HELENA, Mont. — Montana on Monday approved easements to let the Keystone XL pipeline cross state-owned land, including the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers. The Land Board chaired by Gov. Brian … more

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Volunteers are pulling on their Santa hats, phone lines are in place and wall-size tracking screens are ready. NORAD Tracks Santa is primed for its 57th annual … more

MITCHELL, S.D. — As a Pheasants Forever farm bill biologist stationed in his hometown of Mitchell, Mike Blaalid spends his days helping area landowners create conditions ideal for wildlife habitat. … more

RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Black Hills National Forest plans to use extensive commercial tree thinning to battle the mountain pine beetle as part of a $70 million plan that will take five to seven … more

KALISPELL, Mont. — For almost 40 years, Don Scharfe at Rocky Mountain Outfitter has been the go-to guru for adventuring in the wildPeople often ask, "What have you been up to lately, Don?"He … more

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — The photos were chilling and enigmatic, just like their subject. In the pictures, taken on his IPhone hours before the Aurora movie theater massacre, accused gunman James Holmes … more

SALT LAKE CITY — More people in the workforce are claiming discrimination over their English-speaking ability or foreign accents, leading the federal government to issue guidelines to employers on … more

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff plans to meet Friday with members of a polygamous sect on the Utah-Arizona border to discuss how to deal with homes, businesses and property … more

SOUTH SALT LAKE — South Salt Lake police say a mother was undergoing surgery after a fight over her teenage daughter’s schoolwork ended in a stabbing. Police detective Gary Keller says … more

BISMARCK — Funeral services have been scheduled for one of the two North Dakota National Guard soldiers killed in Afghanistan last week. Fulkerson Funeral Home says services for Sgt. 1st Class … more