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US Appeals Court Asked To Rehear Roadless Case
The state of Wyoming and the Colorado Mining Association want a federal court in Denver to reconsider a rule prohibiting roads on nearly 50 million acres of land in national forests across the United States.
In a motion filed Monday, the plaintiffs say the U...
Yellowstone Prepares To Open Winter Season Dec. 15
Yellowstone National Park officials are preparing to open the park to motorized snow vehicles on Dec. 15 to start the winter season.
The park plans to set a daily limit of up to 318 commercially guided snowmobiles and up to 78 commercially guided snowcoaches this season...
Manhattan Project Scientist Dies In Moscow
One of the last survivors of the Manhattan Project has died.
Scientist Lawrence H. Johnston designed the atomic bomb's detonator and is believed to be the only eyewitness to all three 1945 atomic explosions, at White Sands, N.M., and in Japan at Hiroshima and Nagasaki...
Idaho Man Died Of Alcohol, Hypothermia
Authorities say a 25-year-old southern Idaho man found dead along a road near Gooding succumbed to a lethal mix of alcohol and hypothermia.
The Gooding County Sheriff's Office on Monday released the results of a toxicology report in the death of Juan Carlos Perez-Garcia...
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Economists Urge Higher Investments In MT Public Lands
More than 100 economists have sent a letter to President Obama and Congress, calling for investment in public lands infrastructure along with more protected designations to help local economies grow. Ray Rasker with Bozeman-based Headwaters Economics says years of research show there's a strong connection between economic prosperity and natural landscapes...
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Grizzly Game Day Information
Montana vs. N. Iowa, FCS Quarterfinal Playoff Game, Friday, Dec. 9: Grizzly Game Day Information
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South Dakota Picks Joe Glenn As New Coach
South Dakota has hired Joe Glenn as its new head football coach.
The 62-year-old Glenn had been living in semi-retirement in Phoenix when he was asked to replace Ed Meierkort as the Coyotes' coach. Meierkort's contract was not renewed after eight years...
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Plenty Of Montana Ties In Las Vegas Bowl Game
There are plenty of Montana ties as Boise State takes on Arizona State in the Maaco Bowl in Las Vegas on Dec. 22.
Boise State freshman wide receiver Matt Miller and Arizona State junior quarterback Brock Osweiler are former Gatorade football players of the year from Montana...
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Wolf Hunt closed As Of Monday In Parts Of Western Montana
Wildlife officials have closed down the gray wolf season in portions of western Montana where hunters have met the state's annual quota.
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Montana Governor Says Bison Can Go To Reservations
Montana's governor says he will not block the relocation of 68 bison to two American Indian reservations.
Gov. Brian Schweitzer last week declared that no Yellowstone National Park bison could be moved within Montana. He cited mixed messages from the federal government on whether some quarantined bison could harbor the disease brucellosis...