The explosives recycling company blamed for the evacuation of a Louisiana town in December misstated its storage capacity for dangerous materials when it sought a multimillion dollar Army contract in … more

Some like to chug a can of courage before they take off down the track in a chariot, but Betty Williams of Dubois waited until after she had won her second and final race of the day on Saturday at … more

COOPERTOWN, Tenn. — A police chief hired to rebuild a tiny Tennessee department dismantled by scandal is using a lie-detector test to keep racists off his force. Coopertown Police Chief Shane … more

HELENA, Mont. — A Montana man accused of waterboarding four children as a learning experience for them has reached a plea deal with prosecutors in which he will receive probation. The children … more

WASHINGTON — The Senate Energy Committee has voted to move President Barack Obama's nomination of Sally Jewell to be Interior secretary to the Senate floor. The committee's 19-3 vote came after … more

BUTTE, Mont. — So, the goat that walked into a Montana bar last weekend ... turns out it was stolen from a petting zoo. Steve Luebeck, general manager at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, says … more

PAVILLION — A thief has snipped the hair off another horse tail in Wyoming. The latest theft happened in the Pavillion area. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office says the owner of the mare … more

OLYMPIA, Wash. — In a move that would capitalize on provisions under President Barack Obama's health care law but could cost the federal government millions of dollars, Washington state lawmakers … more

Campbell County’s assessed valuation this year will not be as high as last year’s record of $5.8 billion, so the county will have less money in the new budget year starting in July.The … more