INW Headlines — 11.16.11

A pelican with an injured wing attempts to bite Mike Kasic as he rescues it in Fleshman Creek near its entrance to the Yellowstone River in Livingston, Mont., Tuesday morning. The pelican, which had been hanging around the Livingston area for months with an injured wing, was captured so it could be taken to a bird rescue group in Helena, Mont. (AP Photo/Livingston Enterprise, Aaric Bryan)

• St. Vincent de Paul nabs $1.5M grant /Coeur d’Alene Press
• Megaload shipments step up on I-90 /Rob Chaney, Missoulian
• Great Falls high footballer faces rape, sex assault charges /AP, Tribune
• Montana may extend wolf season, seeks comments /Helena Independent-Record
• Witness to last Idaho execution recalls ‘antiseptic’ process /Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise
• Montanan accused of raping friend’s galpal hours after leaving prison /Gwen Florio, Missoulian