Montana/Region

Bullock in no rush to announce 2020 plans

HELENA (AP) — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock appears to be in no hurry to announce his plans for the 2020 election, even as the Democratic field of presidential candidates grows

Shutdown stalls preparations for wildfire season

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Just two months after a wildfire wiped out Paradise, California, officials are gearing up for this year’s fire season and fear the government shutdown could make

Montana lawmakers consider proposals meant to cut drug costs

HELENA (AP) — Montana lawmakers and the state insurance commissioner are targeting a generally hidden part of the health care system, with new regulations aimed at bringing down prescription drug

Accused trainer’s daughter: ‘This has to change’

HELENA (AP) — Kristen Newby isn’t ashamed. She doesn’t want the long string of horrible sexual abuses her father is being accused of in Miles City to be swept under

South Dakota Senate panel advances no permit gun carry law

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A Senate panel on Thursday advanced a measure that would allow people to carry concealed handguns without a permit in South Dakota. The Senate Judiciary Committee

Trapping ban urged for cat-sized predator

BILLINGS (AP) — Wildlife advocates on Tuesday urged Montana officials to ban trapping along much of the state’s border with Idaho to protect an isolated population of cat-sized predators living

MSU biochemist’s research takes him to the seafloor

Montana State University has been represented in some of the world’s most remote regions and in outer space. Now, thanks to biochemist Roland Hatzenpichler, that list includes the deep sea.

Former US Interior boss takes job at investment company

BILLINGS (AP) — Former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Monday he’s “glad to be out of the swamp” after taking a job at a private investment company in the

Author shares secrets to making ‘Best Bread Ever’

YANKTON, S.D. (AP) — In her quest for the perfect homemade loaf of bread, a South Dakota woman has published a book sharing her personal method for getting perfect results

Industry wary of alternatives tries to protect a word: meat

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — More than four months after Missouri became the first U.S. state to regulate the term “meat” on product labels, Nebraska’s powerful farm groups are pushing for