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Ruling: State, Local Officers Can't Make Immigration Arrests

By • Mar 25, 2020
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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Supreme Court says state and local law enforcement officers do not have the authority to arrest people on federal civil immigration detainers.

Wednesday's ruling came in a lawsuit filed by the ACLU and others against Lincoln County.

Missoula Man Dies By Suicide At State Treatment Center

By • Mar 25, 2020

LEWISTOWN, Mont. (AP) — A 57 year old Missoula man has died of an apparent suicide at a locked drug treatment center in Lewistown.

Montana High Court Asks Judges To Consider Releasing Inmates

By • Mar 25, 2020

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The chief justice of the Montana Supreme Court is asking city and county judges to consider releasing from jail as many offenders as they can to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Montana Republicans Bankrolled Green Party Ballot Access

By • Mar 25, 2020
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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Officials say the Montana Republican Party bankrolled the signature-gathering effort to get the Montana Green Party certified for the 2020 ballot.

20 Confirmed Cases Of COVID-19 In Wyoming; State Faces A Shortage Of Tests

By • Mar 20, 2020
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CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Doctors say a shortage of testing capacity is making it harder for health officials in Wyoming to determine how many people have been infected with coronavirus.

Canadian Firm Starts US Prep Work For Keystone XL Pipeline

By • Mar 11, 2020
Keystone Pipeline pumping station in Nebraska.
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- A Canadian company says it has started preliminary work along the proposed Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the U.S. as oponents wait for a judge to rule on their request to block the project.

Consumer Counsel Wants More Info On Colstrip Purchase

By • Mar 10, 2020
The power plant in the distance.
Kayla Desroches / Yellowstone Public Radio

BILLINGS, Mont. (The Billings Gazette) — A legal team representing customers of Montana's utilities says NorthWestern Energy's proposal to purchase a larger portion of a coal-fired power plant in southeastern Montana for $1 doesn't include an analysis showing the acquisition is in the public interest or will result in reasonable electricty charges.

State Says Montana Schools Must Test Water For Lead Content

By • Mar 2, 2020

KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Montana schools must test drinking water for lead content following state rule changes related to school health, officials said.

Schools may begin in March with a December 2021 deadline to complete testing, The Daily Inter Lake reported Sunday.

Yellowstone Begins Bison Captures As It Seeks To Cull Herd

By • Mar 2, 2020
Jackie Yamanaka / Yellowstone Public Radio

Yellowstone National Park has started capturing bison migrating outside the park and will hold them for possible slaughter as part of a population reduction program.

State Says Montana Schools Must Test Water For Lead Content

By • Mar 2, 2020
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KALISPELL, Mont. — Montana schools must test drinking water for lead content following state rule changes related to school health.

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