Yellowstone County commissioners have approved the final insurance settlement for the Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark, which was severely damaged by a tornado last summer. The Billings Gazette reports the commission approved the $28.3 million settlement with insurer Affiliated FM …
An avalanche slammed into a popular backcountry hotel on the west side of Montana’s Glacier National Park, filling some rooms with snow. Sperry Chalet officials say the risk of another slide is preventing a full damage assessment, but they believe …
Livingston’s lawsuit against a railway company over rail yard pollution appears to be headed to trial. City leaders and several of the approximately 145 residents involved in the dispute met with Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Corp. officials Monday and Tuesday. They …
ZooMontana has reopened after reaching an agreement with its insurance company. The Billings, Mont., zoo closed May 9, 2011, after its liability insurance policy was canceled over a late payment. ZooMontana board chairman Ian McDonald says the zoo’s executive director …
Authorities say a 24-year-old man who was sandblasting floor grates outside a Helena business died after the lid of the machine’s tank became dislodged and struck him in the head. Lewis and Clark County Coroner Mickey Nelson tells the Independent …
ZooMontana in Billings is expected to be closed for the rest of the week after its liability insurance policy was canceled. Zoo Board President Ian McDonald says he was informed Monday about the policy, which is carried by Philadelphia Insurance. …
A preliminary study of an asbestos-plagued Montana town indicates health dangers remain in some areas already addressed in a federal cleanup that, so far, has cost more than $370 million. Tuesday’s release of a long-awaited draft toxicity study for the …
Native Americans who reported sexual abuse at Jesuit-run schools are telling their stories to court-appointed reviewers as part of an effort to determine how to distribute a $166.1 million settlement reached with an order of Jesuit priests. Some of the …
The Great Falls fire marshal says someone intentionally set fire to a house that was being remodeled, causing thousands of dollars in damage. Neighbors who saw smoke coming from the home’s windows called Great Falls Fire/Rescue shortly after 7 a.m. …
A 33-year-old Lolo man has denied charges that he poured gasoline in his estranged wife’s hair salon and used his divorce papers to set the building on fire. KECI-TV reports that Shawn Robin Gawronski pleaded not guilty to arson Tuesday …