Quote of the Day: "Some people try to turn back the odometers. Not me, I want people to know “why” I look this way. I’ve traveled a long way and some of the roads weren’t paved." Will Rogers

In The News...

Legislators try to set carbon capture rules
Plans for trapping dangerous greenhouse gases are taking root in Montana, where lawmakers Wednesday set ground rules for pumping pollution underground. Read more...

Legislators to receive chamber awards
The Montana Chamber has released the names of legislators in the greater Billings area who have received the Montana Chamber's Champion of Business award for their outstanding work for small businesses in the 2007 regular and special sessions. Read more...

Peter Ankney, son of Carol and Duane Ankney of Colstrip, was promoted to captain in the United States Marine Corp. Ankney serves as commander of the 3rd Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team, 4th Platoon in Guantanamo Bay. Read more...

Lawmakers discuss choices for handling carbon dioxide
COLSTRIP - Beneath the towering smokestacks of the state's largest single producer of greenhouse gases - the Colstrip coal-fired power plant - Montana lawmakers this week began to unravel the daunting legal and economic questions raised by the state's drive to mitigate climate change. Read more...

Montana still struggles to have say in presidential process
HELENA - Despite their good intentions through the years, Montana's two major political parties haven't found a way to boost this state's tiny influence in nominating their presidential candidates. Read more...