DENVER — Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ husband, Mark Kelly, is scheduled to testify Monday in support of at least one of the seven gun-control bills before the Colorado Legislature in … more

LOLO CREEK — Officials in western Montana have rejected a request by a private landowner to relinquish a public right of way on the property that was once a road and is now part of the Nez Perce … more

RAPID CITY — Apple Computers cofounder Steve Wozniak will speak in Rapid City next month. Wozniak will give a talk at the John T. Vucurevich Foundation annual speaker series event, April 29 at … more

ST. GEORGE — A group of state officials and educators is looking for Utah families willing to take in teens who have left polygamous homes. The Safety Net program hopes to find new host … more

DENVER — One snowboarder was killed and another was seriously injured in an avalanche near Cameron Pass in north-central Colorado. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center says the … more

TEA, S.D. — Members of the Sioux Falls Christian high school girls basketball team say they accomplished what their late teammate would have wanted: The Chargers are going to state. Sioux Falls … more

GRANTS PASS, Ore.— As long as wolves have been making their comeback, biologists and ranchers have had a decidedly Old West option for dealing with those that develop a taste for beef: Shoot to … more

WASHINGTON — A new State Department report is the latest evidence that the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada should be approved, supporters say. The draft report, issued Friday, … more

MISSOULA, Mont. — On May 22, 1970, a Carroll College graduate sat down with pen and paper and considered the draft, his future at Notre Dame and his reluctance to serve in the Vietnam War. He … more

BOZEMAN, Mont. — U.S. Army veteran Nick Watson jabbed an ice pick into a frozen waterfall and started up an ice-climbing route in Hyalite Canyon on Wednesday afternoon. Below, fellow veterans … more