BILLINGS, Mont. — A Montana judge said he fears he's done a "soul-wrenching injustice" to a man he freed from prison after 27 years, only to see him ordered back behind bars by a higher … more

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Senate has approved a proposal to create a license plate bearing an American flag and the motto “In God We Trust.” Originally, the bill would have drivers pay $25 a … more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Hunters across the country say they are boycotting Colorado because of recent legislation meant to curtail gun violence. Colorado last week became the first Western … more

SALT LAKE CITY — The Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City says several employees from a Catholic school in Toelle are now on administrative leave because of allegations that they drank alcohol during … more

BISMARCK, N.D. — Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed legislation Tuesday that that would make North Dakota the nation's most restrictive state on abortion rights, banning the procedure if a fetal heartbeat … more

VERMILLION, S.D. — Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota announced Tuesday that he would retire at the end of his term, acknowledging he remains limited by a recent "health crisis" and … more

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — The judge in the Colorado theater shooting case delayed a decision Wednesday on whether to compel a Fox News reporter to disclose her sources for a story she wrote last … more

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — U.S. senators from Wyoming and New Mexico said Tuesday they plan to roll out legislation this week to restore about $110 million in cuts to a federal minerals payment program that … more

BOZEMAN, Mont. — It wasn't avalanche study or even recreation that prompted Montana State University engineers to develop one of the first snowmobiles. It was agriculture.Though little goes on … more

DENVER — A bill to erase the crime of adultery from Colorado’s law books faces a test Wednesday in the state Senate. The crime is rarely enforced, and repealing it has passed the Senate … more