Election 2008
Schweitzer Wants Democratic Primary to Continue
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HELENA – Gov. Brian Schweitzer says he would like to see the race between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama continue to Montana's June 3 primary, the last contest in the nation.
Clinton has been under increased pressure in recent days to bow out and hand the Democratic presidential nomination to Obama. Although the race is close, Obama has a clear edge in pledged delegates and appears to hold the momentum among the key superdelegates who can vote for whomever they like at the Democratic national convention in August.
A daily taste of top news stories
Weekend Buffet: Avalanche Control, Wolf Lawsuit and Blind Bowler
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Good morning and happy Lost Sock Memorial Day. A conservation group files a request for documents regarding avalanche control along railroad tracks in Glacier National Park. A former University of Montana football player pleaded guilty Thursday to two charges related to a violent home invasion. A federal judge in Montana has rejected a request by the government to delay a lawsuit seeking to place the gray wolf back on the endangered-species list. In Des Moines, Iowa, a 78-year-old blind man scored a perfect 300 game at the Century Lanes bowling alley.
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THE BEACON BLOG
Robbing Montana of its Swan Song
The chances of Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton returning to Montana took a hit Tuesday night. After Obama’s crushing victory in North Carolina and Clinton’s narrow win in Indiana, the majority of pundits have declared the race all but over. I hope not. The state press has been blanketed with high-profile attention from each campaign over the last few weeks and it would be a shame to find out that the media was simply used for political gain.
[read more]Kalispell Police and Flathead County Sheriff’s reports
Police Blotter: Wal-Mart Freakout and Missing Yellow Hose
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12:53 p.m. A Kalispell resident called in to talk about his yellow garden hose that he likes to keep behind his shed. The hose, however, has gone missing. He has reason to believe his neighbor has stolen it. His neighbor, reportedly, now has a pretty yellow hose in the back of his truck.
6:34 p.m. A call was made from Wal-Mart about a man who was standing outside his car yelling obscenities because his wife had been in the store shopping for too long.
6:53 p.m. A man drove his car into the lake between Somers and Lakeside.
