SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A small patch of prairie sits largely unnoticed off a desolate road in southwestern South Dakota, tucked amid gently rolling hills and surrounded by dilapidated structures and … more

HELENA, Mont. — The Montana house on Tuesday rejected a proposal to name the Winchester Model 1873 the state rifle after Native American legislators said they couldn’t honor a weapon that brought … more

RAPID CITY, S.D. — You see a man grab a woman's purse. You stare at him, memorizing the details as he runs away: blue hat, average height, dark jacket, black-and-white sneakers. Brown hair? … more

SALT LAKE CITY — After considerable debate Monday, the Utah House of Representatives approved legislation making it illegal for Utah drivers to smoke in their cars if they have a child as a … more

DENVER — An annual aerial survey of forest health in Colorado shows the mountain pine beetle epidemic is slowing dramatically, but the spruce beetle outbreak is expanding, forest officials said … more

FORT COLLINS — A Fort Collins high school cultural club is translating the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance into Arabic. On Monday, a club member read the Pledge in Arabic over the Rocky Mountain High … more

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — State officials say PDC Energy estimates 84,000 gallons of fracking flowback water sprayed out from one of its oil wells after a mechanical problem this week. The fluid … more

DENVER — The Colorado Supreme Court has overturned Black Hawk’s ban on riding bicycles, ruling that bicycles are a matter of state and local concern. The court ruled Monday the town can pass … more

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Imagine if you threw a rock in the air and, instead of watching it slow, then drop to the ground, it sped up and disappeared in the sky. That's what it's like for scientists … more

HELENA, Mont. — The House is advancing a bill that would let landowners haze or shoot wild bison that come onto their property. The measure was endorsed Thursday in a 62-38 vote. The state … more