PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakotans will have a little extra time to shoot off their July 4 fireworks. Residents are currently allowed to discharge their holiday fireworks between June 27 and July … more

SALT LAKE CITY — The key players in a seven-year-old dispute over homes and property belonging to a polygamous sect led by Warren Jeffs on the Utah-Arizona border will be back in court … more

BILLINGS, Mont. — A former Billings police officer on probation for forging prescriptions for narcotics was arrested over the weekend and charged with felony drug possession. The Billings … more

DENVER — A coalition of district attorneys says it supports collecting DNA from people convicted of misdemeanors. State Rep. Dan Pabon is expected to unveil a bill at a news conference … more

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Arizona tribal members say they’re shocked by a television sitcom that made fun of one of the most pervasive social ills on American Indian reservations — alcoholism. One … more

DENVER — A series of sweeping gun-control measures in Colorado is on track to hit the governor's desk by the end of the month, with Democratic committees in the Legislature advancing all the bills … more

HELENA, Mont. — Montana officials say the final tally from the state's wolf hunting and trapping seasons is 225 predators. Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials said in a statement Monday that … more

DENVER — Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ husband, Mark Kelly, is scheduled to testify Monday in support of at least one of the seven gun-control bills before the Colorado Legislature in … more

LOLO CREEK — Officials in western Montana have rejected a request by a private landowner to relinquish a public right of way on the property that was once a road and is now part of the Nez Perce … more

RAPID CITY — Apple Computers cofounder Steve Wozniak will speak in Rapid City next month. Wozniak will give a talk at the John T. Vucurevich Foundation annual speaker series event, April 29 at … more