Montana/Region

Washington latest to sue major opioid distributors

Published on Wed, 03/13/2019 - 12:00am

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington on Thursday became the latest state to sue major distributors of opioids, saying the companies made billions of dollars while ignoring signs of a growing crisis

Trump’s national monument changes return to spotlight

Published on Wed, 03/13/2019 - 12:00am

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As Democrats in Congress prepare to scrutinize President Donald Trump’s review of 27 national monuments, most of the recommendations made by ex-Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke

Trump to present Medal of Honor to late Montana staff sergeant

Published on Wed, 03/13/2019 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army staff sergeant killed in Iraq while trying to subdue a suicide bomber will receive the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award for battlefield

Huge storm cancels flights, schools, closes highways

Published on Wed, 03/13/2019 - 12:00am

DENVER (AP) — A late winter storm raged Wednesday in the West and Upper Midwest, with blizzard conditions expected to engulf parts of Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska and South Dakota.

Plates bill defeated

Published on Tue, 03/12/2019 - 12:00am

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Senate doesn’t believe that aesthetics of a sports car are ruined by a front license plate. The Senate killed the House bill 30-15 on

STATE/REGION SHORTS

Published on Tue, 03/12/2019 - 12:00am

Animal cruelty charges GREAT FALLS (AP) — Montana authorities have charged a 75-year-old Cascade County woman with leaving six horses outdoors without care during subzero temperatures last November, leading to

Committee advances $10.3B state budget

Published on Tue, 03/12/2019 - 12:00am

HELENA (AP) — Montana’s House Appropriations Committee voted Monday to advance a nearly $10.3 billion budget to fund state services over the next two years The committee’s budget, which will

Crackdown on fake service animals is considered

Published on Tue, 03/12/2019 - 12:00am

HELENA (AP) — Montana lawmakers are considering cracking down on fake service animals with a measure that would allow fines to be imposed against people who misrepresent pets. A state

SD governor vetoes bill legalizing industrial hemp production

Published on Tue, 03/12/2019 - 12:00am

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Monday vetoed a bill to legalize industrial hemp production in the state, saying it would make law enforcement’s job more

Utah students protest after fall of conversion therapy bill

Published on Tue, 03/12/2019 - 12:00am

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Protesters have called on Utah state leaders to denounce homophobia and transphobia after the collapse of a measure banning LGBTQ conversion therapy. The Deseret News