Campaign watch

Candidate tracker Brian O'Leary, left, records Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Amanda Curtis and campaign spokesman Les Braswell as they depart a news conference in Helena on Thursday. Opposition trackers who record candidates' every move have become common in elections, but Curtis is taking steps to try to block the trackers who follow her from getting too close. 

Washington boy killed

Jeremy Cramer sits in District Court in Anaconda on Wednesday. He pleaded not guilty to the beating and stabbing death of his 3-year-old son.

Thousands mourn fallen trooper

Overflow crowd honors young trooper slain in line of duty