Montana/Region

Appeals court upholds Montana state campaign disclosure law

HELENA (AP) — An appeals court on Monday upheld a Montana law requiring nonprofit groups to register with the state as political committees if they run any kind of ad

Sage grouse numbers continue to drop in Idaho

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s sage grouse population has dropped 52% since the federal government decided not to list the birds as an endangered species in the fall of 2015.

Hail, rain, wind from storms cause damage in Montana

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HELENA (AP) — Some Montana residents were cleaning up Monday after a series of thunderstorms brought large hail, heavy rain and strong winds that downed trees and power lines and

Officers specially trained to detect drugged drivers

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — As law enforcement agencies in North Dakota begin a concentrated effort to catch impaired drivers, some 60 officers will be using their specially trained skills to

Host families vital to Bismarck baseball players’ success

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Each summer, college baseball players from across the country come to North Dakota to play for the Bismarck Larks. Hailing from places as far as Texas

Aug. 12 Montana News Briefs

Air quality safeguards among proposed rules for schools BILLINGS (AP) — Health officials have proposed a series of rules for Montana schools, including requiring districts to create plans for how

Aug. 6 Regional News Briefs

Evacuations ordered for subdivision near wildfire HELENA (AP) — Montana authorities have ordered residents of a rural subdivision to leave their homes ahead of a fire spreading through dense forest

$82.7M Made in Montana products were sold in 2018

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KALISPELL (AP) — When visiting a place as wild and extraordinary as Montana, it’s natural to gravitate toward locally made items that bring a sense of authenticity to place and

North Dakota officials to study decline in rural groceries

DRAKE, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers are planning a legislative study to better understand how to ensure groceries are available in rural areas where shops have been closing. State

Tribe files formal request for hearing on pipeline expansion

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Standing Rock Sioux have requested a hearing on a plan by the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline to double the line’s capacity, a move