Montana/Region

Billings officer wounded, man dead after shooting

Published on Tue, 05/31/2022 - 12:00am

BILLINGS (AP) — A police officer was injured and a man was shot and killed during an exchange of gunfire in a Billings alley, police said Tuesday.

Planned Parenthood workers in 5 Midwest states seek union

Published on Fri, 05/27/2022 - 12:00am

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — About 400 workers a t Planned Parenthood offices in five states said Thursday they plan to unionize as their employer deals with the potential loss of business in states where abortions may become illegal if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling.

Federal judge: South Dakota is violating voter registration act

Published on Fri, 05/27/2022 - 12:00am

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A judge ruled Thursday that South Dakota is violating federal laws by failing to make it easier to vote.

Native students exercise right to wear regalia at graduation

Published on Fri, 05/27/2022 - 12:00am
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CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — She walked up a red carpet and crossed a stage to accept her diploma wearing an eagle feather beaded onto her cap that her mother had gifted her.

Beartooth Highway opens, has temporary closure

Published on Fri, 05/27/2022 - 12:00am

The Beartooth Highway (US-212), located east of the park’s Northeast Entrance between Red Lodge, Montana and Cooke City, opened Friday, May 27 at 8 a.m. and will close at 5 p.m., Yellowstone National Park announced in a news release.

Donald Trump ally Ryan Zinke fights claim he’s too liberal for Montana

Published on Thu, 05/26/2022 - 12:00am
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BUTTE (AP) — When Republican Ryan Zinke first ran for Congress, the former Navy SEAL faced false accusations amplified by Democrats that his military career had ended in disgrace.

Transgender advocates respond to new DPHHS emergency rule on birth certificate changes

Published on Wed, 05/25/2022 - 12:00am
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Advocates for people who are transgender are pushing back against the state of Montana’s continued effort to prevent transgender Montanans from updating the gender designation on their birth certificates.

Yellowstone National Park even has its own style of ‘Parkitecture’

Published on Tue, 05/24/2022 - 12:00am

Yellowstone National Park, created in 1872, was such a remote destination that early visitors camped or stayed in hastily-constructed, ramshackle accommodations.

MT says no birth certificate changes even with surgery

Published on Tue, 05/24/2022 - 12:00am

BILLINGS (AP) — Montana health officials say transgender people can’t change their birth certificates even if they undergo gender-confirmation surgery, in defiance of a court order that temporarily blocked the Republican-controlled state’s bid to restrict transgender rights.

Extreme fire threats prompt suspension of planned burns

Published on Mon, 05/23/2022 - 12:00am

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore cited extreme fire danger and unfavorable weather conditions Friday in announcing a suspension of all planned fire burning operations to clear brush and small trees on all national forest lands while his agency conducts a review of protocols and practices ahead of planned operations this fall. His decision came as feder