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International competition solicits new ideas for wildlife crossings. An international competition is being launched to come up with new ideas for wildlife crossings over interstate highways, with the Colorado mountains as a focal point.

Payton Award finalists Edwards, Hudgins and Karim highlight AP FCS All-America team. Armanti Edwards, Terrell Hudgins and Deji Karim, the finalists for the FCS version of the Heisman Trophy, highlight The Associated Press All-America team for Division I's second tier.

Howard has season-high 21 points as Montana State tops San Francisco 70-66. Bobby Howard had a season-high 21 points and Erik Rush made a pair of free throws with 13.5 seconds left to seal Montana State's 70-66 win over San Francisco on Wednesday night.

Interim president James Isch plans to continue Brand's work, rather than replace him. James Isch has settled comfortably into his role as interim president of the NCAA.

University of Montana proposes campus ban on smoking and chewing tobacco. The University of Montana is proposing a campus-wide ban on all forms of tobacco, though students and staff would have nearly two years to quit before it's enforced.

University of Montana proposes campus ban on smoking and chewing tobacco. The University of Montana is proposing a campus-wide ban on all forms of tobacco, though students and staff would have nearly two years to quit before it's enforced.

Scientists say smaller ancestor of T. rex was fast-running set of jaws. About 125 million years ago a tiny version of Tyrannosaurus rex roamed what is now northeastern China. Tiny, that is, by T. rex standards ? you still wouldn't want to meet it face to face.

Iddins passes for 305 yards to help Montana State defeat Dixie State 23-20. Senior quarterback Mark Iddins passed for 305 yards and two touchdowns, and senior tailback Aaron Mason ran for 112 yards as Montana State held off Dixie State 23-20 on Saturday afternoon.

Michigan State uses 2 QBs to thump Montana State in season opener, 44-3. Kirk Cousins threw three touchdown passes and Keith Nichol tossed two as Michigan State cruised past Montana State, 44-3, Saturday.

Railroads don't top the current list of innovative, efficient industries.

Farmers, ranchers trying to stay on land turn to tourists and dude ranches _ or a Santa stint. Zack Wirth realized more than 15 years ago that the economics of ranching would not let him make a living on his ancestral home, a scenic slice of western Montana tucked in the Rocky Mountains.

Given that UNLVÕs past two chiefs left the post under difficult circumstances, the board could have a tough time filling the job. But some are optimistic.. After ousting its second UNLV president in three years, Nevadas higher education system is bound to have a hard time recruiting the kind of high-caliber replacement it wants and needs.

Growing up in Nigeria, Robert Ojeah fretted over the demands of everyday life, the sort of things that shouldn't be a burden to a child.

AP ENTERPRISE: Hundreds of Africans turn to hoops in hopes of a better life. Growing up in Nigeria, Robert Ojeah fretted over the demands of everyday life, the sort of things that shouldn't be a burden to a child.

AP ENTERPRISE: Hundreds of Africans turn to US hoop teams in hopes of a better life. Growing up in Nigeria, Robert Ojeah fretted over the demands of everyday life, the sort of things that shouldn't be a burden to a child.

NCAA looking at Montana's fantasy sports betting in light of stance against gambling. State and university officials are working to prove a Montana law that allows fantasy sports leagues does not violate the NCAA's stance against gambling on sporting events.

Researchers say 75-million-year-old pregnant turtle fossil in Utah is country's 1st such find. Paleontologists say a 75-million-year-old turtle fossil uncovered in southern Utah has a clutch of eggs inside, making it the first prehistoric pregnant turtle found in the United States.

Heavy losses as sheep, cattle ranchers slog through blizzards, mud, chilly weather. Snowy, soggy, chilly weather has taken a severe toll on sheep and cattle across the northern Great Plains this spring.

Scientists have uncovered an ancient ecosystem below an Antarctic glacier that survived millions of years in cold brine without light or oxygen, a study said.

Mystery of Blood Falls leads to discovery of bacteria living beneath Antarctic glacier. Hidden in the bone-chilling dark beneath an Antarctic glacier, a colony of strange bacteria is thriving. Scientists investigating the flow of blood-red water from beneath the glacier discovered the bacteria, which have survived for millions of years, living on sulfur and iron compounds, they report in Friday's edition of the journal Science.