Montana/Region

Colo. woman arrested in MT for alleged kidnapping

Published on Thu, 09/01/2022 - 12:00am

PLENTYWOOD, Mont. (AP) — A Colorado woman faces numerous felony charges after she was caught allegedly trying to cross the U.S.-Canada border illegally with a person she had kidnapped and assaulted, federal authorities said.

California OKs bill to protect workers using pot at home

Published on Wed, 08/31/2022 - 12:00am
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could soon become the seventh state to make sure people won’t lose their jobs if they smoke marijuana when they are off the clock.

State, ACLU gear up for fight over changing birth certificates

Published on Tue, 08/30/2022 - 12:00am
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Attorneys for a group of Montanans who want to change the gender marker on their birth certificate believe the state of Montana is intentionally ignoring a judge’s order and is pushing ahead making its own rules which violate a Yellowstone County District Court injunction.

‘It’s a dumpster fire’: Employees speak out about poor conditions at the Montana State Prison

Published on Mon, 08/29/2022 - 12:00am

Conditions at the Montana State Prison have long been deteriorating but have reached a boiling point in recent months, with employees asserting that treatment by management has created unsafe conditions for inmates and staff alike.

Montana brothers plead guilty in Jan. 6 US Capitol attack

Published on Fri, 08/26/2022 - 12:00am

HELENA (AP) — Two Montana brothers whom authorities said were among the first people to breach the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection have pleaded guilty to obstructing official proceedings under a plea deal with prosecutors.

Watchdog: Ex-Interior head Zinke lied during casino probe

Published on Thu, 08/25/2022 - 12:00am
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Interior secretary Ryan Zinke lied to investigators about conversations he had with lobbyists, lawmakers and other officials regarding a bid by two Indian tribes to operate a casino in Connecticut, the department’s internal watchdog said Wednes- day. Zinke, now the Republican nominee for a new House seat in western Montana, made statements to investigators “with the overall intent to mislead them,’’ a report by Inspector General Mark Greenblatt said.

St. Vincent Heathcare to build replacement hospital

Published on Tue, 08/23/2022 - 12:00am
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Its cost hasn’t even been calculated because the design is just beginning.

Amid the housing crisis, vacation towns limiting short-term rentals

Published on Tue, 08/23/2022 - 12:00am
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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — In the Colorado ski town of Steamboat Springs, motels line the freeway, once filled with tourists eager to pitch down the slopes or bathe in the local hot springs.

Transgender kids can play girls sports in Utah after ruling

Published on Mon, 08/22/2022 - 12:00am

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Transgender girls in Utah will be given the opportunity to participate in girls’ sports as the school year begins, after a judge on Friday reversed a ban pending legal challenges from parents.

N. Dakota school board reinstates Pledge of Allegiance

Published on Fri, 08/19/2022 - 12:00am
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FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The school board in North Dakota’s most populous city reversed course Thursday on its decision to stop reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at its monthly meetings, following complaints from conservative lawmakers and an angry backlash from citizens around the country.

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