A proposal to build a 36inch diameter pipeline to move Canadian oil to refineries and markets in the U.S. with notable similarities to the contentious Keystone XL pipeline has officially landed before state and federal agencies. The Bureau of Land Management has opened public comment on the Bridger Pipeline, which would traverse nine counties in Montana to allow a Canadian oil producer to

Two Poplar youths have initially been charged with attempted murder after an attack that occurred on Poplar’s east side on Monday, March 30. According to the Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and Justice, they received a report at about 8 p.m. on Monday regarding an 11-yearold boy who suffered deep lacerations to his right knee. He was transported to the emergency room and then flown to Billings.

The second degree murder trials for Adrianne Lillian Deserly, Calvin Florin Lester Jr., and Dillon Demery Wetsit have been rescheduled for June 9 in Great Falls. The jury trial was scheduled for April 14, but the government made a motion to continue the trial. The motion was unopposed. Attorneys for the government said that a continuance is necessary as the parties are continuing to review

Average gasoline prices in Montana have risen 9.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.78/g on Monday, April 6, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 69.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 63.6 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has increased 20.7 cents compared to a week ago and stands