Montana/Region

Sports programs in northern states face new opponent — scorching Septembers

Published on Mon, 10/10/2022 - 12:00am

BIGFORK — On a recent afternoon, it was a crisp 70 degrees on the football field at the high school in this northwestern Montana community less than 200 miles south of the U.S.-Canada border.

Montana House candidates split on abortion, but the debate has shifted following Dobbs

Published on Fri, 10/07/2022 - 12:00am
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The abortion debate has taken a different turn on the campaign trail in Montana since the U.S. Supreme Court released the Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe vs. Wade.

Legislators worry about privacy with facial recognition technology in Montana schools

Published on Thu, 10/06/2022 - 12:00am
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As many as 30 Montana schools could be contracting with a school security company that offers facial recognition technology surveillance as a safety measure, and the one school confirmed to be using the technology was hacked last year.

State Library Commission is voting on new logo design

Published on Wed, 10/05/2022 - 12:00am
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The Montana State Library Commission will consider a new logo design after rejecting a similar design in August.

Federal judge halts expansion of coal mine near Colstrip

Published on Tue, 10/04/2022 - 12:00am

A federal judge has halted a large coal mining project that would be used to keep the coal-fired Colstrip plant in Rosebud operational, saying the Federal Office of Surface Mining had approved the expansion without considering the impact to the environment and the Yellowstone River.

Opponents pile on Rosendale in US House debate

Published on Mon, 10/03/2022 - 12:00am
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BILLINGS (AP) — U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale was slammed over his opposition to aid for Ukraine and votes against federal projects that could benefit Montana, during a live Saturday night debate in eastern Montana’s U.S. House race that showed deep policy divisions between the Republican and challengers Democrat Penny Ronning and independent Gary Buchanan.

Mont. judge knocks down Republicans’ tighter voting laws

Published on Mon, 10/03/2022 - 12:00am

BILLINGS (AP) — A Montana judge struck down as unconstitutional three laws that restricted voting in the state, saying there was no evidence of the widespread voter fraud the 2021 Republican- sponsored laws were ostensibly targeting.

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.

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