Montana/Region

First case of human bird flu infection is confirmed in Colo.

Published on Fri, 04/29/2022 - 12:00am

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Colorado prison inmate has tested positive for bird flu in the first recent confirmed case of a human infected with the disease that has resulted in the deaths of millions of chickens and turkeys, but federal officials say they still see little threat to the general public.

Cybersecurity poses risk for Montana universities, also small businesses

Published on Thu, 04/28/2022 - 12:00am
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Montana’s flagship campuses pledged Tuesday to shore up their cybersecurity, but University of Montana President Seth Bodnar said similar threats to small businesses also can be devastating.

Authorities ID man who was shot, killed outside Montana bar

Published on Wed, 04/27/2022 - 12:00am

BILLINGS (AP) — Authorities on Tuesday identified a 29-year-old Billings man as the victim of a weekend shooting outside a bar in the eastern Montana city.

Lynx protections deal sealed by US and environmentalists

Published on Tue, 04/26/2022 - 12:00am

BILLINGS (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to craft a new habitat plan for the snow-loving Canada lynx that could include more land in Colorado and other western states where the rare animals would be protected, according to a legal agreement made public Tuesday.

California man gets life in prison for his role in Montana deputy’s death

Published on Mon, 04/25/2022 - 12:00am
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TOWNSEND (AP) — A California man was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole for his role in the death of a Montana sheriff’s deputy, who prosecutors said was shot by the defendant’s son after being provoked into a high-speed chase.

Transgender birth certificate law is blocked by judge

Published on Fri, 04/22/2022 - 12:00am

HELENA (AP) — A Montana judge on Thursday temporarily blocked enforcement of a law that required transgender people to have undergone a “surgical procedure” before being allowed to change their sex on their birth certificates.

Officials euthanize calf-killing grizzly

Published on Thu, 04/21/2022 - 12:00am

State and federal officials recently euthanized a male grizzly bear that killed four calves on a ranch near Augusta on the Rocky Mountain Front.

Billings school board allows students more time to graduate

Published on Wed, 04/20/2022 - 12:00am

(AP) — The board of trustees of Montana’s largest school district has voted to allow students additional time to graduate after a public campaign by the family of a student with Down syndrome who otherwise would not have been allowed to attend her senior year with her classmates.

Pot shop robberies, deaths fuel calls for US banking bill

Published on Wed, 04/20/2022 - 12:00am

SEATTLE (AP) — A surge in robberies at licensed cannabis shops — including a pistol-whipping, gunshots and killings in Washington state last month — is helping fuel a renewed push for federal banking reforms that would make the cashdependent stores a less appealing target.

Montana tax return deadline gets extended

Published on Tue, 04/19/2022 - 12:00am

Due to severe weather in areas of Montana, Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Monday a one-week extension of the 2021 Montana Individual Income Tax Return deadline to Monday, April 25, 2022, his office said in a news release.