Montana/Region

Medicaid bill passes House, 1 more vote is required

HELENA — The Montana House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to accept Senate amendments to a Medicaid bill that would extend the program that provides health care for about 96,000 low-income residents

April 18 Regional News Briefs

Bozeman man pleads not guilty to homicide charge BOZEMAN (AP) — A 56-year-old Bozeman man accused of fatally shooting his female roommate has pleaded not guilty in a Montana court.

Businessman to plead guilty to fraud in $11M fish farm scheme

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota businessman accused of defrauding investors in a scheme to build an $11 million fish farm will plead guilty to wire and mail

Co-owner of business where 4 slain says she has no clue why

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — The co-owner of a North Dakota business where four people including her husband were slain says she and others don’t know why the suspect would target

Tribes denounce North Dakota ID law in hearing

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Native American voters face poor access to polling sites, discrimination by poll workers and unfair identification requirements, tribal leaders told members of Congress who traveled Tuesday

Zinke’s new job raises conflict of interest questions

BILLINGS — Former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is quickly parlaying his time in President Donald Trump's cabinet into a lucrative private career. He's landed a more than $100,000-a-year post

House rejects Colstrip power measure

HELENA — Montana's House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected a bill that would allow NorthWestern Energy to purchase another share of a coal-fired power plant in southeastern Montana and additional

Senate sends Medicaid bill back to House

HELENA — The Montana Senate on Tuesday passed bills to continue the state's Medicaid expansion program and improve investigations of missing persons' reports just under the deadline for bills with

April 17 Montana News Briefs

Montana court blocks drilling north of Yellowstone BOZEMAN (AP) — A Montana judge has blocked an exploratory gold mining project on private land in the mountains north of Yellowstone National

Oregon foster care system targeted in federal lawsuit

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s foster care system has failed to shield children from abuse and they are sometimes forced to stay in refurbished jail cells and homeless shelters, according