Montana/Region

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

June 12 Montana News Briefs

Fight over proposed water plant continues on several fronts KALISPELL (AP) — A three-year fight over a proposed water bottling plant near Kalispell continues on several fronts. Most recently, a

Federal agency taking comments on possible predator killing in Idaho

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A plan to kill wolves and other predators that attack livestock, deer and elk in Idaho is the subject of an environmental study that will include