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Montana airspace reopened by U.S. FAA after radar anomaly prompts brief shutdown – National

16Feb

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Montana airspace reopened by U.S. FAA after radar anomaly prompts brief shutdown – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The U.S. military said late on Saturday a radar anomaly prompted the temporary closure of airspace to civilian airplanes in Montana but no threatening object was detected. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) sent fighter aircraft to investigate but the aircraft “did not identify any object to correlate to the radar hits. NORAD will continue to monitor the situation.” Read more: ‘Far too early’ to say whether object shot down over Yukon came from China: minister Read next: Part of the Sun breaks free and forms a strange vortex, baffling scientists Earlier on Saturday, a U.S. F-22 fighter jet shot down an...

Republican lawmakers shy away from changing Montana’s constitutional right to abortion

14Feb

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Republican lawmakers shy away from changing Montana’s constitutional right to abortion

Republican lawmakers in Montana wield a supermajority that gives them the power to ask voters to approve a constitutional amendment that would break the link between abortion rights and the right to privacy in the state's constitution.But so far, they haven't sought to ask voters to make the change, a rewrite that would allow lawmakers to ban or further restrict abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court gave that power back to the states last year.While 14 states have near-total bans on abortion since Roe v. Wade was overturned last year, Montana is one example of how, in some Republican-controlled states, the abortion policy battle will likely play out for a while. "This takes time," said Montana House Speaker Matt Regier, a Republican. "It took ...

Police Arrest Actor, Raid His Nevada Home in Sex Abuse Probe

31Jan

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Police Arrest Actor, Raid His Nevada Home in Sex Abuse Probe

NORTH LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police on Tuesday arrested and raided the home of a former actor turned alleged cult leader accused of sexually assaulting young indigenous girls during a period spanning two decades, according to police records obtained by The Associated Press.Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse, who goes by Nathan Chasing Horse, was taken into custody in the afternoon near the North Las Vegas home he shares with his five wives. SWAT officers were seen outside the two-story home in the evening as detectives searched the property.Known for his role in the Oscar winning Kevin Costner film “Dances With Wolves,” Chasing Horse gained notoriety among tribes across the United States and in Canada as a so-called medicine man who performed healing ceremonies and spiritual gatherings an...

Foot Found in Yellowstone Hot Pool, but Case Is Still Murky

3Jan

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Foot Found in Yellowstone Hot Pool, but Case Is Still Murky

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A missing man whose foot was found floating in a Yellowstone hot pool had no suicide note in his car — though investigators have found his laptop computer, notebooks and handwritten poems, according to National Park Service documents released Tuesday.The law enforcement investigation documents posted online offered new details but no solid clues as to how Il Hun Ro, 70, of Los Angeles died — and how his foot, still in shoe, floated away — in Abyss Pool last summer.Yellowstone officials didn't immediately return an email message Tuesday asking about any new developments in the case. Park officials said earlier they didn't suspect foul play.More than 20 people have been killed by Yellowstone's geothermal pools, geysers, mudpots, steam vents and hot s...

Emergency Crews Responding to Montana Train Derailment

1Oct

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Emergency Crews Responding to Montana Train Derailment

BRIDGER, Mont. (AP) — An evacuation warning has been issued for residents near the small town of Bridger in south-central Montana after a train derailed, authorities said Saturday.Authorities said that about 15 cars derailed late Friday and that emergency responders from multiple agencies are at the scene about 45 miles southwest of Billings. Responders include some who specialize in flammable or poisonous material. BNSF Railway Co. workers are also among those responding.The derailment occurred about half a mile east of Bridger, which has about 660 residents.A photo posted by Carbon County authorities appears to show at least two derailed cars that are cylindrical and can carry some type of liquid.Officials have closed several roads in the sparsely populated area north of the Wyoming b...

Money Approved for States to Build Car-Charging Network

14Sep

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Money Approved for States to Build Car-Charging Network

By GILLIAN FLACCUS and MATTHEW BROWN, Associated PressPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Biden administration said Wednesday it has approved ambitious plans by 34 states and Puerto Rico to create a national electric vehicle charging network as the U.S. begins in earnest its transition away from gas-powered transportation.The plans’ approval means $900 million can begin to flow to the states, which are tasked with using money from President Joe Biden’s huge infrastructure law to form the network of chargers across the nation. Building out a reliable and convenient network is critical to spur more adoption of the technology, which is itself key to reducing greenhouse emissions that cause global warming.The announcement came on the same day that Biden toured the North American International Auto Sh...

States tap historic surpluses for tax cuts and rebates to offset inflation hit on residents

31Aug

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States tap historic surpluses for tax cuts and rebates to offset inflation hit on residents

Stoked by the largest surplus in state history, Missouri's Republican-led Legislature devised a $500 million plan to send one-time tax refunds to millions of households. In a shock to some, GOP Governor Mike Parson vetoed it. Parson's objection: He wanted a bigger, longer-lasting tax cut. "Now is the time for the largest income tax cut in our state's history," Parson declared as he called lawmakers back for a September special session to consider a $700 million permanent tax reduction. Upon the plan's likely approval, Missouri will join at least 31 states that already have enacted some type of tax cut or rebate this year — an astounding outpouring of billions of tax dollars back to the people. Idaho lawmakers are convening Thursday to conside...

Mobile home rents spike as wealthy investors buy trailer parks

27Jul

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Mobile home rents spike as wealthy investors buy trailer parks

For as long as anyone can remember, rent increases rarely happened at Ridgeview Homes, a family-owned mobile home park in upstate New York. That changed in 2018 when corporate owners took over the 65-year-old park located amid farmland and down the road from a fast-food joint and grocery store about 30 miles northeast of Buffalo. Residents, about half of whom are seniors or disabled people on fixed incomes, put up with the first two increases. They hoped the latest owner, Cook Properties, would address the bourbon-colored drinking water, sewage bubbling into their bathtubs and the pothole-filled roads. When that didn't happen and a new lease with a 6% increase was imposed this year, they formed an association. About half the residents launche...