Anaconda Slag Pile Sparks Urban Renewal Debate
The black slag at Anaconda, once tied to the Anaconda Company era, is seen as both a blight and a historical remnant. Officials with Anaconda-Deer Lodge County and Atlantic Richfield are speeding soil cover and seeding to ready the eastern gateway for new businesses like Forge Hotel and Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply, with work continuing into 2023 and seeding planned in this fall and next year.
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Anaconda
Anaconda Company
Bill Everett
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
Atlantic-Richfield Co
Everett
Forge
Murdoch’s Ranch & Home
Jamie O’keefe
Atlantic Richfield
EPA
O’keefe
Montana Highway 1
Prosecutors seek health officials custody in Criss case
Prosecutors urge that Susan Marie Criss be sentenced to custody of state health officials rather than prison for the fatal stabbing of Mark William Woodger in Butte. Criss, 25, pleaded guilty to deliberate homicide and faces up to life, with a plea deal allowing 40 to 50 years in DPHHS custody. The Oct. 5 sentencing date was set by Judge Kurt Krueger.
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Butte
Kurt Krueger
Susan Marie Criss
Mark William Woodger
Trinity Loop
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
DPHSS
Montana State Hospital
Warm Springs
Galen
Criss
Born Alive Infant Protection Act debated in Montana
A Montana referendum, Legislative Referendum 131, would define born dead infants as legal persons and require health care providers to preserve their lives with penalties up to 20 years in jail and a $50,000 fine. Critics call the measure propaganda against families facing tough medical choices.
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Holly K. Michels
Holly.michels
Lee
Jenn Banna
Montana
Anna Louise
Banna
Missoula
Tim Mitchell
Montana Supreme Court blocks Election Day rule changes
The Montana Supreme Court halted enforcement of laws ending Election Day voter registration and tightening polling place ID rules. Justice Laurie McKinnon led a majority that found the Yellowstone District Court judge did not abuse his discretion in granting the April injunction, with Justices McGrath Shea and Gustafson joining.
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Montana Supreme Court
Laurie McKinnon
Yellowstone District Court
Michael G. Moses
Mike McGrath
Jim Shea
Ingrid Gustafson
High Court
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