Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation v. Apple, Inc.

Missoulian: Jury: Apple infringed on Wisconsin university's tech patent
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation v. Apple, INC

Softwood Lumber Agreement

Missoulian: Montana wood products industry concerned about expiration of Canadian trade agreement 

Softwood Lumber Agreement

Indigenous Peoples Day

Missoulian: More cities are recognizing Native Americans on Columbus Day

ASUM Senate Minutes

“Therefore, Let It Be Resolved, ASUM implores UM to no longer recognize Columbus Day and recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day on any calendar distributed by the university, every year from this day forward.”
Indian Education for All

Bike Laws/ Lolo Forest Survey/ Healthcare.gov privacy/ Migration & Refugees

Missoulian: Changes to Montana bike laws go into effect, intend to increase safety
HB 486

Missoulian: Lolo National Forest begins recreation use surveys
Forest Surveys to Begin in October
“Beginning in October Forest Service and contract employees will be conducting recreation use surveys at selected trailheads, recreation sites and even on some trails across all five Ranger Districts of the Lolo National Forest. The surveys are typically done every five years and the results are used to help the Forest Service better understand visitor interests and use patterns of the Lolo National Forest. Ultimately, the data helps managers make future management decisions to meet public need and demand.”

Missoulian: US boosts privacy protection on health insurance website
Protecting Your Information at HealthCare.gov

Missoulian: UN Security Council OKs migrants resolution for 1 year
In Focus Migration and Refugees

Opening Yellowstone to Paddling/ Security and Refugees/ Sentencing Reform

Missoulian: House committee to consider bill opening Yellowstone, Grand Teton national parks to paddling
H.R. 974: All Bill Information (Except Text) for H.R.974 - Yellowstone and Grand Teton Paddling Act
“Directs the Department of the Interior to promulgate regulations to allow the use of hand-propelled vessels on certain rivers and streams within: (1) the Yellowstone National Park in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming; and (2) the Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway in Wyoming.”

Missoulian: FBI director say US has gotten better at screening refugees
Threats to the Homeland- testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

Missoulian: House bill would cut prison time for some offenders
S.2123: Corrections Oversight, Recidivism Reduction, and Eliminating Costs for Taxpayers In Our National System Act of 2015

Sugar Plant Death/ Hospital Bombing/ Cyber Crime

Missoulian: Billings man says his son voiced safety concerns before death in Western Sugar plant
2013 OSHA violations

Missoulian: Top general in Afghanistan: US strike on hospital a mistake
Campbell Provides Updates on Kunduz Investigation

Missoulian: Study cites cybercrime's rising costs to corporations
FBI: Internet Crime Report 2014
Ponomon Institute: 2014 Global Report on the Cost of Cyber Crime

Bitterroot National Forest/ Livestock Reports/ Rural Renewable Energy

Missoulian: Bitterroot National Forest receives 80 letters on proposed Westside Project
Westside Collaborative Vegetation Management Project FAQ's 

Missoulian: Livestock report for Oct. 4
Daily Direct Steer and Heifer Slaughter Cattle Summary
Livestock, Poultry & Grain
“The primary function of the Livestock, Poultry, and Grain Market News Division (LPGMN) of the Livestock, Poultry, and Seed Program (LPS) is to compile and disseminate information that will aid producers, consumers, and distributors in the sale and purchase of livestock, meat, poultry, eggs, grains, and their related products regionally, nationally and internationally.”

Missoulian: Farms key to renewable energy development, feds say
Rural Energy for America Program Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvement Loans & Grants