A mining company applied for an operating permit for an underground copper mine north of White Sulphur Springs. Tintina Resources submitted its application for the Black Butte Copper Project to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality this morning. The mine would be located on private land about a mile from Sheep Creek, which feeds into the popular Smith River.
The market value of a Pennsylvania company's stake in the Colstrip power plant has been slashed by 87 percent over the past two years. The sharp decline in Talen Energy's ownership of the power plant reflects how exposed some utilities are to depressed coal markets.
Montana State University and a New Mexico entrepreneur have halted talks about a public-private partnership to open a medical school in Bozeman.
Two coroner's inquests have been scheduled for early 2016 to determine whether law enforcement agencies acted properly in incidents that led to the deaths of two men.
Billings police officials say officers asked an armed man whose face was covered by a scarf to leave a park during a rally to support the city's small Muslim community.
The Montana Public Service Commission has rejected Montana-Dakota Utilities' request for a $10.9 million electricity rate hike.
A Good Samaritan’s generous donation came at the perfect time for the Flathead Valley Salvation Army.
Someone recently put a valuable gold coin in one of the organization’s signature red kettles at the Smith’s grocery store in Columbia Falls.