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MSU Billings women's basketball signs guard

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:32:48 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - Montana State Billings women's basketball coach Kevin Woodin has announced the signing of Augusta guard Britta Young.

Montana court says bison transfer legal

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:18:23 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - The relocation of Yellowstone National Park bison to tribal lands in Montana can resume, under a Wednesday ruling from the state's Supreme Court that could revive a stalled conservation initiative for the animals.

MT prosecutor opposes attempt to rule out death

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:27:16 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - An eastern Montana prosecutor said Wednesday that he will oppose attempts to declare one of the suspects in the killing of a Sidney teacher ineligible for the death penalty.

Billings man sentenced for prostitution-for-bond

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:31:14 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - A Billings man who pleaded guilty to encouraging his girlfriend to prostitute herself in order to raise bail money has been sentenced to two years with the Department of Corrections.

Cloud Peak seeks 198M ton coal lease in Montana

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:08:15 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - Federal and state officials will weigh in this week on a Wyoming company's application to lease 198 million tons of coal adjacent to a southeastern Montana mine, amid an emerging debate over whether the government is undervaluing the coal from such projects.

Police: 2 killed in car crash near Troy

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:56:19 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - Authorities say two people were killed when the driver left the highway and crashed into a pair of trees near the town of Troy.

Study shows cow elk undaunted by river crossing

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:29:15 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - Data collected from a study of cow elk show the animals are unfazed by the prospect of crossing wide sections of the Missouri River while on the move during spring months.

Billings police recover items from church theft

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:19:04 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - Police in Billings say they've recovered items taken from a church in a theft earlier this week that was captured on videotape.

Judge sides with feds in Montana oil lease dispute

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:19:12 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit from environmentalists who tried to block almost 80,000 acres of oil and gas leases in Montana in a bid to force companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Feds give local governments in Mont. $26.5 million

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:16:05 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - Montana counties are receiving $26.5 million this year under a program that compensates local governments for the amount of non-taxable federal land in their jurisdiction.

MT woman sentenced for fatal DUI crash

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:29:07 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - A south-central Montana woman has been sentenced for a drunken driving crash near Broadview that killed an elderly Wyoming woman and seriously injured a Wyoming man who died three months later.

Montana, Blixseth to face off in $57M tax dispute

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:59:54 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - Montana tax authorities and former billionaire Tim Blixseth will meet in federal court as the luxury real estate mogul tries to fend off an attempt by the state to recover what it calls $57 million in back taxes.

IG: Undervalued coal leases cost US $62 million

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:10:54 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - Undervalued coal sales have cost the U.S. an estimated $62 million in potential lost revenues in recent years, according to a Tuesday report from federal investigators who recommended broad changes to the government's coal leasing program to stem further losses.

Coroner IDs victim of Billings ATV crash

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:40:43 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - The Yellowstone County coroner's office has released the name of a 22-year-old man who died after a weekend all-terrain vehicle crash south of Billings.

Mont woman charged with endangering kids, assault

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:26:20 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - A woman who served more than two years in federal prison after stabbing a man to death has been charged with leaving her young children alone while breaking into the home of a former boyfriend and later assaulting him, authorities said.

Autopsy confirms hanging cause of inmate's death

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:29:54 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - An autopsy confirms that a Yellowstone County jail inmate died last week from hanging in an apparent suicide.

PPL agrees to upgrades if coal plant doesn't close

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:38:17 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - 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 two years, state officials and company representatives said Monday.

MT water to help in climate change study

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:46:30 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - Here's a head-scratcher for you: In August, sheep in Massachusetts will begin drinking water from the Beartooth Mountains as part of an experiment to better understand the record of climate change preserved in fossilized teeth.

Billings man dies after ATV crash

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:07:57 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - A 22-year-old Billings man has died of injuries suffered in a weekend all-terrain vehicle crash south of the city.

Wyola woman gets prison for wrong-way DUI

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 14:10:05 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - 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 injured three people in the other vehicle.

Stillwater Mining CEO retires after board shake-up

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:26:12 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - The chief executive of Montana's largest publicly traded company retired Friday in the wake of a corporate shake-up led by former Gov. Brian Schweitzer.

Funeral home fined for unauthorized cremation

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:38:55 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - A Billings funeral home has been fined $3,000 and one of its employees reprimanded after the business cremated a body without proper authorization.

MSU men's hoops names assistant

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:00:06 -0400

BOZEMAN, Montana - Montana State men's basketball coach Brad Huse has hired Justin Wetzel as an assistant.

Former Billings parking manager charged with theft

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:26:54 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - The former manager of the Billings Parking Division is charged with felony theft by embezzlement after an investigation found nearly $10,000 in parking fine money missing.

Montana oil and gas lease sale nets $531,563

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 06:13:15 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - Montana officials say an oil and gas lease auction drew successful bids on almost 30,000 acres in 15 counties scattered across the state.