Plans to build a $400 million railroad to haul coal from a proposed mine on the Montana-Wyoming border were put on indefinite hold today because of delays in obtaining a mining permit and a weakening coal market, officials said.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the number of people affected by an E. coli outbreak linked to Costco chicken salad will likely grow over the next few weeks, even though the product has been removed from store shelves.
A prominent University of Montana professor says that faculty needs to look outside campus for help in the face of a budget crisis that will cut 52 faculty jobs, and 149 University staff positions.
A district judge says prosecutors have until the New Year to decide whether to pursue the death penalty of an Idaho man who is accused of killing a police officer and stealing his patrol car in northern Idaho.
Thousands in Spokane, Washington have been without power for over a week since a devastating windstorm buckled the region’s power grid. The November 17 storm left nearly 200,000 households and businesses without power. Roughly 5,000 customers will go without electricity through tomorrow.