Spain lets children play as US states move at various speeds

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Spain let children go outside and play Sunday for the first time in six weeks as European countries methodically worked to ease their lockdowns and reopen their economies, while governors in the United States moved at differing speeds, some more aggressive, others more cautious.

Spain lets children play as US states move at various speeds

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Spain let children go outside and play Sunday for the first time in six weeks as European countries methodically worked to ease their lockdowns and reopen their economies, while governors in the United States moved at differing speeds, some more aggressive, others more cautious.

State biologists concerned about future of bull trout in Montana

Ben Eisinger loves fishing for bull trout, an activity he looks forward to every season.

Biologists concerned about future of bull trout in Montana

Ben Eisinger loves fishing for bull trout, an activity he looks forward to every season.

State biologists concerned about future of bull trout in Montana

Biologists at Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks recently raised the alarm about declines in the number of bull trout spawning nests, called redds, across western Montana.

Map takes tourists off beaten path

geo-tourism (n): Tourism that sustains or enhances the geographical character of a place - its environment, culture, aesthetics, heritage and the well-being of its residents.

Common Core teaching coming to C-Falls

California border region agrees to backpedal on reopening

CALEXICO, Calif. (AP) — A farming region on California's border with Mexico has sent hundreds of patients to hospitals outside the area, an official said Tuesday, as its leaders accepted Gov. Gavin Newsom's recommendation to backpedal on reopening its battered economy.

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Police account shows mayhem spread fast in San Diego suburb

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Law enforcement agencies were quickly overwhelmed when a protest over George Floyd's killing turned violent in a San Diego suburb, unleashing hours of attacks on businesses and fires that destroyed two banks, according to an official account released Tuesday.

Amid pandemic, debate rages in Mexico: is beer essential?

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Perhaps one of the most heated debates in Mexico during the pandemic — after disagreements about personal protective equipment and testing — is the burning issue of whether beer should be considered an “essential” item during the lockdown.

What's Happening: Prisons sanitized, Vatican breached

As cases of the new coronavirus surpassed 100,000 worldwide, a sense of déjà vu spread across Europe and North America. The outbreak cleared out grocery stores, anchored cruise ship passengers and created other scenes like ones that played out in Asia earlier. Attention also is turning to the economic and health threats the global epidemic poses to developing countries.

It's not a happy holiday at Starbucks, facing boycotts over the Middle East war and unionization

In an open letter to employees Tuesday, Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan decried the vandalism of stores and escalating protests in the U.S. and abroad.

'Best friends' land collage scholarships

Gustafson to play hoops, Macumber volleyball

CLARK FORK — Volleyball season? North Star League champs.

The Latest: Lawmakers cite internal Facebook documents

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on testimony in Congress by the CEOs of Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google (all times local):

Sanders County derailment spurs memories of 1999 'Silver Bullet Derby'

Sunday’s Montana Rail Link derailment along the Clark Fork River near Paradise brought back memories for some Sanders County locals who recalled a similar incident more than two decades ago.

EPA nears conclusion of years-long project

The sight of emergency shower trailers parked outside houses and crews shrouded in chemical protection masks working in yards and attics has become commonplace in Lincoln county.

Stocks rally worldwide with hopes for a return to “normal”

NEW YORK (AP) — Brimming hopes that people will again return

What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

The governors of New York and California are moving to rapidly expand the ranks of health care workers, as the death toll from COVID-19 in New York surged past 1,200 while hospitalizations in California doubled in the last four days.

Senate OKs bill exempting public works contractors from gender considerations

A bill exempting state public works contractors from requirements to provide access to non-gendered multi-use restroom or locker facilities on job sites easily passed the Idaho Senate on Wednesday in a 28-7 vote.