GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Imagine if you threw a rock in the air and, instead of watching it slow, then drop to the ground, it sped up and disappeared in the sky. That's what it's like for scientists … more

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Delmont, a town of 234 people 40 miles south of Mitchell, is home to a private menagerie of wild animals that includes five Siberian tigers, a leopard and a mountain … more

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Pampered, prim and proper, he's not.But one Rapid City dog — named Partito, after the word "party" in Italian — has reached unprecedented success for his breed in … more

BILLINGS, Mont. — The tenacious wolverine, a snow-loving carnivore sometimes called the “mountain devil,” could soon join the list of species threatened by climate change — a dubious … more

RENO, Nev. — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is issuing new policy directives emphasizing “compassion and concern” for wild horses on federal lands in the West, in response to a growing … more

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday proposed a work-around for religious nonprofits that object to providing health insurance that covers birth control. The government’s new … more

CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Supreme Court has sided with Secretary of State Max Maxfield in ruling that term limits for him and most other statewide elected officials are unconstitutional. Friday’s … more

A 35-year-old Gillette man convicted of molesting a 4-year-old girl when he was in the Army in 1997 pleaded not guilty Jan. 17 to four felony charges in a separate case that allegedly occurred in … more

POWELL — The town of Cody is getting name checked in connection with a Coca-Cola ad set to air Sunday during the Super Bowl. Coca-Cola’s ad has a group of cowboys racing showgirls and … more

Snowboarder Dylan Brannan catches air from a small ramp constructed of snow Thursday at Sage Valley Junior High. Brannan and his friends took advantage of the thick, soft snow that accumulated in … more