Nicole Riley
Yellowstone River Oil Spills Reshape Oil Pipeline Safety
Two Yellowstone River oil spills have reshaped federal oversight of oil pipeline safety. President Barack Obama signed The PIPES Act into law on Wednesday. It will set policy and sets pipeline law and safety measures, in addition to reauthorizing the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration...
Former National Guard Sergeant Sentenced For Murder
Former National Guard Sergeant Lindsay April Haugen was sentenced Wednesday to serve 60 years in the Montana Women’s Prison by Yellowstone County District Court Judge Gregory Todd. Haugen acknowledged she knew it was wrong to strangle 25-year-old Robert Glenn Mast to death on Sept...
The Politics Of Coal
Sen. Steve Daines says the US government’s Bureau of Land Management is ignoring regional concerns about coal policy. The volatile politics of coal drew more 100 people to Billings on Tuesday at the invitation of the Montana Senator, who expressed shock that the BLM hadn’t included a Montana location in its slate of six public hearings on federal coal policy...
Male Nurse Sentenced For Sexual Assault
A 47-year-old man used his position of trust in the lives of two young girls to manipulate them sexually. Todd Edward Kinzel appeared Tuesday in Yellowstone County District Court for sentencing on one count of sexual assault. A second count of sexual assault was dropped due to the statute of limitations on the offense...
Man Convicted Of Raping 9-Year-Old Girl
43-year-old Joseph Thomas Whitewolf was sentenced to 15 years in the Montana State Prison on Monday, with an additional 15 years of supervision after his psychosexual evaluation indicated he would offend again. Whitewolf was also designated a level two sexual offender...
Driver In 8-vehicle Wreck Believed To Be High
The driver responsible for an 8-vehicle wreck on King Ave West was arrested on Monday for driving under the influence and felony criminal endangerment. No on was seriously injured in the wreck, which led to the closure of the eastbound lanes between 24th Street West and 20th Street West for about two hours...
Montana Highlighted As The State Showing Most Improvement In Child Well-Being
The latest report from the Kids Count Data Book was released Tuesday, in which Montana was highlighted as the state showing the most improvement in child well-being since last year, moving from 30th to 24th. Kids Count is part of the Annie E...
State Alzheimer’s Plan Announced
On Monday, Gov. Steve Bullock and the Montana Alzheimer’s/Dementia Working Group rolled out the Montana Alzheimer’s State Plan, Montana’s first-ever plan to prepare for and deal with Alzheimer’s disease and related conditions. Bullock said that Montana now has a framework to cooperatively address the full range of issues surrounding Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia's...
North Dakota Oil Well Flash Fire Kills One, Injures Two
OSHA is on the scene and has launched an investigation into an oil well flash fire Saturday morning in Watford City, North Dakota that killed an oil worker from Rock Springs Wyoming and burned two other workers. The flash fire was quickly extinguished and no oil left the well or contaminated that area...
Bill Submitted To Change Columbus Day to Native American Day
Democratic State Rep. Bridget Smith of Wolf Point submitted a bill request last week to the Montana Legislature that would change Columbus Day to celebrate indigenous people instead of the controversial explorer. Smith says Columbus has a legacy of cruelty and slavery and that he and his exploratory crew committed atrocities against Native Americans...