Montana/Region

Vice president, Interior secretary visit Yellowstone

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence visited Yellowstone National Park on Thursday to promote a plan to whittle away the more than $12 billion repair-and-maintenance backlog

Bullock fails to make the cut for Democratic debates

The Democratic National Committee announced Thursday that 20 candidates have qualified for the party's first presidential debates later this month. Montana Gov. Steve Bullock and U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton of

June 14 Montana News Briefs

Lawmakers fail to override 4 vetoes by Gov. Steve Bullock HELENA (AP) — Montana lawmakers did not have enough support to override four vetoes by Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock. Poll

11 former Wyoming clergy accused of sexual abuse

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Roman Catholic officials in Wyoming for the first time have published a list of former clergy they say have had substantiated claims of sexual abuse against them.

US lawmakers push Canadian province on mining pollution

BILLINGS (AP) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers from four U.S. states bordering British Columbia say the Canadian province needs to do a better job preventing mining pollution from fouling

Pence addresses Montana meth problem, headlines fundraiser

BILLINGS — Vice President Mike Pence pushed a combination of tough law enforcement and treatment for addicts to combat Montana's methamphetamine crisis, during a Wednesday visit to the state that

Spearfish hydroponic farm grows produce for local schools

SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — Belle Fourche and Spearfish school cafeterias this year served produce that was grown locally — and indoors. The Belle Fourche School District has for two years

June 13 Regional News Briefs

Man killed, another injured in Glacier park rollover crash WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — A man was killed and another person was injured in a rollover crash in the southeastern

Drone at work: Utility using machines to build power lines

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A Minnesota utility that that paved the way by using drones to inspect transmission lines is now using them to build one. A machine owned and

Federal court hears arguments in pipeline protest bill suit

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Attorneys for the state of South Dakota and the American Civil Liberties Union appeared before a federal judge to argue their positions on a new