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Jodi Arias Found Guilty of First Degree Murder

Livin Large Larry — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:38:38 +0000

After months of trial, Jodi Arias was found guilty this afternoon of first- degree murder with five of the Arizona jurors leaning towards pre-meditated murder. Jodi Arias was convicted of killing her boyfriend, Travis Alexander back in 2008. The trial has been going on since January 2.

My Oh My–71 Vetoes!

The Breakfast Flakes — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:17:12 +0000

A legislative session that began with promises of compromise ended with a whole bunch of vetoes from Governor Steve Bullock.The gov’ wrapped up action on bills Tuesday when he let 10 measures become law without his signature. Late Monday, he issued 27 vetoes that brought his total to 71 for the session — just shy [...]

Run Frac Daddy Run!

The Breakfast Flakes — Sat, 04 May 2013 11:25:44 +0000

Montana Simulcast Racing has an agreement with Churchill Downs Inc. to make off-track betting on today’s Kentucky Derby available at eight Montana bars. Last year, Montana horse racing fans could bet on the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes, but not the Derby. Derby wagering opens this morning. Bets can be placed at two bars in [...]

Welcome Home!

The Breakfast Flakes — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:14:43 +0000

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis is returning from an eight-month deployment to her homeport in Bremerton on Friday, carrying several soldiers from Montana.Friends and family members will be at Naval Base Kitsap to greet the nearly 3,000 sailors as they return from an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet [...]

A Sea of Oil

The Breakfast Flakes — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:18:49 +0000

The sea of oil and natural gas underneath North Dakota is far larger than first thought. There are 7.4 billion barrels of recoverable oil in the western part of the state and extending into Montana according to the latest estimate by the U.S. Geological Survey. That is huge!!! That’s more than twice the

Easing Immigration

The Breakfast Flakes — Wed, 01 May 2013 13:02:43 +0000

Tens of thousands are expected to rally in dozens of cities from New York to Bozeman, Montana today in what has become an annual cry for easing the nation’s immigration laws. The rallies carry a special sense of urgency this year, two weeks after a bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill that would bring [...]

Smartphones Are Taking over the World!

The Breakfast Flakes — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:16:39 +0000

Research says there are more smartphones than “dumb” phones being made these days, a milestone in a shift that’s putting computing power and Internet access in millions of hands worldwide. Manufacturers shipped 216 million smartphones worldwide in the first three months of this year, compared with 189 million regular cellphones, according to a study IDC [...]

George Jones Passes

The Breakfast Flakes — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:14:23 +0000

Country music superstar George Jones has died at 81. He recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets and peaked with the heartbreaking classic “He Stopped Loving Her Today.” With one of the most golden voices of any genre, a clenched, precise, profoundly expressive baritone, Jones had No. 1 songs in five separate decades, 1950s [...]

What Parent Wouldn't Want To Know?

The Breakfast Flakes — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:28:32 +0000

Governor Steve Bullock on Thursday allowed an abortion bill to become law without his signature, a strategic gamble that anticipates a successful legal challenge of the measure and kills an identical referendum that would have gone to voters in 2014. House Bill 391 and its companion referendum, House Bill 521 would require girls younger than [...]

Another Wake Up Call

The Breakfast Flakes — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:09:42 +0000

In this March 12, 1984, file photo, President Ronald Reagan gets some instructions on computer operations while visiting the Congress Heights Elementary School in Washington. The White House has taken on the school as one of their projects in its operation. U.S. students are falling behind their international rivals. Young people aren’t adept at new [...]

Relax Max!

The Breakfast Flakes — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:02:51 +0000

U.S. Sen. Max Baucus of Montana is outlining an ambitious agenda as he announces his plan to retire at the end of his sixth term. In a written statement, the Democrat said the country and Montana are facing enormous challenges including “rising debt, a dysfunctional tax code, threats to our outdoor heritage and the need [...]

Yellowstone National Park Announces Free Admission Day

Andy West — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:27:07 +0000

Yellowstone and all other national parks will be waving their normal admission fees on January 21st which is in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday. Admission fees are normally $25 per carload. While winter travel to Yellowstone is limited to snowmobile and snow coach trips through the West, East and South entrances, the North [...]

Economic Recovery Slows

The Breakfast Flakes — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:20:19 +0000

The nation’s economic recovery has hit a springtime soft spot. Reflecting that weakness, only 1 in 4 Americans now expects his or her own financial situation to improve over the next year. The sour mood is undermining support for President Barack Obama’s economic stewardship and for government in general. The poll shows that just 46 [...]

Bombing Update

The Breakfast Flakes — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:56:22 +0000

Authorities in the Boston area are looking for 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev ehv, one of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing. AP sources say Tsarnaev originally is from the Russian region near Chechnya, but he’s been living in the Boston suburb of Cambridge. His brother, who was the second suspect in Monday’s bombing, was killed [...]

Boston Marathon Bombing Update

Andy West — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:57:23 +0000

Breaking Boston Marathon News: 1 suspect dead, MIT under siege. SWAT and FBI on scene. Fox News is reporting that the two suspects are brothers and of Chechen origin and that they’ve been living legally in the United States for about a year in Cambridge, Massachussetts. Police agencies in the Watertown area of Boston are going [...]

Emotional National Anthem Last Night

Greg Tillotson — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:36:33 +0000

This is the video from the National Anthem we were talking about on the K-Bear Morning Show. This was sung last night at the Boston Bruins hockey game… truly emotional and inspiring. And I am guessing this was a very healing, cathartic moment for the people in Boston. How do you deal with a tragedy like the one in [...]

Redemption!

The Breakfast Flakes — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:08:50 +0000

Former Boise State football player and Montana State assistant coach Joe O’Brien, who made a very public fall from grace when he was arrested on federal drug charges in 2003 — is continuing his similarly public redemption. The Great Falls Tribune reports O’Brien spoke Tuesday to about 250 high school student council leaders meeting in [...]

No New Gun Laws?

The Breakfast Flakes — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:20:13 +0000

U.S. Sen. Max Baucus helped block a bipartisan effort to increase restrictions on gun sales. The Senate voted Wednesday to reject expanded background checks to more gun sales, instead of just those handled by licensed firearms dealers. Baucus said Montanans have told him “loud and clear that they are overwhelmingly opposed to new gun control [...]

Support Sinking For Gun Control

The Breakfast Flakes — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:40:16 +0000

Today could be a big day in the debate over legislation intended to prevent gun violence. A bipartisan bill expanding background checks is losing steam ahead of a vote.

The Senate plans to vote today on the proposal and several amendments, including one to expand background checks for gun purchases at gun shows and online

Search Warrant Served

The Breakfast Flakes — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:10:02 +0000

The FBI served a search warrant on a home in suburban Boston in the investigation into the Boston Marathon bombing attack. Massachusetts State Police confirm that a search warrant related to the investigation was served Monday night in Revere, but they haven’t said anything else. Some investigators were seen leaving the house early this morning, [...]