Wisconsin officials warn farmers buying bulk fertilizer could result in tax, cleanup costs

MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin agriculture officials warned farmers this week that buying fertilizer in bulk to save money could cost them in state taxes and make them liable for storage and cleanup of spills.

Bankruptcy trial tries to unravel who is responsible for collapse of ritzy Montana resort

MISSOULA, Mont. — The founders of the Yellowstone Club are trading blame over who is responsible for the financial collapse of the Montana haven for the rich that has fallen more than $400 million into debt.

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.

Judge denies motion to dismiss charges against all Grace executives

MISSOULA, Mont. — A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss environmental crime charges against four former executives of W.R. Grace & Co.

Judge says govt presented a ‘discombobulated’ case in Grace trial

MISSOULA, Mont. — The federal judge considering motions to dismiss charges in the W.R. Grace asbestos case told prosecutors Monday that they “presented discombobulated allegations” and didn’t understand the evidence.

Mont. town wants its empty $27M jail to be new Gitmo; forget it, congressional delegation says

BILLINGS, Mont. — President Barack Obama has 240 terror suspects he has said will be moved out of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, within a year. The city of Hardin has a brand-new empty jail.

Federal government to release meager water supplies to California farms in time for summer

FRESNO, Calif. — Farmers in California’s drought-stricken agricultural basin finally will get a meager supply of federal water to nurture their crops this summer.

Obituaries in the news

Obituaries in the news

Al Alberts

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Veteran TV talent-show host Al Alberts, one in a long line of South Philadelphia crooners, died Friday in Florida, a son said. He was 87.

AP Executive Morning Briefing

The top business news from The Associated Press for the morning of Thursday, July 2, 2009:

Montana crash kills 14, including seven kids

BUTTE - A light aircraft nose-dived into a cemetery as it approached the Butte Airport in Montana, killing at least seven children and seven adults. US officials have launched probe into the cause of a plane crash.

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