Montana/Region

Rhode Island woman convicted in a large Jamaican lottery scam

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal jury in North Dakota on Friday convicted a Rhode Island woman of helping scam elderly Americans out of millions of dollars, capping a large-scale

Heitkamp attacks Cramer in new ad on tariffs issue

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp is sharpening her attacks on Republican Kevin Cramer on trade, launching a new ad Friday that blames her opponent for not opposing

Dad ordered out of kidnap survivor’s N. Idaho house

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A man living in a home built for his daughter after she survived one of the region’s most horrific crimes has been ordered to move

Suit claims crackdown on pipeline protests

BILLINGS — Civil liberties advocates sued the U.S. government Tuesday, alleging law enforcement agencies have been making preparations to crack down on anticipated protests over the Keystone XL oil pipeline.

Sept. 5 Regional News Briefs

Missoula woman sentenced to prison for crash that killed 2 MISSOULA (AP) — A Missoula woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for causing a horrific car crash

AP Explains: Driven by climate change and fire reshapes US West

BILLINGS (AP) — Wildfires in the U.S. have charred more than 10,000 square miles so far this year, an area larger than the state of Maryland, with large fires still

Judge halts roundup of wild horses along Montana border

BILLINGS (AP) — A federal judge in Montana temporarily stopped a mustang roundup planned for Sunday in response to a lawsuit filed by wildlife advocates who argued that it would

Court: Cities can’t prosecute people for sleeping on streets

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Cities can’t prosecute people for sleeping on the streets if they have nowhere else to go because it amounts to cruel and unusual punishment, which is

BLM official confirms effort to move agency offices out West

OGDEN, Utah — A highranking U.S. Interior Department official on Thursday reiterated the agency's strong interest in moving its Bureau of Land Management headquarters to the American West. The move

Aug. 29 Regional News Briefs

HELENA (AP) — A Montana sheriff’s deputy who killed a suicidal man in February has been cleared. The Independent Record reports that a Helena jury unanimously concluded Monday that Lewis