Montana/Region

North Dakota school’s class teaches food science

HEBRON, N.D. (AP) — Taizalee Glass likes the newest class at Hebron Public School. “You get to eat what you make, so that’s pretty cool,” the high school junior told

Medicaid expansion: Montana hospitals agree to help pay

HELENA — Montana hospitals have agreed to pay a fee to help fund Medicaid expansion as the state's share of the cost of the health care coverage increases, an official

Vets say frozen ‘Fluffy’ thawed out fine

KALISPELL (AP) — Veterinarians in Montana revived a cat named Fluffy that nearly froze to death after being found in a snowbank covered from head to tail in ice and

Jensen to plead guilty to coercion, enticement

BILLINGS(AP) — A former Custer County District High School athletic trainer who is accused of sexually abusing students plans to plead guilty to a federal charge of coercion and enticement.

Montana State University fraternities ban hard liquor

BOZEMAN (AP) — Officials say the seven fraternities at Montana State University have voluntarily given up hard liquor. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports that Montana State Dean of Students Matt

Montana bill would distinguish ‘real’ from lab-grown meat products

HELENA (AP) — A state lawmaker wants to make sure meat products produced from a cultured cell can’t be labeled the same as steaks, burger and other items that come

Dueling Dinosaurs

HELENA — A legal challenge over the ownership of valuable dinosaur fossils unearthed on an eastern Montana ranch has prompted legislation seeking to clarify that fossils are part of a

Feb. 7 Montana News Briefs

Homeless shelter population triples amid cold temps HELENA (AP) — The number of people staying at a Montana homeless shelter has tripled as temperatures dip below zero. The Independent Record

Wyoming bill allows takeover of national parks in a shutdown

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Legislation that would allow the state of Wyoming to take over operation of Yellowstone National Park and other facilities during a federal government shutdown was approved

Boyfriend of admitted covert Russian agent accused of fraud

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The boyfriend of a Russian woman who admitted she was a secret agent for the Kremlin has been charged with fraud in South Dakota, the U.S.