KALISPELL, Mont. — Among the colorful people University of Montana students got to meet during a visit to Polebridge recently was Karin Craver, who delivers mail in the North Fork, often with … more

WINTERPARK, Colo. — Taking a deep breath, Wally Mozdzierz points his skis down the icy slope and leans forward. He hears the snow crunch and feels the contours change beneath him as he glides … more

DENVER — A federal judge is reversing a 1995 policy and ordering the Bureau of Land Management to disclose who nominates parcels for the federal government to be leased for oil and gas … 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

DENVER — Silly rabbits. Parking companies at Denver International Airport are installing bunny blockers in an effort to prevent the furry creatures from damaging cars by eating spark plug cables … more

GREAT FALLS, Mont. — A jury has awarded a former BNSF Railway Co. employee $1.7 million in damages in a civil lawsuit. The Great Falls Tribune reports jurors on Wednesday found BNSF negligently … more

BILLINGS, Mont. — The city of Billings is paying a convicted felon $105,000 to settle a federal lawsuit that claimed a former police officer used excessive force when he shot the man six times as … more

RAPID CITY, S.D. — The list of South Dakota lakes with worrisome levels of mercury in fish grew again in 2012. But state environmental specialists say that doesn’t mean people should stop eating … more

BILLINGS, Mont. — Montana authorities monitored downstream water supplies for contamination Tuesday after a truck crash spilled about 7,000 gallons of a chemical salt used to deice roads into a … more

RAPID CITY, S.D. — A budget misstep is forcing Pennington County to dip into emergency funds to keep up the fight against the mountain pine beetle. County Commissioner Lyndell Petersen tells the … more