GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Huy Tran, a captain at Grand Forks Air Force Base, left his home country of Vietnam as an 11-year-old. This past summer, 18 years later, he returned to his native land as an … more

HURON, S.D. — A Huron woman is using her creative flair to make unique Christmas tree decorations with a twist — she uses pheasant feathers and moose droppings. Lila Bawdon started this … more

GRANTS PASS, Ore.— As long as wolves have been making their comeback, biologists and ranchers have had a decidedly Old West option for dealing with those that develop a taste for beef: Shoot to … more

RAPID CITY — B-1 bomber training flights at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota are being grounded as part of larger Air Force efforts to save nearly $300 million. The military is halting … more

BILLINGS, Mont. — A proposed deal on a Montana coal mine that supporters said would boost Asian exports of the fuel via the West Coast has stalled, as court documents show the companies involved … more

KAYSVILLE, Utah — Anne Shumway discovered getting homework done in a motel room is difficult at best."It sucks being homeless," the 18-year-old high school senior told the Standard-Examiner … more

FOUNTAIN, Colo.— First Lt. Aaron Dunn deployed to Afghanistan in early March 2012. His 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, was charged with engaging Taliban fighters in Kunar Province … more

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The owners of Husky Express Dog Sled Tours, Dotty Dennis and David Beck, harnessed their team one recent Friday as they prepared to take a client on a Hope Valley … more

BRIGHTON — A Colorado judge is blaming social workers for the death of a toddler beaten by his mother’s boyfriend. Judge Chris Melonakis (mel-on-AH’-kis) excoriated Adams County’s human … more

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — An Air Force decision on its plan to more than triple the airspace that can be used in training exercises for Dakotas-based B-1 and B-52 bombers is expected in March, Air Force … more