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Yellowstone County eligible for USDA assistance after last summer's intense hail storm

The federal government announced the designation of Yellowstone, Big Horn and Choteau counties as primary natural disaster areas after sudden hail, high winds and heavy rain struck the areas between June 13 and June 16. In Yellowstone County, the Shepherd and Huntley Project area were particularly struck hard by hail

Indiana Home Insurance Costs Jumped Over 17% Since 2023 | Insurify

By the end of 2025, the average annual home insurance premium in Indiana was $2,023, according to Insurify’s 2026 Insuring the American Homeowner Report. That’s about 31% lower than the U.S. average of $2,948, but still 17.5% more than the 2023 state average, data

Several Montana, Wyoming counties eligible for assistance after damaging storms

Several Montana, Wyoming counties eligible for assistance after damaging storms

HELENA, Mont. - Several Montana counties have been made eligible for assistance after damaging storms that brought hail, high winds and heavy rain. Big Horn, Chouteau and Yellowstone counties are the primary counties marked as primary natural disaster areas by the USDA. Emergency credit is also being extended to the following

Cyclone triggers outages at major Australian LNG plants

Cyclone triggers outages at major Australian LNG plants

Some of the world's largest LNG plants were forced shut on Friday by a cyclone off western Australia, squeezing fuel supplies already stretched thin by war in the Middle East. Energy giant Chevron said it suffered outages at its Gorgon and Wheatstone gas plants, which collectively supply more

Slushy slopes end Bridger Bowl’s season three weeks early

Slushy slopes end Bridger Bowl’s season three weeks early

Last Friday — standing in a puddle and donning a brightly colored Hawaiian lei — Bridger Bowl General Manager Hiram Towle announced that the mountain would be closing for the season on March 22 — nearly three weeks earlier than anticipated. According to the Bridger Bowl website, the mountain closed due to unseasonably

Minnesota Home Insurance Costs Soared 34% in 2025 | Insurify

Minnesota home insurance costs climbed above the national average in 2025, after the state’s average cost rose by 34%. Since 2023, Minnesota’s average home insurance premium has increased roughly 64%. And costs in the state are likely to rise again this year. By the end of 2025, the

Myanmar's rebuild stutters year after deadly quake

Myanmar's rebuild stutters year after deadly quake

The gaping holes torn in a road to Mandalay by last year's devastating earthquake have been filled in, and the route in northern Myanmar partly resurfaced. But only a few of the broken spans of the historic Ava Bridge have been removed, while the others still droop into