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July 15, 2019 at 4:54 pm

Judge recommends $14M award to neo-Nazi trolling victim

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The publisher of a neo-Nazi website should have to pay the victim of an internet trolling campaign over $14 million and...

Business

July 9, 2019 at 10:53 am

Krakauer: Court ruling on privacy hurts right to know

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Author Jon Krakauer said he feels "a moral obligation" to fight a recent court ruling against him as he tries to...

Entertainment

July 8, 2019 at 10:54 am

More alcohol seized in connection to resort for ultra-rich

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana officials said Monday that they confiscated over 800 bottles and cans of alcohol in a raid just days after the...

Business

July 3, 2019 at 1:53 pm

Writer Krakauer denied records on college player’s rape case

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Author Jon Krakauer's five-year quest to find out how and why Montana's top higher education official intervened to prevent a star...

Entertainment

July 1, 2019 at 10:51 am

Montana governor, 2020 hopeful open to Keystone XL pipeline

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock said Monday during an online meeting about climate change that he's open to supporting the Keystone XL...

Business

June 25, 2019 at 1:31 pm

Deal lets luxury Montana ski club keeps its liquor licenses

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana officials won't pull the liquor licenses of an ultra-exclusive ski resort that counts Bill Gates and Justin Timberlake among its...

June 20, 2019 at 10:48 am

Producer drowns while filming political ad in Montana

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A film producer from Massachusetts accidentally drowned this week while scuba diving in a Montana lake during a video shoot for...

The Colstrip power plant in southeast Montana employs about 360 people and is partially owned by Puget Sound Energy (PSE). The plant consists of four separate units, each with its own boiler that collectively can produce 2094 megawatts of energy. The two oldest units are scheduled to close by 2022, a decision spurred by the plantâ€™s difficult economics and a push toward cleaner energy.
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June 11, 2019 at 9:13 am

Operator: 2 units of Montana coal plant to close this year

The decision to retire the units early came after an extensive review and exhaustive efforts to make the units economically viable, said Talen Montana President...

Local News

June 7, 2019 at 10:08 am

Court lifts injunction blocking Keystone XL oil pipeline

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — An appeals court has lifted a judge's injunction that blocked construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to the...

Business

June 5, 2019 at 2:31 pm

Court fight could affect future of bison in Montana

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Democratic governor of Montana who is running for president and the Republican secretary of state who wants his job were...