• Originally published May 25, 2011 at 12:01 a.m., updated May 25, 2011 at 10:15 a.m.

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WESTERN FLOODING

BILLINGS — Relief teams reached an isolated town on Montana's flooded Crow Indian reservation on Tuesday, as authorities elsewhere in the state recovered the body of a second victim of floodwaters expected to surge even higher in coming days. Yellowstone County Sheriff Mike Linder said a man's body was found downstream of where 47-year-old Clint Stovall disappeared Sunday while moving equipment near Pryor Creek. The sheriff said a positive identification was expected Wednesday, but authorities are presuming it is Stovall's body because he is the only one missing in the area. By Matthew Brown.

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PSC-TURMOIL

HELENA — The turmoil at the Public Service Commission continued Tuesday with the ousted vice chairman seeking the personal cell phone records of the commissioners who staged a leadership coup last month. Republican Brad Molnar was rebuffed in his attempts to immediately get the personal cell phone records of new Republican chairman Travis Kavulla and Democrat Gail Gutsche, his second in command. The new majority on the panel postponed the matter to some point in the future, without setting a date. By Matt Gouras.

EMINENT DOMAIN

HELENA — Lawmakers, dealing with increased criticism from landowners angry with a new pro-industry law, said Tuesday that they will evaluate the issue prior to the 2013 legislative session — but won't do a full-blown study. A new law assuring utilities have the ability to use eminent domain to build power lines, which paves the way for completion of the Montana Alberta Tie Limited utility line in north-central Montana, was challenged almost immediately after it became law earlier this month. Landowners are asking a court to throw it out and launching an effort to gather signatures to put the issue straight to voters. By Matt Gouras.

OBIT-CLARK

NEW YORK — Huguette Clark, a 104-year-old heiress to a Montana copper fortune who once lived in the largest apartment on New York City's Fifth Avenue, died Tuesday at a Manhattan hospital, as prosecutors were looking into her care and how her finances were being handled. The reclusive Clark spent the last two decades of her life in New York City hospitals. By Verena Dobnik.

PRIVATIZING MEDICAID

HELENA — The Schweitzer administration has decided against pursuing a plan to hire a company to privately manage Medicaid services in five counties to see if it could save money. Department of Public Health and Human Services employees received an email from Director Anna Whiting Sorrell last week saying the idea was being scrapped for the state's $900 million health care program for the poor, Lee Newspapers of Montana said in reports published Tuesday.

Also:

— GLACIER-BOAT INSPECTION — Glacier National Park to require boat inspections.

— WOLF KILLED — Wolf killed after attacking dog near Hamilton.

— CAMPGROUND ATTACK — Livingston man pleads guilty in campground attack.

— BUTTE RESTAURANT FIRE — Butte McDonald's to be demolished after fire.

— MISSING BOATER-SEARCH SUSPENDED — Search suspended for woman missing in Smith River.

— YELLOWSTONE BISON — Environmental group seeks to block hazing flights.

— CHILD PORNOGRAPHY-SENTENCE — Bozeman man sentenced for child pornography.

— MEDICAL MARIJUANA — Department says they stopped issuing pot cards.

— CRASHED INTO HOUSE — Man sentenced for drunken crash into Billings home.

SPORTS

HORSE VIRUS-COLLEGE RODEO

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A highly contagious virus that can kill horses has forced the cancellation and postponement of some rodeos and events throughout the West, but others, including the College National Finals Rodeo, are going ahead, officials said Tuesday. The CNFR, which describes itself as the "Rose Bowl" of college rodeos, attracts teams from more than 100 colleges from around the nation and Canada that bring up to 700 horses. By Bob Moen. (Montana interest)

Also:

— BKC-MSU-PFEIFER — MSU men's hoops hires Pfeifer as assistant coach.

— BBC-MSU BILLINGS-GILMORE — West's Gilmore signs with MSU Billings baseball.

— SOF-MSU BILLINGS SIGNS — MSU Billings signs 2 softball recruits.

— BKH-ANACONDA-SHANAFELT — Anaconda names new girls' basketball coach.

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