Ashland News

Northern Cheyenne Indian Tribe members voted to give ousted president Eugene Little Coyote another run at office.

Rural electric cooperatives hoping to construct a coal-fired power plant east of Great Falls expressed confidence Wednesday that the project will go forward despite financing, legal and environmental ...

Senior U.S. District Judge Jack Shanstrom on Wednesday sentenced Mervin Leroy Small, formerly of Ashland, to five years in prison for sexually abusing a minor.

An Ashland man changed his plea to guilty on Thursday for his role in helping another man cover up a murder.

THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COALWOOD...OR 15 MILES NORTH OF BROADUS...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

It was a step forward WASHINGTON - Scientists unearthed a skull of the most primitive four-legged creature yet found on Earth, which should help them better understand the evolution of fish to advanced land ...

ASHLAND, Mont. - Talk about fast food: One school is searching for more than 130 bison that wandered away from its lunch program.

HELENA - The state Land Board voted unanimously Monday to move forward with an appraisal of the state-owned Otter Creek coal tracts in southeastern Montana.

“It's not a missed opportunity”

BILLINGS - Leases on vast state-owned coal tracts in southeastern Montana will be offered for bid by the end of the year, but possibly not in time to fulfill an investment bank's request for an expedited ... via Great Falls Tribune

“You can't do a mine without the two of them being mined together.”

A London investment bank representing an unspecified company has asked for an estimated 550 million tons of coal owned by the state of Montana to be put up for lease in the next few months, state officials said ... via Los Angeles Times

“You can't find a worse time to build a coal plant”

Skyrocketing construction costs fueled by a global building boom are making it increasingly difficult for U.S. rural electric utilities to break ground on coal-fired power plants in the United States, experts ... via Great Falls Tribune

“We're not really sure what all contributes to an outbreak, but probably warm and dry (weather) is favorable. Most insects take advantage of that.”

The culprits lie dormant right now. But as spring comes on, they could return with a vengeance. via Billings Gazette

FORSYTH - Three people pleaded not guilty Monday in Rosebud County District Court on charges related to the bludg-eoning death of an Ashland man last month. via Great Falls Tribune

“The ferrets are going to do fine”

The endangered black-footed ferret, not documented on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation since the early 1920s, returned to tribal lands Thursday afternoon. via Billings Gazette

Monday, January 21, 2008 MOST READ STORIES: 1. 3 charged in bludgeoning death of Ashland man 2. Mom admits negligence killed son 3. Letter: Dec. via Billings Gazette

Rosebud County Sheriffs are investigating a mysterious death in Ashland, Montana. via KULR

Three people have been arrested and charged with the death of 48-year-old Randy Gray in Ashland, Montana. via KULR

The death of a 48-year-old Ashland man is being investigated by state and local law enforcement officials. via Billings Gazette

Chief Dull Knife College Extension Service is offering free tax preparations for the Northern Cheyenne Reservation community with sites in Lame Deer and Ashland. via Billings Gazette

Commit a petty crime and you may get more than you bargained for. A Kmart shoplifter was located along the banks of the Missouri River in Great Falls last Saturday by a Homeland Security helicopter. via Great Falls Tribune