Associated Press

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Ballantine woman convicted of aggravated animal cruelty after more than 200 sick and underfed dogs were seized from her property in July 2009 is arguing she can afford to care for more animals and needs 10 more goats to provide enough milk for herself and her animals.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) —

An Ohio school board lawyer says a now-fired public school science teacher waved a Bible at his students, handed out religious pamphlets and espoused creationism in his evolution lessons.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Wonder bread is one step closer to getting a new owner.

A person familiar with the situation who requested anonymity because the auction process is private says there will be no competing offers Thursday to a bid by Flowers Foods to buy several bread brands from Hostess

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Government officials are arguing over whether pay is still too high for top executives at bailed-out companies.

The head of a group that watches over the government bailout thinks that pay is too high

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BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — The Montana State University's athletic department is facing a budget crunch that has it raising ticket prices and asking the school for another $1.1 million to replace aging equipment, buy new exercise machines and stabilize the department's budget

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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The state Senate is endorsing a revamp of education funding that both increases school money and cuts property taxes.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The NCAA has sued the governor of Pennsylvania over a new law designed to ensure that a $60 million fine paid by Penn State over the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal would remain in the state.

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BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — A 26-year-old Bozeman man was hospitalized with a leg injury after being caught up in an avalanche south of Bridger Bowl.

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HELENA, Mont. (AP) - The Montana Senate is backing a measure to strike an obsolete state law that criminalizes gay sex.

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The New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police has drawn fire for its fundraising raffle of a gun every day in May, including the types of weapons used in the Connecticut elementary school massacre less than two months ago.

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