Montana/Region

Zinke put on defensive over past lies in US House debate

Published on Fri, 09/30/2022 - 12:00am

BUTTE (AP) — Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke faced sharp attacks for past dishonesty from his Democratic opponent in a Montana U.S. House race debate on Thursday night, as the Republican sought to downplay recent reports from federal investigators who said he lied to them in two separate cases.

Women survive mountain lion attack on Utah mountain trail

Published on Thu, 09/29/2022 - 12:00am

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two women survived a mountain lion attack in Utah over the weekend that occurred when they were running in a canyon east of Salt Lake City.

New Calif. abortion laws set up clash with other states

Published on Thu, 09/29/2022 - 12:00am
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed more than a dozen new abortion laws Tuesday, including some that deliberately clash with restrictions in other states — a sign of the coming conflicts that must be sorted out as lawmakers rush to set their own rules now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned.

Case of hunter who mistook dog for a wolf is investigated

Published on Wed, 09/28/2022 - 12:00am

KALISPELL (AP) — Montana authorities said Tuesday they were investigating the shooting of a 6-month-old dog by a woman who skinned the animal and posted pictures of herself with the pelt, believing she had killed a young wolf.

UM and MSU count enrollment wins with incoming classes

Published on Tue, 09/27/2022 - 12:00am
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Montana’s flagship campuses notched enrollment wins this fall with incoming classes — including the second- largest one for Montana State University — although both universities saw slight dips in total students compared to 2021. The University of Montana counted its largest incoming class in six years, at 1,351, and one that’s 6 percent bigger than 2021, the campus announced Monday.

Racicot: Stand up for the Constitution and place principles over politics

Published on Tue, 09/27/2022 - 12:00am
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The former leader of the National Republican Party who was also the longtime governor of Montana spoke to a crowd of businesses leaders downtown in Billings on Monday, warning them without a return to commonsense solutions, respect for government institutions, and fidelity to the state and federal constitutions, regardless of political party, the country risks losing its democracy.

Reading, math scores slump for Mont. students

Published on Mon, 09/26/2022 - 12:00am
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Fewer than half of Montana students are reading at or above grade level, at 46.1 percent, and just 36.5 percent are proficient in math, according to data released this month from the Montana Office of Public Instruction.

Montana voters to decide on ‘born alive’ abortion bill

Published on Fri, 09/23/2022 - 12:00am

HELENA (AP) — A referendum on the Montana ballot in November raises the prospect of criminal charges for health care providers unless they take “all medically appropriate and reasonable actions to preserve the life” of an infant born alive, including after an attempted abortion.

Climate-fueled wildfires worsen danger for struggling fish

Published on Thu, 09/22/2022 - 12:00am
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AMALIA, N.M. (AP) — Biologist Bryan Bakevich unscrewed the top of a plastic bucket and removed a Rio Grande cutthroat trout that squirmed from his grasp and plopped onto the grassy bank of Middle Ponil Creek.

Montana law ending Election Day voter registration on hold

Published on Thu, 09/22/2022 - 12:00am

HELENA (AP) — The Montana Supreme Court, in a split ruling on Wednesday, upheld a temporary order blocking the enforcement of two election-related laws passed by the 2021 Montana Legislature while the laws are being challenged in court.

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