ND gas prices rising rapidly; AAA says no relief in sight until after Memorial Day
The T-Rex Conoco station in Dickinson may have lucked out when the digital sign it uses to advertise gas prices went out recently. Although customers still had to pay the $3.99 for a gallon of regular unleaded gas Thursday, at least they didn’t have to see what they were paying in big red numbers.
RELATED CONTENTBLM lease sale nets $644K on acres in Mont, ND
BILLINGS, Mont. — A federal auction of oil and gas leases in Montana and North Dakota brought in $644,000 from the sale of 32 parcels in Montana and North Dakota.
RELATED CONTENT1 fatality, 1 injury in west ND crash
One man is dead and another is injured after a crash just east of the Montana border along Highway 200 on Tuesday morning, according to a North Dakota Highway Patrol release.
RELATED CONTENTFish and Wildlife wants public comment on Mont. grizzly plan
HELENA, Mont. — Government biologists say current habitat won’t be enough for grizzly bears to thrive along Montana’s Northern Continental Divide after the animals are eventually delisted from federal protections.
RELATED CONTENTSite of suicide turned into Montana park
KALISPELL, Mont. — The site of a fiery 2012 explosion has been transformed into a community picnic area and garden by Kalispell residents who didn’t want suicide to have the last word.
RELATED CONTENTJury finds defendants guilty in Bakken oil scam
BILLINGS, Mont. — The four remaining defendants in a Bakken oil leasing scam that duped unwitting investors across the country out of hundreds of thousands of dollars were found guilty on most charges on Wednesday by a Montana jury.
RELATED CONTENTMontana State athletics debuts new logo
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Montana State athletics has debuted a new Bobcat logo and block letter “M’' that school officials say reflects the ”dynamic state" of MSU's sports teams.
RELATED CONTENTKeystone XL opponents in Neb. circulating petition
LINCOLN, Neb. — Opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline in Nebraska are circulating a petition to try to halt the project.
RELATED CONTENTForest Service changes rule on project protests
MISSOULA, Mont. — The U.S. Forest Service has changed its rule on when a protest can be filed against projects that require an environmental analysis, such as a timber sale or a road decommissioning.
RELATED CONTENTDickinson bus service shut down
The cheapest way to leave Dickinson without a personal vehicle has been suspended indefinitely, but officials are working to restore service permanently and provide transportation in the meantime.
RELATED CONTENTWilliston murder suspect waives extradition from MT
WILLISTON — An Idaho man who is a suspect in a North Dakota homicide has waived extradition from Montana.
RELATED CONTENTArrest made in Williston shooting death
WILLISTON – The man wanted in connection with a fatal Williston shooting has been apprehended in Billings, Mont.
RELATED CONTENTOther states aid with Bakken drilling applications
GREAT FALLS, Mont. — The number of drilling applications submitted to federal land managers in western North Dakota has grown so large that Bureau of Land Management officials in other states have been asked to shoulder some of the load.
RELATED CONTENTKalispell woman missing since Feb. 14
SIDNEY, Mont. — Local, state and federal authorities continue to investigate the disappearance of a 31-year-old Kalispell woman, who was last heard from on Feb. 14, the same day her sport utility vehicle was found parked on the side of the road near Poplar on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.
RELATED CONTENTSpirit of the West comes alive in stories told by 3 sisters
Three sisters combine their memories into action-packed tales of ranch life while growing up in eastern Montana.
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