Idaho State

Daily Montanan

Officials from the U.S. and Canada are taking steps to address concerns from Native American tribes and environmental groups in Idaho who have pushed for years to strengthen regulations on water contamination in the Kootenai River. The International Joint Commission, which is made up of U.S. and Canadian officials, is accepting public comment until Aug. […]

U.S., Canada officials to study impact of coal mining in North Idaho’s Kootenai River

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

WyoFile

The woman who shot a video of a hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday morning told WyoFile she and her family were terrified as the blast sent boiling water and rocks skyward, destroying parts of a boardwalk, its guardrail and a nearby bench.

Yellowstone hydrothermal explosion: ‘We were terrified’

Montana State

Billings, MT

Mediaite

Former President Donald Trump’s private airplane was forced to make an emergency landing in Billings, Montana, on Friday after it suffered a mechanical issue, according to reports. Scripps reported Trump was supposed to land in Bozeman – about 140 miles west of the Billings – for a rally he...

JUST IN: Trump’s Plane Forced to Make Emergency Landing in Montana After ‘Mechanical Issue’

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Wyoming State

To increase the genetic diversity of an island population of grizzly bears , Wyoming and Montana wildlife managers recently worked together to import fresh bloodlines into the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Two Montana grizzly bears trucked to Wyoming to bolster genetic diversity, help states’ delisting case

South Dakota State

Pierre, SD

Marijuana plants at a 605 Cannabis grow operation. (Courtesy photo) The state’s legislative oversight committee on medical marijuana was thrust into the world of synthetic THC on Monday as members heard complaints about how the loosely regulated, hemp-derived products are affecting South Dakota’s medical marijuana industry. The Medical...

‘Diet weed’ cuts into medical marijuana sales, cannabis growers tell committee

Colorado State

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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The Lens

This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

Utah State

Media witnesses look at the lethal injection table in the execution chamber at the Utah State Correctional Facility after the Taberon Honie execution Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (Pool photo by Rick Bowmer/AP) There are still unanswered questions in the wake of the execution of Taberon Honie...

How a law passed earlier this year made executions in Utah a more secretive process

Culex species mosquitoes spread West Nile virus. (Photo courtesy U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Local and state officials on Monday reported the first cases of West Nile Virus of 2024 have been found in mosquitos in four counties in eastern Montana. The Department of Public Health and Human...

First West Nile Virus of 2024 confirmed in mosquitos in eastern Montana

Nebraska State

Lincoln, NE

State Sen. Tom Brandt of Plymouth, center, meets with a group of his colleagues as debate takes an unintended turn Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, in Lincoln. Around him are, from left, State Sens. George Dungan of Lincoln, John Cavanaugh of Omaha, Ben Hansen of Blair, Anna Wishart of Lincoln and Justin Wayne of Omaha. Not pictured, to Brandt's right: State Sens. Wendy DeBoer of Omaha and Lou Ann Linehan of Elkhorn. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)

Debate delayed on owner-occupied housing valuations as tensions flare in Nebraska Legislature

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

The Denver City Council accepted Monday two grants totaling $24.5 million from the state of Colorado to pay for the homeless navigation campus it opened last year. One council member wants answers as to why wraparound services at the campus aren't up and running.

Denver homeless hotel wins $24.5 million grant, experiences wraparound services delay

Arkansas State

A Pacific Islander and his family left the Marshall Islands more than a decade ago in search of better education, health care and job opportunities in the United States. Editor’s note: Sources are not named in this story because they fear harassment and retaliation. Some interviews conducted in Spanish were translated into English for this story.

Immigrants in Arkansas struggle to achieve better life they came to the U.S. to find

Oregon State

Portland, OR

Sunset Magazine

The stunning new main terminal at Portland International Airport is built of mass timber sourced from local tribes.

Portland’s Revolutionary New Airport Terminal Is Like Stepping into the Lush Pacific Northwest Forest

Florida State

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

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Study shows Idaho’s Native American tribes have nearly $1.5B economic impact

The Idaho Council on Indian Affairs meets Aug. 19, 2024, at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise. (Clark Corbin/Idaho Capital Sun) The five Native American tribes...

Study shows Idaho’s Native American tribes have nearly $1.5B economic impact

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