Legislation planed help Montana's timber industry hydropower development is one step away from a full vote in the U.S. House.
On Wednesday, the House Natural Resources committee will markup two bills proposed by Representative Steve Daines.
Daines says the "Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act" would protect the health of our forests by addressing beetle kill and reducing the threat of wildfires in Montana.
Another bill he authored would allow irrigation districts in Montana and other western states to use hydropower on Bureau of Reclamation canals, ditches and conduits.
The markup, which is required before both bills reach the house floor, will take place Wednesday.
Friday, July 25 2014 1:16 PM EDT2014-07-25 17:16:52 GMT
A Dallas man who prosecutors say did not commit a 1990 rape for which he served 12 years in prison should be exonerated based on recent DNA testing he did not request, a judge recommended Friday.
A Dallas man who prosecutors say did not commit a 1990 rape for which he served 12 years in prison should be exonerated based on recent DNA testing he did not request, a judge recommended Friday.
Friday, July 25 2014 12:55 PM EDT2014-07-25 16:55:27 GMT
Flattened trees, flipped-over RVs, scattered tents, and awnings ripped from trailers - a scene of devastation awaited the visit of Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe the day after a tornado ripped through a campground...
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe says it's a blessing more people didn't die when a tornado swept through a campground on the Eastern Shore that claimed two lives and injured dozens others.
Friday, July 25 2014 12:54 PM EDT2014-07-25 16:54:15 GMT
A man who authorities say fatally shot a caseworker at a hospital complex near Philadelphia and was then shot by his psychiatrist remains listed in critical condition.
Authorities hope to learn Friday why a psychiatric patient allegedly killed a caseworker at a hospital complex outside Philadelphia and whether a psychiatrist who shot the patient with his own gun, wounding him, had feared...
Friday, July 25 2014 11:43 AM EDT2014-07-25 15:43:36 GMT
U.S. District Judge Neil V. Wake was attending a ceremony for a judicial colleague when he received an urgent - and unusual - request: Lawyers for a condemned inmate wanted him to stop an execution that didn't...
U.S. District Judge Neil V. Wake was attending a ceremony for a judicial colleague when he received an urgent - and unusual - request: Lawyers for a condemned inmate wanted him to stop an execution that didn't seem to...
Tuesday, July 22 2014 1:04 PM EDT2014-07-22 17:04:28 GMT
The search for a missing kayaker will continue Monday on Flathead Lake, it's surrounding shores and the Flathead River, after he's been missing for more than 24 hours.
The search for a missing kayaker will continue Monday on Flathead Lake, it's surrounding shores and the Flathead River, after he's been missing for more than 24 hours.
Wednesday, July 16 2014 9:30 PM EDT2014-07-17 01:30:30 GMT
In Congress Wednesday, the group in charge of doling out Cobell settlement claims says it's waiting on setting exact amounts and a judge's okay before making the rest of the payments.
In Congress Wednesday, the group in charge of doling out Cobell settlement claims says it's waiting on setting exact amounts and a judge's okay before making the rest of the payments.
Wednesday, July 23 2014 7:16 PM EDT2014-07-23 23:16:03 GMT
CHELAN COUNTY, Wash. - A helicopter crashed in Wenatchee on Wednesday.Allen Kenitzer of the Federal Aviation Administration in Renton says the crash occurred on Wednesday in Wenatchee for unknown reasons.
CHELAN COUNTY, Wash. - A helicopter crashed in Wenatchee on Wednesday.Allen Kenitzer of the Federal Aviation Administration in Renton says the crash occurred on Wednesday in Wenatchee for unknown reasons. He says the helicopter was a Bell 206A Jet Ranger.
Monday, June 23 2014 9:03 PM EDT2014-06-24 01:03:03 GMT
UPDATE: MOSCOW, Idaho - The murder trial of Charles Capone was postponed early Monday morning minutes before attorneys were to seat a jury. Judge Michael Griffin of Idaho County recused himself from the case after citing "unrelated" issues that came up unexpectedly over the weekend.
UPDATE: MOSCOW, Idaho - The murder trial of Charles Capone was postponed early Monday morning minutes before attorneys were to seat a jury. Judge Michael Griffin of Idaho County recused himself from the case after citing "unrelated" issues that came up unexpectedly over the weekend.
Friday, July 25 2014 12:55 PM EDT2014-07-25 16:55:27 GMT
Flattened trees, flipped-over RVs, scattered tents, and awnings ripped from trailers - a scene of devastation awaited the visit of Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe the day after a tornado ripped through a campground...
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe says it's a blessing more people didn't die when a tornado swept through a campground on the Eastern Shore that claimed two lives and injured dozens others.
Friday, July 25 2014 12:48 AM EDT2014-07-25 04:48:12 GMT
A national movement known as the Missing in America Project is coming to Bozeman to pick up the unclaimed remains of seven veterans and bring them to their final resting place in Yellowstone National Cemetery in Billings.
A national movement known as the Missing in America Project is coming to Bozeman to pick up the unclaimed remains of seven veterans and bring them to their final resting place in Yellowstone National Cemetery in Billings.
