Montana/Region

New WY governor: Keep fighting for coal exports

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming should continue to fight to enable more U.S. coal exports overseas, the state’s new governor said in a state of the state speech Wednesday that

Governors calls for federal shutdown to be ended; Bullock signs letter

Leaders of the nonpartisan National Governors Association are calling on President Donald Trump and Congress to end the partial government shutdown. In a letter sent late Monday, they said a

Blizzard of 1949 devastated South Dakota 70 years ago, trapping people for weeks

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Seventy years have passed since one of the worst blizzards on record pounded western South Dakota with snow, piling up to the roofs of buildings

REGION SHORTS

Trial for former NAACP leader set for March 4 SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A March 4 trial date has been set in a welfare fraud case involving a former NAACP

Environmental groups withdraw from Oregon wolf plan talks

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Environmental groups in Oregon announced Monday they have withdrawn from talks on how to manage the state’s rebounding wolf population because of what they called a

New Wyo. governor takes oath in state Capitol work zone

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Mark Gordon wore a yellow safety vest for a swearing-in Monday as Wyoming’s 33rd governor, which took place in a well-known yet unusual setting: The Wyoming

Rising oil prices expected

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A new revenue forecast from North Dakota’s economic consultant is counting on oil prices to go up, just as Gov. Doug Burgum did in the two-year,

Judge allows tribes to challenge Corps’ Dakota Access study

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge is allowing four Native American tribes in the Dakotas to challenge the recent conclusion of federal officials that a Dakota Access oil pipeline

12 Montana children died in 2018 despite child abuse reports

HELENA (AP) — A Department of Justice review suggests the state could prevent child deaths with public campaigns about reporting child abuse and safe sleep practices for newborns. The Office

Guilty plea in pedestrian death

BILLINGS (AP) — A woman accused of drunkenly hitting and killing a pedestrian has pleaded guilty to the crime. The Billings Gazette reports 23-year-old Tesha Dawn William pleaded guilty Monday