Montana/Region

Sarah Palin’s marriage on the rocks

Published on Tue, 09/10/2019 - 12:00am
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Sarah Palin’s husband, commonly referred to as “Alaska’s first dude” when she was governor, appears to be seeking a divorce from his wife of 31 years.

REGION SHORTS

Published on Tue, 09/10/2019 - 12:00am

Amazon fulfillment center in Spokane to open in mid-2020 SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — An Amazon fulfillment center under construction near the Spokane airport is expected to open by the middle

IN SHORT

Published on Tue, 09/10/2019 - 12:00am

Woman pleads to stabbing man accused of abusing children GREAT FALLS (AP) — A Great Falls woman has pleaded “no contest” to assault with a weapon for stabbing a man

Austrian doctor is suing United States in Idaho for seizing patients’ abortion drugs

Published on Tue, 09/10/2019 - 12:00am
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Austrian doctor who prescribes abortion drugs to patients around the world is suing the United States for allegedly blocking her American patients from getting abortions

US seeks to dismiss tribes’ lawsuit over pipeline

Published on Tue, 09/10/2019 - 12:00am

BILLINGS (AP) — Attorneys for the Trump administration want a U.S. judge to throw out a lawsuit from Native American tribes trying to block the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline

Starbucks clashes with Alaska company over trademark

Published on Tue, 09/10/2019 - 12:00am

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A small Alaska apparel company is clashing with Starbucks over a trademark term the Seattle-based coffee giant says is too closely linked to its own branding.

Broken Columbia River barge lock means commerce chokehold for inland Pacific NW

Published on Tue, 09/10/2019 - 12:00am
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A critical navigation lock at the mighty Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River has shut down because of cracked concrete, meaning huge barges that transport millions

Minnesota oil pipeline highlights Democratic dilemmas

Published on Mon, 09/09/2019 - 4:31pm
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A divisive fight over the future of a crude-oil pipeline across Minnesota is pinning presidential candidates between environmentalists and trade unions in a 2020 battleground state, testing their campaign promises to ease away from fossil fuels.

Scientists examine Grand Teton National Park glaciers

Published on Mon, 09/09/2019 - 4:29pm

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Officials are studying the glaciers in Grand Teton National Park in northwestern Wyoming to see how climate change is affecting their movement and melting.

Scientists are using GPS readings from the surface of the glaciers, time-lapse photos and stakes to examine some of the park’s 11 glaciers, the Post Register reported Saturday.

They are trying to see whether the glaciers are still moving slowly or have stopped completely.

Transgender woman beaten over bathroom use is healing

Published on Mon, 09/09/2019 - 4:29pm

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The attack broke Lauren Jackson’s bones, but not her spirit.

“Thankfully, I’m still alive. Thankfully, the injuries weren’t worse,” she told The Oregonian/OregonLive.

Jackson, a transgender woman, was severely beaten by a man she didn’t know after using a woman’s bathroom at an Oregon coast park near Newport late last month, police and prosecutors allege. Jackson was visiting Oregon for the first time.