Elena Kagan is nominated for the U.S. Supreme Court. Meanwhile, BP has been unsuccessful in its attempts to stanch an oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.
HIGH
ELENA KAGAN – President Obama nominates the solicitor general to replace Justice John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court, though it’s unclear how tough of a confirmation battle she may face.
HOTELIERS – Kalispell council members unanimously approved a self-imposed fee on guests allowing local lodging businesses to raise funds to promote and market the city.
CLAY COOPER – This mysterious cowboy restrained a passenger on a flight from Helena who tried to break into the cockpit, claiming to be a space alien.
GLACIER PARK – The Tuesday rededication ceremony marks the true hundredth birthday of the park’s creation. Let the celebration begin.
BETWEEN
JOB MARKET– Private employers increased jobs by 231,000 in April, surprising economists. With census employment making a total of 290,000 jobs created, that’s the biggest increase in four years. But unemployment rose to 9.9 percent, as some 805,000 Americans resumed their search for jobs.
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LLEW JONES – This Conrad Republican lawmaker is taking criticism for using his legislative seat to procure stimulus funds for a family business.
NORTHWESTERN ENERGY – An employee was killed checking out a gas line leak in Columbia Falls when a house exploded.
GULF OF MEXICO – Recent attempts to stanch the BP oil leak have proved unsuccessful as the environmental disaster worsens.
MEDICAL MARIJUANA – Someone firebombed a dispensary in Billings as the Kalispell City Council reaffirms its vote to ban new marijuana businesses in city limits.