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.
Darren Sharper will return to court on Friday where his attorneys will argue that the former NFL All-Pro safety should be released from a Los Angeles jail.
A judge refused Friday to immediately release former NFL All-Pro safety Darren Sharper from jail in a Los Angeles rape case but said she would have to free him soon if charges aren't filed in a similar case in Louisiana.
After she drove her minivan into the crashing waves of the Atlantic Ocean, authorities say a pregnant South Carolina woman tried to call off bystanders hustling to rescue her three screaming children from the water...
After she drove her minivan into the crashing waves of the Atlantic Ocean, authorities say a pregnant South Carolina woman tried to call off bystanders hustling to rescue her three screaming children from the water that...
Opening statements were set to begin Friday in the court-martial of an Army general accused of sexually assaulting a captain under his command with whom he had a three-year affair.
An Army captain at the center of a sexual assault case that has scandalized the U.S. military testified Friday that a general twice forced her to perform oral sex on him during their three-year, illicit affair.
The daughter of Oklahoma's governor, who is part of a punk band and has posed for revealing photos at the state mansion, defended herself Friday after posting a photo of herself in a Native American headdress...
The daughter of Oklahoma's governor, who is part of a punk band and has posed for revealing photos at the state mansion, defended herself Friday after posting a photo of herself in a Native American headdress that...
Tuesday, March 4 2014 12:06 AM EST2014-03-04 05:06:35 GMT
One of the three victims rescued after an urban avalanche in Missoula passed away, as her husband recovers in the hospital. Family friends said the couple has a lot of support and friends throughout
One of the three victims rescued after an urban avalanche in Missoula passed away, as her husband recovers in the hospital.
Thursday, March 6 2014 11:29 AM EST2014-03-06 16:29:28 GMT
We've heard a lot about the two people who died in a weekend crash south of Lolo, but three people survived that crash. They all sustained serious injuries. 9-year-old Meghan Okon, and 23-year-old
We've heard a lot about the two people who died in a weekend crash south of Lolo, but three people survived that crash. They all sustained serious injuries. 9-year-old Meghan Okon, and 23-year-old
Thursday, March 6 2014 8:11 PM EST2014-03-07 01:11:11 GMT
A 67-year-old Polson man is in critical condition at Kalispell Regional Medical Center after he was attacked with a hammer. When police got to Fourth Avenue East, they found two guys who had been
A 67-year-old Polson man is in critical condition at Kalispell Regional Medical Center after he was attacked with a hammer.
Wednesday, February 19 2014 11:46 PM EST2014-02-20 04:46:59 GMT
These are what Belgrade's uniforms usually look like. But last night they looked like this. Senior Madison Page had the idea of going back in time. Then they asked their Coach. "All of us kind of decided.
"Two years ago our seniors wore them as well and it just kind of something we wanted to do last year our senior didn't want to wear them because their last game on this court was senior night so but since we still have divisionals here we just wanted to throw it back, have a little fun with it,"
Monday, March 3 2014 11:51 AM EST2014-03-03 16:51:01 GMT
The survivors of the Mount Jumbo avalanche continue to recover. Retired UM professor Fred Allendorf is serious condition and his wife, Michel Jo Colville is in critical condition. The third survivor,
The survivors of the Mount Jumbo avalanche continue to recover.
Thursday, March 6 2014 12:31 PM EST2014-03-06 17:31:31 GMT
The Montana Red Cross has opened a shelter in Livingston for residents, who are evacuated from their homes due to flooding. Assistant Administrative Services Director for the city of Livingston, Breanna
The Montana Red Cross has opened a shelter in Livingston for residents, who are evacuated from their homes due to flooding.
Thursday, March 6 2014 11:20 AM EST2014-03-06 16:20:49 GMT
Montana is the now the thinnest state in the United States. The new Gallup Well-Being Index said residents in people are now deemed thin because of what we eat and do. And many people said they think it
Montana is the now the thinnest state in the United States.
Thursday, March 6 2014 12:03 AM EST2014-03-06 05:03:34 GMT
Missoula City-County Health officials said about 300 students have been exposed to pertussis, or "whooping cough," after an outbreak at Missoula County Public Schools. Health officials have,
Missoula City-County Health officials said about 300 students have been exposed to pertussis, or "whooping cough," after an outbreak at Missoula County Public Schools.
