Belle Fourche Pipeline Company and Bridger Pipeline LLC — affiliated companies that own and operate a network of crude oil pipelines in Montana North Dakota, and Wyoming — have agreed to pay a $12.5 million civil penalty to resolve claims under the Clean Water Act and Pipeline Safety Laws relating to oil spills in Montana and North Dakota, according to a news release Monday, July 31. “These

This story is excerpted from Capitolized, a weekly newsletter with expert reporting, analysis and insight from the editors and reporters of Montana Free Press. The first signs of competition in the two races for Montana’s Supreme Court slated for next year are beginning to show. In June, Montana Free Press reported that neither Chief Justice Mike McGrath nor Justice Dirk Sandefur would

Thunderstorms kept the Poplar Volunteer Fire Department busy this weekend. The department responded to three grass fires Sunday, July 30. The department was paged out at 3:25 p.m. to a grass fire off of BIA Route One west of town. At 3:29 p.m. they were paged out to two other grass fires one off of Red Thunder Road west of town and another north of town four miles off of Washboard Road. All

Annual cleanup day at Lustre Christian High School was on Monday, July 31. All those who assisted were greatly appreciated. Thirty men attended the annual Men’s Camp-out on Saturday, July 22, at Fort Peck, sponsored by the Mennonite Brethren Church of Lustre. Guest speaker was Daryl Toews. Sunday, July 23, was a very special day for the MB Church. They had their service at the Downstream