SALT LAKE CITY — At first, many locals took to calling Troy James Knapp the mountain man. Even victims of his many cabin break-ins marveled over his ability to slip back into the woods and evade … more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Aaron Winter stood near the parking lot of the Flying W Ranch recently, surveying the remains of the popular Colorado Springs attraction that was lost in the Waldo Canyon … more

MISSOULA, Mont. — A University of Montana study has found that more tourists visited Montana in 2012 and spent more money than in any previous year. The school’s Institute for Tourism and … more

CANON CITY, Colo. — The daily life of a mountain man seems rough and time consuming. However, for Joe and Joni Scherk, it's a lifestyle they wouldn't change for anything. "We live off the land," … more

ASPEN, Colo. — Aspen has evolved into a hub of Colorado's marijuana industry, at least in a homegrown board game called Colorado Cannabis Craze. The game was created by two partners in … more

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Federal agents who help investigate crimes at the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in western South Dakota’s Black Hills will not come from Sioux Falls this year due to a … more

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. — Billy Kidd was in a production meeting the day before the slalom skiing race at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, when he mentioned that the course had … more

LOS ANGELES — Denver Holt has been studying the long-eared owl for 27 years. He's banded over 1,700 of the birds and found 225 nests in Montana.But he's never been able to see what the … more

VERMILLION, S.D. — A 16th-century Amati violoncello displayed in the National Music Museum has long been nicknamed "The King," but the ghost of a legendary rock 'n' roller has arrived in South … more

HOT SPRINGS, S.D. — Veterans Affairs officials have once again removed two Confederate flags from a display at a Veterans Affairs hospital in the southwestern South Dakota city of Hot Springs, and … more