list This is a data file meant to be read by an RSS reader. See http://www.nbcmontana.com/rss/index.html for more information. The most popular news stories. Most Popular Stories RSS http://www.nbcmontana.com/mostpopularstories/index.html en-us Copyright 2012, Bonten Media Group, Montana USA The most popular news stories. NBCMontana.com 60 http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/31073914/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:31073914 A rash of break-ins overnight have Missoula County Sherriff’s Deputies on the lookout for some bold thieves. The homes and vehicles hit were all in close proximity to each other...in the Target Range area of Missoula. Wed, 16 May 2012 17:53:25 MDT http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/31074026/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:31074026 Western Montana rivers and streams are on their way up, according to the National Weather Service. In the Missoula area, weather officials say the Clark Fork River is expected to reach 8.6 feet by Friday, just 9 inches shy of action stage. Wed, 16 May 2012 16:37:45 MDT http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/31073492/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:31073492 The stepmom of three children who were taken by their father to the Bahamas on a sailboat against custody orders is being held without bail in Hawaii and will be extradited to Montana. Wed, 16 May 2012 15:15:57 MDT http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/31073369/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:31073369 State wildlife officials say a young grizzly bear caught grazing on lawns in a residential area near Ferndale has been released on the west side of Hungry Horse Reservoir. Wed, 16 May 2012 15:00:19 MDT http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/31073325/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:31073325 A judge has struck down more Montana campaign finance laws in an ongoing challenge that the regulations restrict free speech. U.S. District Judge Charles Lovell ruled Wednesday that state laws requiring attack ads to disclose the targeted candidates' voting record and ban knowingly false statements in such ads are unconstitutionally vague. Wed, 16 May 2012 14:52:06 MDT http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/31074072/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:31074072 Big Sky High School seniors in Missoula are busy presenting their senior projects before the semester wraps up. Senior Fred Moss built a hand-made electric guitar from scratch for his senior project, and he put on a mini concert for fellow students and family members to prove that it works. Wed, 16 May 2012 16:41:37 MDT http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/31073402/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:31073402 A cold front will push into western Montana tonight and stall across southwest Montana on Thursday. It will bring a few showers and storms to the Butte and Bozeman areas this evening, with a better chance on Thursday. Only a slight chance of showers around Missoula and Kalispell. Wed, 16 May 2012 15:01:23 MDT http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/31073815/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:31073815 A wildlife advocacy group is suing the U.S. Forest Service for the release of documents that discuss the agency's plans to keep a disease that has already killed millions of bats in the U.S. and Canada from spreading to the Northern Rocky Mountains. Wed, 16 May 2012 15:59:12 MDT http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/31074068/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:31074068 Bigfork High School staff and students have been left in the dark ever since voting for Ford's "Drive 1 For UR School" Contest has been suspended. Wed, 16 May 2012 16:52:05 MDT http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/31073820/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:31073820 The forest service reports fire danger is at an all time high for this year. Near record temperatures have created very dry conditions. Wed, 16 May 2012 16:15:50 MDT