DEADWOOD, S.D. — South Dakota wildlife officials plan to introduce up to 40 bighorn sheep in the Grizzly Gulch area near Lead and Deadwood in the northern Black Hills early next year. Hundreds … more

BILLINGS, Mont. — PPL Montana has agreed to install an estimated $10 million in new pollution controls at a Billings power plant if the company reverses its plan to close the facility in less than … more

DENVER — Not even Chewbacca and his light saber get a free pass with airport security before being cleared to travel. Transportation Security Administration agents in Denver briefly stopped … more

BISMARCK— Wildlife officials have used genetic testing to determine the species of a record fish caught in the Yellowstone River in northwestern North Dakota. Dan Faiman, of Fairview, Mont., … more

SPEARFISH — A $1.1 million upgrade to Lyle Hare Stadium is getting under way at Black Hills State University. The the project is to include an artificial turf field and a new electronic … more

BILLINGS — A 22-year-old Wyola woman has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for a wrong-way drunken driving crash on Interstate 90 near the Crow Indian Reservation that critically … more

DENVER — A second Colorado Democrat who supported gun control measures this year could find out Monday whether her opponents are turning in petitions to recall her. Gun-rights activists in … more

DENVER — Colorado defense lawyers are trying to find out if problems with the state toxicology lab led to wrongful convictions. The state attorney general found numerous problems with how the … more

SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church is preparing to blanket the globe with more missionaries than ever as a surge of young men and women pack their white shirts, ties and knee-length skirts. The … more

MISSOULA, Mont. — A Pennsylvania doctor on a guided fishing trip in southwestern Montana went home with an amazing tale of hauling in a 25-pound lunker — a baby moose she helped rescue from … more