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April 21, 2022 at 5:05 pm

Judge blocks Montana’s transgender birth certificate law

A Montana judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of a law that made it difficult for transgender people to change the sex on their birth certificates.

April 20, 2022 at 9:10 pm

Energy-thirsty Bitcoin miners seek ways to dump fossil fuels VIEW

With the cryptocurrency industry under increasing pressure to rein in the environmental impact of the massive amounts of electricity it uses to power computers verifying...

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April 5, 2022 at 5:09 pm

Alec Baldwin wants Wyoming defamation lawsuit dismissed

Alec Baldwin is asking a federal judge to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by a Wyoming woman who said she received hateful social media messages...

March 16, 2022 at 12:56 pm

Americans react to Zelenskyy plea with pain, empathy, hope VIEW

Americans are reacting with empathy, frustration and hope to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s impassioned speech to Congress pleading for more aid for his war-torn nation.

This aerial view taken Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, shows part of an Amtrak train that derailed in north-central Montana Saturday that killed multiple people and left others hospitalized, officials said. The westbound Empire Builder was en route to Seattle from Chicago, with two locomotives and 10 cars, when it left the tracks about 4 p.m. Saturday. (Larry Mayer/The Billings Gazette via AP) MTBIL102 MTBIL102

February 22, 2022 at 11:24 am

Family sues over fatal Amtrak derailment in Montana of Seattle-bound train

The family of a Georgia couple who were on a trip celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary when they died in an Amtrak trail derailment in...

February 9, 2022 at 1:09 pm

Montana court rules against media in closed meeting case

The Montana Supreme Court says the chairman of a legislative committee who convened a meeting of a majority of the Republican members of the committee...

A Washington Dept. of Transportation snow plow drives near a maintenance facility near Interstate Highway 90, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, as snow falls near Snoqualmie Pass in Washington state. More U.S. drivers could find themselves stuck on snowy highways or have their travel delayed this winter due to a shortage of snowplow drivers as some states are having trouble finding enough people willing to take the jobs. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) WATW202 WATW202

December 10, 2021 at 5:02 am

Washington is short on snowplow drivers, and travelers will feel the pinch VIEW

This winter, more motorists may find themselves stuck on snowy highways due to a shortage of snowplow drivers. Washington lost 151 winter operations workers who...