Correction: Grizzly Bear Coolers

HELENA, Mont. — In a May 28 story about food coolers that passed tests for resistance to grizzly bears, The Associated Press misspelled the surname of the owner of Engel USA in Jupiter, Fla. His name is Paul Kabalin, not Kabelin.

Bankruptcy judge says Swiss bank’s bid for posh Mont. club must include $42M in debt payment

HELENA, Mont. — A federal bankruptcy judge ruled Wednesday that Credit Suisse must offer about $42 million in cash to clear other creditors’ claims on top of any bid it makes for a luxury Montana resort at auction.

Federal bankruptcy judge says Credit Suisse loan to Yellowstone Club was predatory

HELENA, Mont. — A federal bankruptcy judge has ruled that a $375 million loan made by Credit Suisse to a Montana resort for the ultrarich was predatory and should be subordinated to other debts.

Autopsy: No drugs in system of pilot in fatal Montana plane crash, likely no heart attack

HELENA, Mont. — A Montana coroner says the pilot in a March plane crash that killed 14 had no drugs or alcohol in his system and did not appear to have suffered a heart attack.

Montana hotel guests invited to give dollar or 2 for land conservation

HELENA, Mont. — People checking in at some Montana hotels and other lodging establishments will be asked whether they care to contribute a dollar or two to help conserve part of the landscape that draws tourists here by the millions.

Montana fires a warning shot over states’ rights, tries to trigger a battle over guns

HELENA, Mont. — Montana is trying to trigger a battle over gun control — and perhaps make a larger point about what many folks in this ruggedly independent state regard as a meddlesome federal government.

Storm dumps 4 feet of snow in Montana, closing major highways, isolating town

HELENA, Mont. — A storm dumped as much as 4 feet of snow on northwest Montana and piled it in drifts 12 feet high, blocking major highways Wednesday and isolating an entire town.