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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549




                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 12, 2003


                            NorthWestern Corporation
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




            Delaware                        0-692                46-0172280
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer
         incorporation)                                      Identification No.)

        125 South Dakota Avenue                                 57104
       Sioux Falls, South Dakota                             (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)


                                 (605) 978-2908
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)





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Item 5.        Other Events

On September 12, 2003,  NorthWestern  Corporation (the "Company") issued a press
release  announcing that it has cancelled its stockholders'  meeting because the
Company did not receive  sufficient  votes from  stockholders  on the  remaining
proposal to amend the  Company's  Restated  Certificate  of  Incorporation.  The
stockholders'  meeting was  adjourned on August 26, 2003 to allow for  continued
voting on the remaining proposal.  The press release is included as Exhibit 99.1
hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.       Financial Statements and Exhibits

EXHIBIT NO.   DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT
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99.1*         Press Release of NorthWestern Corporation dated September 12, 2003

* filed herewith



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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                    NorthWestern Corporation


                                    By:   /s/ Gary G. Drook
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                                          Gary G. Drook
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer

Date:  September 12, 2003





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                                Index to Exhibits
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EXHIBIT NO.   DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT
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99.1*         Press Release of NorthWestern Corporation dated September 12, 2003

* filed herewith





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