Dec 17 - By Associated Press
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and his wife have purchased a 940-acre ranch on the Big Hole River in Montana's Madison County, his spokesman confirmed Thursday.

Nov 2 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
On the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 13, 2006, my husband was taking my daughter to a gymnastics class for the evening. I was not with them, but my infant son was.
Aug 24 - By Stephen Hawkins, AP Sports Writer
A screened chain-link field separates the cleared-out spot where the Dallas Cowboys' indoor facility used to be from two resodded and reconfigured outdoor practice fields.
Jul 28 - By Susan Gallagher, Associated Press Writer
Zack Wirth realized more than 15 years ago that the economics of ranching would not let him make a living on his ancestral home, a scenic slice of western Montana tucked in the Rocky Mountains.
May 7 - By Associated Press
A California desert cabin that became cult leader Charles Manson's last hideout has been gutted by fire.
Apr 28 - By Mike Celizic, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
She may have been voted off the ranch, but Kristin Steede remains the biggest loser among all the women who have ever appeared on “Biggest Loser.” She won’t win the $250,000 top prize, but she’s got something more precious: a new life.
Apr 20 - By Associated Press
You've heard of nude beaches, but how about a nude dude ranch? Tim Clements hit a $3.3 million jackpot in 2004, and wants to return to the farm life he grew up in. Clements and David Jennings, co-owner of the ranch, said the farm is secluded enough to be in the buff.

Apr 17 - By Associated Press
Val Kilmer is trying to sell his ranch near Santa Fe, putting his nearly 6,000-acre ranch on the market for $33 million.

Apr 14 - By Michael Graczyk, Associated Press Writer
Mack Stark figures cattle raisers can appreciate the name of his west central Texas ranch and makes no apologies for the words in big black letters on the steel arch over the dirt and gravel driveway. The name's not exactly fit to print, but let's just say "Deep Droppings Cattle Co." or "Deep Excrement Cattle Co." wouldn't have the same effect. "That has a ring to it," the 75-year-old rancher said.
Jul 17 - By Blake Nicholson, Associated Press Writer
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by atheists and agnostics that challenged the state's sending of children and money to the church-affiliated Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch.

May 20 - By Juliana Barbassa, Associated Press Writer
Investigators and scientists went to Charles Manson's last hideout to hunt for clandestine graves that could contain other possible victims. The closest thing they found were animal bones.

May 9 - By Garance Burke, Associated Press Writer
The sheriff of the remote region where Charles Manson hid after a killing spree in the summer of 1969 said Friday that he will allow researchers to begin digging into the sandy soil in search of possible human remains.
Mar 28 - By Juliana Barbassa, Associated Press Writer
Further forensic tests of the soil at the remote ranch where Charles Manson once lived were ordered Friday before a decision is made on whether to dig for more possible victims of the convicted killer.

Mar 15 - By Juliana Barbassa, Associated Press Writer
As investigators consider digging for bodies at a remote ranch where Charles Manson and his acolytes once hid out, new information has emerged to bolster reports of possible clandestine grave sites in the barren California desert, authorities say.

Apr 14 - By Deborah Baker, Associated Press Writer
Don Imus's banishment from the public airwaves also deprives him of a critical platform to raise money for the sprawling Imus Ranch, where children with cancer and other illnesses get a taste of the cowboy life.
Feb 7 - By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press Writer
Jurors convicted a 16-year-old boy in the shooting deaths of his family on newsman Sam Donaldson's ranch despite defense attorney's claims that the teen was abused by his parents.