Montana/Region

WORLAND, Wyo. — A 38-year-old Montana woman has died in a single-vehicle rollover in northern Wyoming.

The Wyoming Highway Patrol says the accident occurred about 6 p.m. last Thursday on U.S. 20, about 2 miles north of Worland.

It identified the victim as Donna Rollins, of Deer Lodge, Montana.

The patrol says a 2001 SUV driven by 61-year-old Elizabeth Rollins, of Deer Lodge, went onto the shoulder and was overcorrected, causing the vehicle to roll multiple times.

KALISPELL (AP) — The expected loss of about 200 jobs in northwestern Montana resulting from timber giant Weyerhaeuser's purchase of Plum Creek Timber will be a punch in the gut for a community that was starting to recover from the 2009 closure of an aluminum plant, officials said.

Weyerhaeuser officials said Wednesday it will permanently close the Columbia Falls lumber and plywood mill that was part of its $8.44 billion purchase of Plum Creek this spring.

BOZEMAN, Mont. — A 23-year-old Bozeman woman is being treated for multiple injuries after falling 600 feet while skiing in southwestern Montana.

Gallatin County search and rescue officials retrieved the injured backcountry skier Wednesday from the Bridger Mountains.

The woman suffered neck, ankle and arm fractures in the fall. Her name was not released.

Gallatin County Sheriff Brian Gootkin says the rescue took three hours and required specially trained rescuers. The woman has now been taken to a Bozeman hospital.

BRIGHTON, Colo. — The Obama administration is announcing $48 million in grants to help farmers and others in the West conserve water and energy amid drought and climate change.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is scheduled to discuss the plan Thursday in Colorado. The Agriculture Department says the effort will include 76 projects in at least 11 states.

The department says the program will include improving irrigation systems.

The grants will come from both the Agriculture and Interior departments.