DENVER — Jeff and Dorenda Bell threaded their way through a majestic fleet of Berkshires and Charlestons, as well as the more modest Ever-Lites and Grey Wolfs on Friday. They're not in the … more

RAPID CITY — South Dakota’s Agriculture Department is drafting new rules for the testing of raw milk. The revised regulations will govern the testing of unpasteurized milk that farmers sell … more

RAPID CITY — A Vietnam War veteran living in South Dakota is set to get a replacement military medal after someone broke into his home and stole his Purple Heart. Charlie Running Hawk, 66, of … more

HELENA — The Montana House has rejected a proposal aimed at stopping people from bringing their own beer and wine into restaurants that don’t have liquor licenses. House Bill 405 by … more

RAWLINS — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is looking for ways to hide a major transmission line project in southern Wyoming. Sharon Knowlton is the BLM’s manager of the TransWest project. … more

SALT LAKE CITY — For the fifth year in a row, a bill has been introduced at the Utah legislature proposing a statewide law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual identity or orientation. In … more

BILLINGS, Mont. — What happened to bear 726? That’s the number researchers assigned to a collared grizzly bear that disappeared from an agricultural research station along the Montana-Idaho … more

DENVER — NORAD headquarters in Colorado were evacuated for about 4 1/2 hours Thursday after employees found five suspicious packages, but the command’s control room team was working at a backup … more

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho has become the first state to have its so-called fetal pain law banning abortions after 20 weeks struck down by the federal courts. The decision from U.S. District Judge B. … more

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah lawmaker has introduced legislation to keep minors out of smoke shops and to tax electronic cigarettes and dissolvable tobacco products at the same rate as cigarettes. … more