MONTANA
Minimum wage gap grows between states
OLYMPIA, Wash. — With a bump in the minimum wage to $9.19 an hour on today, high school student Miranda Olson will edge closer to her goal of purchasing that black Volkswagen Beetle she’s been researching online.By By Mike Baker , January 01, 2013
Glendive, Mont. investigator says no new leads in apparent homicide
Montana Division of Criminal Investigation Chief John Strandell said Monday there were no new leads in the search for the killer of Glendive, Mont. resident Matthew Wiseman.January 01, 2013
Official says Montana plant fire, where 3 workers injured, no longer a threat
By By Matt Volz , January 01, 2013
Update: Official says Wibaux, Mont. oil recycling fire still burning, no longer a threat
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — An emergency official says a fire from an eastern Montana plant explosion is still burning but there is no threat of it spreading.December 31, 2012
CEO goes to eastern Mont. to check damage from plant fire
AP - The president and CEO of a Canadian company is headed to an eastern Montana oil recycling plant where an explosion and a fire injured three workers.December 31, 2012
Montana senator calls for House vote on farm bill
WASHINGTON — An influential Democratic senator on Friday called for the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to vote on a new U.S. farm bill before the end of the year and thus avoid a potential spike in U.S. milk prices and other repercussions.December 29, 2012
Trains carrying more oil across US amid boom
BILLINGS, Mont. — Energy companies behind the oil boom on the Northern Plains are increasingly turning to an industrial-age workhorse — the locomotive — to move their crude to refineries across the U.S., as plans for new pipelines stall and existing lines can’t keep up with demand.By Josh Funk , December 29, 2012
Glendive murder under investigation: Community concerned that killer is still at large
By Bryan Horwath , December 29, 2012
One down in Bakken scam case: Calif. woman reaches plea deal with prosecutors
BILLINGS, Mont. — A California woman faces a likely prison sentence after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors for her role in a scam to dupe investors into sinking money into fictitious oil and gas projects on Montana’s Fort Peck Indian Reservation, her defense attorney said ThursdayBy Matthew Brown , December 28, 2012
Calif. woman reaches plea deal in Bakken scam
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A California woman has reached a plea deal with prosecutors for her role in a scam to dupe investors into sinking money into fictitious oil and gas projects on Montana's Fort Peck Indian Reservation.December 27, 2012
New laws address gays, children, immigration
Measures on gay rights and child safety are among the top state laws taking effect at the start of 2013, along with attempts to prevent identity theft and perennial efforts to restrict abortion and illegal immigration.By Andrew Welsh-Huggins , December 27, 2012
Montana considers ND request for sage grouse
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission has approved looking into a plan to send 80 female sage grouse to North Dakota to bolster dwindling populations.December 24, 2012
Cattle are warm-blooded, winter-weather ready
By Betsy Simon , December 21, 2012
Letter: Many in community pitch in for toy, food drive
December 20, 2012
Government rolls out $1.9 billion Indian land buyback program
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — U.S. government officials said Tuesday they are launching a $1.9 billion Native American land buyback program now that a nearly 17-year lawsuit over more than a century's worth of mismanaged trust royalties is settled.December 19, 2012
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