Montana/Region

US judge retires from bench in Montana after 36 years

HELENA (AP) — A judge in Montana known for approving a search warrant for the Unabomber’s cabin and presiding over his first few court appearances in 1996 has retired.

Man pleads no contest to killing woman in Great Falls motel

GREAT FALLS (AP) — A man who pleaded no contest to deliberate homicide for killing a woman at a Great Falls motel in 2017 faces at least 20 years in prison, the Great Falls Tribune reported Thursday.

David Armstrong, co-founder of Race to the Sky, dies at 100

HELENA (AP) — David Armstrong, who trained and worked with Army sled dogs during World War II and cofounded the Race to the Sky sled dog race, has died. He was 100.

New Wyoming law will allow people to take road kill to eat

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JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Thousands of times a year, motorists inadvertently smash into Wyoming wildlife like mule deer, elk and pronghorn antelope, littering highway right-of-ways with carcasses that sometimes include dozens or hundreds of pounds of fresh, lean, edible meat.

Yellowstone-area grizzly bear deaths up from 2019

BOZEMAN (AP) — A Montana state report made public this week showed that grizzly bear deaths in parts of Yellowstone National Park increased last year and were higher than the 10-year average, wildlife officials said.

Montana House rejects bill calling media ‘slander machines’

HELENA (AP) — The Montana House narrowly rejected Wednesday a measure that sought to prevent media outlets from reporting on news that lawmakers deem defamatory.

VA Secretary McDonough tours Montana with Sen. Tester

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BILLINGS (AP) — Veteran Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough heard frustrations over high turnover rates among health care providers at the agency as he began a three-day tour of Montana on Monday — his first official trip since being confirmed in February.

Montana House advances competing bills on pot regulations

HELENA (AP) — The Montana House on Tuesday advanced three competing Republican plans for regulating recreational marijuana sales after voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure last year to legalize it.

Montana Veterans Affairs to open $12M primary care clinic

HELENA (AP) — The Montana VA Health Care System has announced plans to open a $12 million primary care clinic at a medical center in Helena where veterans will remain in a single appointment room and each provider will come to them in a “one stop shop” approach.

Study: Drought-breaking rains more rare, erratic in US West

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BILLINGS (AP) — Rainstorms grew more erratic and droughts much longer across most of the U.S. West over the past half-century as climate change warmed the planet, according to a sweeping government study released Tuesday that concludes the situation is worsening.

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