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Belgian police and soldiers secure the area outside the Zaventem Airport in Brussels on Tuesday. The airport has been closed since the March 22 suicide bombing, and there's still no date for reopening it.

A Week Later, No Word On When Brussels Will Reopen The Airport

The European capital hasn't had any flights in or out since the March 22 suicide bombing. And authorities still aren't saying when the Zaventem Airport might reopen.

A beehive at Frangiosa Farms, in Parker, Colo. The farm introduced an adopt-a-hive program in 2012. The one-time adoption fees per hive range from $45 to $130 (the latter gets you three jars of honey).

Adopt A Beehive — Save A Beekeeper?

Many of the foods we eat depend on pollination from honeybees. But bees are in trouble, and so are beekeepers — replacing lost hives is expensive. Some have come up with a new source of funding.

Children play amid the rubble of a house destroyed by a 2015 Saudi-led airstrike in Yemen's capital Sanaa.

The Deadly Consequences To Children Of Yemen's War

Hundreds of kids have been killed in the violence. And a new UNICEF report suggests that many times more children died because of the near-collapse of the country's health system.

Hello Tractor's machine can plow and text.

Meet A Tractor That Can Plow Fields And Talk To The Cloud

A city boy came up with a great idea for farmers in Africa: a mini-tractor that costs only $4,000 and has cool digital features.

Supporters of religious organizations that want to ban contraceptives from their health insurance policies on religious grounds rallied outside the Supreme Court last week.

Supreme Court Orders More Briefs On Birth Control, Hoping To Prevent Tie

The case, heard last week, tests the religious liberty claims against the Obamacare mandate for birth control in all health insurance plans.

About 60 people gathered on the Yellowstone County Courthouse lawn to promote renewable energy. The March 29, 2016 rally was sponsored by the Northern Plains Resource Council.

Renewable Energy Missing From Montana Energy Conference Says NPRC

About 60 people gathered during a wet snowstorm on the Yellowstone County Courthouse lawn to rally for renewable energy. The event was scheduled to…

NorthWestern Energy Ordered To Refund Montana Customers $8.2M

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana regulators on Tuesday ordered NorthWestern Energy to refund customers $8.24 million that the state's largest power company…

Evening Newscast 03-29-16

Two witnesses testified today in the trial of Bozeman Republican Representative Art Wittich. Eric Whitney reports.Montana regulators have ordered…

'Home Ground': The Opiate Balancing Act

She faced unremitting, chronic pain — but no doctor would prescribe pain-killers that work. Why? Because they’re made from opium — a narcotic. So while…

Paul Hornback was a senior engineer and analyst for the U.S. Army when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease six years ago at age 55. His wife, Sarah, had to retire 18 months ago to care for him full time.

Big Financial Costs Are Part Of Alzheimer's Toll On Families

A survey of more than 3,500 people caring for family members with dementia finds that many are spending down personal savings and cutting into their own basic needs to meet their loved one's expenses.

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