crossing Poly Drive late Saturday night. Iffland said there were five passengers in the car that struck the girl near the intersection of Louise Lane, just west of the Poly Food... Mon, 05 May 2008 13:06:32 -0400 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=385 http://www.ScanMontana.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=385 GREAT FALLS - Firefighters in Great Falls report extensive damage to Montana Specialty Mills in a fire that broke out about 1 a.m. Monday.<br><br>According to crews at the scene, the fire at the oilseed processing plant was contained by 7 a.m. and firefighters continued mop-up work, which was expected to take all day.<br><br>Several area departments responded and about 30 firefighters were at the scene.<br><br>...