Montana/Region

South Dakota’s KSFY, KDLT merge to become Dakota News Now

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Two of Sioux Falls’ largest network affiliates have joined forces to operate as one brand. Gray Television, the owner of KSFY-TV, purchased news station KDLT,

Jan. 14 Regional News Briefs

Montana man gets 80 years in prison for double slaying HELENA (AP) — A man convicted of deliberate homicide in the slayings of a couple in their Montana home has

Zinke gives $11K in cash to foundation

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HELENA (AP) — Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has closed his congressional campaign account and given nearly all of the fundraising cash that was left to a charitable foundation he

Jan. 13 Regional News Briefs

Four bodies recovered from small plane crash in Montana BILLINGS (AP) — Authorities recovered the bodies of four people on Sunday from the wreckage of a small plane that crashed

Montana man pleads not guilty to new homicide charge

MISSOULA (AP) — A Montana man has pleaded not guilty to a new homicide charge in a fatal shooting where two people died and two people were wounded, including a

Fire department, neighbors save Montana horse from icy ditch

MARION (AP) — Emergency personnel and local volunteers came together in Marion Monday to perform what is being described as a miracle, saving the life of a horse that had

Planned refinery by national park hurt by funding, lawsuits

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Anemic funding, alleged unpaid work and legal fights are hobbling developers of a proposed $800 million oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North

Black Hills Frawley Ranch adds bison herd for historic touch

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SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — The Frawley Ranch has been an integral part of the history of the Black Hills since the Frawley Brothers began buying up failed homesteads in the

Record amount for livestock killed by predators paid out by state

BOZEMAN (AP) — The state of Montana has made more payments to ranchers for livestock killed by predators in 2019 than any previous year. The Montana Livestock Loss Board has

2 men banned from park for years for walking on Old Faithful

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MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — Two men who pleaded guilty to trespassing on the cone of Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park were sentenced to 10 days in