Montana/Region

Minnesota judge tosses charges midtrial against 3 activists

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota judge abruptly dismissed charges against three climate change activists during their trial on Tuesday, saying prosecutors failed to prove that the protesters' attempt to shut down

Colorado River pact approved

DENVER (AP) — Seven U.S. Southwest states dependent on the overtaxed Colorado River have reached tentative agreements on how to manage the water amid an unprecedented drought. The Tuesday announcement

Training under way for new MC drug dog

Drug dealers beware. Miles City Police Chief Doug Colombik told the Miles City Council Tuesday that a yellow Labrador retriever, male, age 1 1/2, will be the newest addition to

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Bozeman schools propose fines for bus driver shortage BOZEMAN (AP) — The Bozeman School District is proposing hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines against its busing contractor due to

Whitefish Energy gets US contracts

WASHINGTON — A year after losing a $300 million no-bid contract to restore Puerto Rico's hurricane-shattered electric grid, Whitefish Energy Holdings has quietly been seeking and winning U.S. government contracts.

‘Fish Detective’ gains attention for pioneering research

KALISPELL (AP) — A Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologist who identified an innovative forensic sleuthing technique to investigate illegal fish introductions is having his research published in an international

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Montana State gets $12M for Native American center BOZEMAN (AP) — Montana State University officials say a $12 million donation will be used to build a center on campus for

Montana Tech's chancellor is retiring at end of school year

BUTTE (AP) — Montana Tech chancellor Don Blackketter has announced he is retiring at the end of the school year. Since Blackketter arrived at the Butte school in 2011, Montana

Montana hemp farmer harvests first crop after water legal battle

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana hemp farmer has harvested her first crop after a year of battling federal regulations to gain access to irrigation water. Kim Phillips planted about

As asbestos cleanup in Libby gets done, the dying continues

LIBBY (AP) — The houses and yards and businesses are cleaned up. The so-called stigma of Superfund designation is fast fading. The Cabinet Mountains and the crystalline waters of the