Coming up next on KRTV, the death toll was above 450 after a powerful earthquake rips through Algeria.
And showers possible overnight, but sunshine tomorrow should be warming temperatures up quickly.
The 10 o'clock news is next.
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The U.S. white, I think, is over half a million Alberta cattle making it into the U.S. every year.
And like I said, a good majority of those come through here.
U.S. borders remain closed to Canadian beef until authorities determine yesterday's discovery of mad cow disease was an isolated case.
Good evening and thank you for joining us. I'm Janee Town.
It's possible more cattle could be infected with mad cow disease.
That's the word from Canadian health officials today.
Only one cow is known to have the deadly disease.
But the U.S. isn't taking any chances.
Orders remain closed to most livestock entering the country.
The news station's Mia Moran brings us the latest from the Port of Sweetgrass.
Daily operations at the Port of Sweetgrass in Montana sound quiet after Tuesday's ban on imports of all cattle and beef-based products.
The federal health's restriction comes after traces of mad cow disease were found on a farm in Alberta.
But state cattle inspectors say the restriction extends beyond beef.
Deer, elk and buffalo as well too.
And also includes boxed meat that would be along with that and animal derivatives and all too.
Bone meal, things like that.
Dr. Jim Becker, the border's veterinarian and livestock inspector, says this discovery could be a major blow to Canadian cattle trade.
Alberta cattle come through, the majority of them do come through this port here and are inspected here.
Dr. Becker typically inspects more than 100 loads of cattle each day.
He cautions against overreaction.
I think we have the safest food supply in the world here.
Something to be aware of, but as far as changing your eating habits and all because of that, no, I wouldn't.
With the findings coming nearly four months after the infected cow was slaughtered, the long-term effects to the beef industry are still unclear.
In Sweetgrass, Mia Moran for Montana's News Station.
The discovery of mad cow north of the border has many Americans wondering if it's safe to eat beef.
Experts say the discovery of the disease is proof the right tools are in place to keep infected meat from hitting the grocery shelves.
Montana Farmers Union executive director Brooks Daley says consumers should be concerned about the beef they eat,
but this could be a good move for the local cattle industry.
The United States, as you know, is well known for being the leader in safe, reliable, and consistent food,
and we should continue along that line of thinking that we still have a safe and reliable and consistent food source here in the state of Montana.
Mad cow is a chronic degenerative disease affecting the central nervous system of adult cattle.
While it only affects cattle, a similar illness called Kruetzfeldt-Jacob disease is found in humans.
There are no reported cases of CJD in the United States, nor do health officials believe any of the country's beef is contaminated.
Health officials at the federal level and the state level and here locally have no reason to believe that people are at any increased risk who eat beef products here in the United States.
The United States Department of Agriculture does some very rigorous screening of beef and beef products.
Mad cow was first diagnosed in 1986 in Great Britain. To date, there have been less than 100 cases of CJD worldwide.
Three cases in three weeks, two of them deadly. While hantavirus is rare, state health officials want to get a clearer picture of the situation in Montana.
They say the young ages of the two most recent victims shows just about anyone can contract the disease.
One of the things that is speculated upon is their immune systems, because they are highly active functioning immune systems, may play a role in this.
That may make some people progress more. But most of the cases nationally are fairly young and most of the deaths are young adults predominantly.
So it's not really well understood.
Health officials say Montanans living or working around rodents, especially deer mice, should take extra precautions.
If shortness of breath follows flu like symptoms, you should contact your doctor immediately.
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Algeria continues to climb.
The latest casualty count has at least 459 dead and more than 2400 injured.
Algerian officials believe the numbers will rise as rescue workers find people buried under homes.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.7, while Algeria put it much lower at 5.2.
The epicenter was about 40 miles east of the capital city of Algiers.
America is not only a nation on high alert tonight, it is a nation on edge.
Made edgier after an explosion rocked Yale University's law school.
The blast caused by some type of explosive device happened in a first floor classroom.
No injuries were reported and damage was minor.
Several agencies are now investigating the explosion, including the FBI and the Joint Terrorism Task Force.
A great false man has lost his appeal with the Montana Supreme Court today.
The justices upheld the 1995 attempted murder convictions of Lloyd Meyer.
He was sentenced to 80 years in prison for shooting at two men.
Meyer challenged the conviction, but the high court ruled he waited too long to bring the issue to the court,
and that two other witnesses at the trial identified him as the shooter.
Governor Judy Martz will undergo surgery tomorrow to deal with nagging problems in her handshaking arm and shoulder.
Martz says the procedure will remove calcium growing into the rotator cuff of her right shoulder and a piece of bone from her right arm.
Lieutenant Governor Carl Ose will be acting governor for the few hours Martz will be under anesthetic.
The governor plans to be out of the office all next week to recuperate.
Back home, hundreds of students team up for a big showing of patriotism.
It's called Operation Mini-Soldier and it's part of a new freshman program at CMR.
Today, the students paired up with third graders at Loy Elementary to show support for the troops overseas through care packages and other activities.
Teachers and students say it's a fun way to take an active role in the community.
We have different age groups and being able to really communicate and bond and know that,
and so our soldiers know that everyone really cares.
Not only teaches the kids the academic end of it, but it's teaching them real life skills and how to get involved in your community and how to give back to the community.
Members from Malmstrom's Red Horse Squadron were also on hand to build new picnic tables, plant trees, and help clean up around school.
Still ahead on KRTV, we give you a front row seat at tonight's opening ceremony of the Montana Special Olympic Summer Games in Missoula.
But first, for those of you heading, gearing up to head out to your favorite camping spot this weekend, the do's and don'ts of campground etiquette.
Later in the sports report, we'll tell you which local class B teams have the best chance to take a state track title this weekend,
and we'll check the highlights from Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals between the Spurs and the Mavs.
And in weather, clouds kept temperatures a little lower than expected today, however some clearing tomorrow should help warm up highs very quickly.
Our Sunday forecast is next.
There.
Pretty quiet night in the Oc Creek City.
Temperatures are cooling off a bit, but we still have some pretty good cloud cover, and that keeps temperatures fairly mild as well.
Ten o'clock at the airport this evening in Great Falls.
We have 50 degrees, humidity at 69%.
There's your winds west at eight, and the pressure 30-14.
It's been rising high today, 64, low 44.
Pretty typical day for this time of the year.
There was a 3-1 hundredths of an inch of rainfall in the middle of the night last night.
And our statistics from around the nation today, the high at Thermal California, 110, Jackson, Wyoming, not far away.
Got the nation's honor for the low spot of 27 and almost two inches of rain in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Fifty-eight at Kalispell today.
50 is the general rule west of the divide.
Dillon Little warmer.
Middle of the state, Lewistown 58, 67, at Haber, 66 at Glasgow, and 61 degrees at Cut Bank at 10.
It's cooled off to 54 at Glasgow, 50 at Lewistown,
52 at Havre, and the upper 40s at Cut Bank with 47 degrees.
We are seeing some moisture west of the divide.
That's drying up quickly.
Now moving into the southern part of the state
around Great Falls, we have a chance
of maybe seeing an isolated shower overnight.
It's not all that great though.
66 at Seattle today, 74 for high at Portland,
Salt Lake City, 80 degrees in Denver.
Their temperature at 76, 71 at Cheyenne, and 70 at Gillette.
As we look at tomorrow, high pressure in place.
We're kind of at the edge of some clouds
and maybe a little bit of moisture in the morning.
Hopefully that high pressure will push the sunshine
back into our area.
There is a melting advisory.
We're calling this for warm weather this weekend
as we go into holiday weekend.
Central Montana up along the Rocky Mountain front.
Rising creeks and streams are expected along the front.
Also the little belts in the southwestern part of Montana.
Keep that in mind if you're out doing some camping.
Highs today, 107 at Phoenix, 70 degrees at Wichita,
62 at Duluth, 60 in New York City and Miami
with a temperature of 87 degrees.
We're seeing some showers associated with the front
across the eastern seaboard and also some rain showers
moving through the Dakotas this evening.
Some of those happy in places.
Our forecast lows tonight, quite mild
because of the cloud cover, browning 37, 39 at Cut Bank,
almost 40 at Shelby.
We'll call it 39, 20% chance of seeing some showers overnight.
You may get some showers in the morning as well.
Hopefully we'll clear some of this off in the afternoon
and see 70 for high at Shelby.
A little cooler at Cut Bank with 64 and about the same
at Browning.
Forecast for the Haber area this evening, cloudy,
42 at Haber, 42 at Big Sandy and about the same at Chester
with 41.
You have a 20% chance of some light showers,
morning showers lingering on and then hopefully we
can clear some of these clouds out of the way tomorrow.
Temperatures in the low to mid 70, 74, the warmest
for high in Haber.
For the northeastern part of the state,
Glasgow partly cloudy, mid 40s at 44,
Seco the same, about 45 degrees at Malta tomorrow.
Lack of moisture in your area, temperatures pleasant,
72 at Glasgow, 72 at Seco, 73 at Malta.
Few more clouds and this 10% is really just a sprinkle
and not even a shower if you see that.
Here's the forecast for Lewistown, 41 for low,
40 at Stanford, 42 at Belt.
Slight chance of seeing some showers overnight, slight.
You might emphasize that.
Tomorrow in the morning we could see some showers
but by afternoon we're looking at sunshine.
70 seems to be the norm, 69 at Lewistown, Stanford at 68
and around 70 degrees at Belt.
Mostly cloudy with some isolated showers possible
in Great Falls tonight.
It's only 10 to 20%, mainly closer to 10.
Overnight low temperature down to 43.
Tomorrow we do have a 20% chance of a shower in the morning,
partly sunny skies in the afternoon and warmer.
High temperature of 72 as we go through the seven day outlook.
I suspect as you see these temperatures,
there'll be more planning going on
and planning for camping as well.
Saturday and Sunday up into the mid 80s,
maybe a chance of some holiday showers or thunderstorms.
High temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday,
still in the mid 70s.
Here's a great spring shot from Mabel Suda of Shelby.
Of course reminding us of the growing season
that's just getting started here in the Electric City
in North Central Montana.
So it looks like maybe a good weekend
to do some planting then.
Well, it looks like a great weekend
to do just about anything.
Seldom do we get really nice holiday weekends
and this looks to be a dandy.
So take advantage, right?
Okay, thank you, Fred.
Well, this weekend, many Montanans will do just that,
pack up and head out to their favorite camping spots.
But before you go, the new stations,
Morris Seafrein has more on campground safety
and some guidelines that will help make
your outing more enjoyable.
Adrenaline is up and spirits are high
with summer about to begin.
But in order to make the most of your time outdoors,
being properly prepared to camp is a vital component.
Make sure you have the right gear.
Look at the weather report.
Vital to having a great time.
We're all there to recreate and relax.
And we don't want anything to stand in the way of that.
In addition to having the right gear
and calling ahead for information,
consideration for your fellow camper is also essential.
Keep in mind that pets may be better left at home
or should always stay on a leash.
And by 10 p.m., keep the noise down, especially generators.
Also remember to take care of the land that you're using.
Just be good stewards.
Oftentimes we have problems with bears
and dirty campsites.
Other rodents are coming in.
Keep a clean camp, not only for your benefit,
but for the benefit of the folks who are following you.
A safety measure that cannot be forgotten
is the prevention of fires.
You can never be too careful when building a campfire
or using a grill.
Never let your guard down while cooking.
I know it's a good time.
You're out there to enjoy the outdoors,
but you have to be safety conscious as well all the time.
Never, ever leave it unattended.
The bottom line here is common sense
when it comes to safety.
Following guidelines don't impede on a good time.
They only help to make it better.
From Helena, Maura Seifring,
reporting from Montana's news station.
Wall Street ended the day up.
The Dow advanced 25 points,
thanks in part to a cautious economic outlook
by the Federal Reserve.
Here are the day's results.
The 2003 Montana State Fair.
The 2007 Montana State Fair.
Striving Great Falls.
You're watching the 10 o'clock news on KRTV,
North Central Montana's number one news station
with Janay Town, Weather with Fred Pfeiffer,
and Sports with Heath Higgins.
The 2003 Montana Special Olympics are underway.
Competitors from around the state took center stage
at opening ceremonies to Nadezoula.
Each team honored with loud cheers and music.
The athletes say they're eager to get on with the games.
Definitely, I think it's a fun thing and I enjoy a lot,
especially the Winter Games.
My mom and dad are proud of me being in the Special Olympics.
The Summer Games are a big event for the state.
The Summer Games will be held in Missoula
for the next three years.
Special Olympic Games draw some of the most remarkable
athletes in Montana.
1,300 athletes, coaches, and other participants
are on hand for the two-day competition.
The news station's Ian Marquand reports,
for one athlete in particular, this is an especially big day.
Nice and strong, Charlie.
Nice and strong.
Charlie Rickard of Kalispell knows about the loneliness
of the long-distance runner.
It means training on his own,
and this morning, competing on his own
as the only runner in the 3,000 meters.
He's an inspiration to all of us, the way he works hard.
He comes in, checks in with me, tells me what he's doing.
I cheer him on and off he's off and running.
Four years ago, Charlie represented Montana
in the half marathon at the World Games in North Carolina.
Now he's in even better shape.
That showed itself as Charlie crossed the finish line
after eight laps of the Dorn Blazer Field Track.
Woo!
All right!
Very good.
Very good.
I don't believe it.
I set a record.
Charlie had set a state Special Olympics record
and received the first gold medal of these Games.
Way to go.
Way to go.
Congratulations. Woo!
Woo!
In Missoula, I'm Ian Marquand,
reporting for Montana's news station.
Straight ahead in sports,
we'll have more from the Grizzly Athletic Association
Barbecue.
This time around, we'll talk with men's basketball coach,
Pat Kennedy.
And in this week's Sporting Life,
Jamie Seier takes us through the routine of a soccer parent.
But first, we can tell you there will be a game seven
in the NHL's Eastern Conference playoffs.
Check out the game six score and more on the roll.
Braunwein's Roll.
Local University of Montana fans and alumni had a chance to interact with Grizzly coaches
tonight at a Grizzly Athletic Association barbecue.
Among those in attendance, Pat Kennedy, the head of the Montana men's basketball team.
He has a positive outlook after an up and down first season.
I thought finishing third in the conference was an outstanding achievement for this group
of kids.
We gave them a tougher schedule than they had seen in the past play in Michigan State
and Purdue.
So I'm excited.
I think there's a lot of enthusiasm in Missoula and around the state now and it's our job
to fill up those seats and to get people more excited and to win more.
Believe me, we weren't happy with 13 and 17, but I think the foundation was the key this
year and we put it in place.
The Grizz coaching caravan will travel to Cut Bank tomorrow for a golf tournament.
The Class B track meet will be running in conjunction with the AA meet in Helena on
Friday and Saturday.
For the Conrad Cowgirls, it will be an opportunity to defend their title.
The Cowgirls will rely heavily on the talents of senior sprinter and jumper Lonnie Perkins.
She's competing in five individual events and has the ability to win them all.
Any points from Tiffany Christensen in the 1600 and 800 will definitely help the Cowgirls
chances.
For the local boys, Fort Benton will be trying to add a track title to the football crown
they won in November.
Senior Lauren Utterback will lead the way after victories in the 100, 200, 400 relay
shot put in discus at the divisional meet and with athletes like Rocky Galloway, Kaelin
Anderson and TJ Lehman.
Providing depth to the Longhorns are one of the favorites for the team championship.
In the NBA, Mavs and Spurs game two, Joe Crawford not happy with Don Nelson's behavior, so he
gives the Dallas coach two technicals and shows him the door.
During the actual game, Tim Duncan picks up the loose ball and hits the jumper to end
the first quarter.
Spurs in control of this one.
To the second we go and off the inbounds, Malik Rose connects on the mid-range jumper.
Finally check out this play.
The Mavs miss the three.
Speedy Claxton gets the rebound and oh in one motion, he hits Steven Jackson in stride
to the easy dunk on the other end.
It's easy if you're tall, the Spurs even the series that won a piece, 119-106 is this
one from San Antonio.
Finally tonight, school may be winding down but many local kids are gearing up for summer
sports and their busy schedules mean a heavier load for their parents as well.
In this week's Sporting Life, we tip our hats to those very dedicated and busy moms and
dads.
The News Station's Jamie Sire reports.
Six o'clock on a typical May evening.
It's just about any city park and the scene is pretty much the same.
A steady stream of kids and their parents filtering in for the yearly ritual that is
summer sports.
I can pretty much schedule that between the month of February and the month of July, I
don't have a life.
I have my job and after that it is spent running kids around or being involved in those sports.
But Brian Lockerbie is quick to point out that's by choice.
And then you pass it back to her.
As the proud parent of two soccer players, he not only cheers for them, he coaches them,
making him a very busy soccer dad.
I call myself more of a soccer mom.
I don't know.
It's just, it's everywhere.
I mean there's lots of soccer moms out there and lots of soccer dads.
It's any sport.
You're running around all the time.
You really are.
And of course, the more kids, the more running around to do.
Ryan Livdahl is a coach and a dad with four kids to cart around and he says teamwork and
carpooling are key.
It's a commitment on everybody's side and sometimes you're dropping one off, running
to practice, getting done with that one, going picking the other one up.
It's like really hard.
Sometimes we have to go with somebody else because it's just so time consuming and they
have so much to do.
So it's kind of hard for them.
But despite the hectic schedules and long weekends, it's their love of sports and their
kids that keeps them going.
And great balls, Jamie Sire for Montana's News Station.
And they'll be, they'll have a good weekend if they're all busy this weekend.
Do I mention Dave Dickinson has not signed his contract with BC Lions yet.
Getting closer and report is now that if he does, he will be the highest paid player in
the Canadian Football League.
Not too shabby.
Not bad at all.
Thanks Heath.
We'll be right back.
It's not easy to have a career and a family, but my job makes it a lot easier to do both.
I'm Michelle Helms.
Wake up tomorrow to Montana this morning.
We'll have all the latest local news.
Plus, we'll have a conversation with the trolley lady.
And of course, Nick, we'll have your forecast.
Wake up with us at 630.
Finally tonight, country music has come to the high rolling town of Las Vegas.
Stacey Case reports on the Academy of Country Music Awards, which aired tonight on CBS.
Las Vegas has gone country and Alan Jackson hopes his luck doesn't run out.
For the second year in a row, the awards just keep rolling in.
Jackson won Album of the Year for Drive.
I thought I'd got all this last year, but I appreciate the Academy recognizing this
album was a very special album for me.
It had a lot of personal music on it.
Brooks and Dunn did it again too.
Vocal duo of the year, three years in a row.
Their 18th Academy of Country Music Awards.
Stick with us please.
We love you.
A hat full of stars sang their hearts out.
Winona, Shania, Kenny Chesney, special guests this year, former POWs from the war in Iraq.
Lone Star offered a tribute to the troops.
The song, I'm Already There, brought up patriotic flair.
Wayne Newton thanked the troops in proper Las Vegas style.
Saddam Hussein has finally left the building.
Jokes throughout the evening revolved around the Dixie Chicks and their comments about
President Bush.
They still made an appearance though via satellite from Texas.
George Strait won the Special Achievement Award.
Alabama took home the Pioneer Award.
Moving the show here to Las Vegas was a gamble that seemed to pay off.
Stacey Kay, CBS News, Las Vegas.
As far as the weather goes, we're expecting a warming trend as we get into the weekend.
Overnight, low temperature, very mild because of the clouds down to 43.
We're hoping to bring some sunshine tomorrow afternoon, high of 72.
Don't forget, you can always find our seven-day forecast on the back page of the Great Falls
Tribune.
Thursday's trip has more on the University of Montana student who reached the summit
of Mount Everest.
And in the outdoor section, everything you want to know about paddlefish.
Little people will be getting out there doing a little fishing this weekend.
One note we do want to mention, Dennis Morris, former CMR athlete.
He has a shot put record at that school.
He now has the discus record at Dickinson State and he was male athlete of the year
at the university this year.
So congratulations to him.
Absolutely and some good track stuff coming up this week.
There should be some great track stuff coming up this week and some records could fall
in.
And Helen and Mazula, AA, A, B and C will all be going at it.
Alright, thanks Ethan.
Thanks for watching us tonight.
Make sure you wake up tomorrow morning with Nick and Michelle at 6.30.
We'll see you later.