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Fees increase as Bison Range opens under tribal management
Less than six months after former President Donald Trump signed Bison Range Restoration legislation, there are b...
Yellowstone, Grand Teton parks to resume bus operations
BILLINGS (AP) — Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks have resumed large group tours with safety measures intended to limit the spread of COVID-19, including wearing masks and being tested with 72 hours befo...
Gianforte signs bills slashing income taxes
Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a pair of bills slashing Montana's top income tax rate and making various changes to the state's tax code during a visit to Kalisp...
Day of Giving donations top $394,000
Local nonprofit organizations raised more than $394,000 for programs and projects during the Day of Giving & Unity campaign May 4 and 5.
Board rejects short-term rental project in Bigfork
The Flathead County Board of Adjustment on Tuesday rejected a proposal to build nine short-term rental units in Bigfork after neighbors raised objections about the character of the neighborhood and the potential ...
Biden unveils '30 by 30' conservation plan
The Biden administration plans to broadly define conservation and encourage private landowners to adopt sustainable practices to meet a goal of protecting 30...
Fundraiser set up for family of sisters killed in crash
An online fundraiser has been set up for the family of two Columbia Falls young women who were killed in a multi-vehicle accident outside Great Falls Monday.
Sheriff: Girl shoots 3 at Idaho school; teacher disarms her
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A sixth-grade girl brought a gun to her Idaho middle school, shot and wounded two students and a custodian and then was disarmed by a tea...
'Piano Pat,' Montana Tiki bar entertainer for decades, dies
GREAT FALLS (AP) — Patricia Sponheim, known as "Piano Pat," who entertained crowds at a Tiki bar in downtown Great Falls, Montana, for more than 50 years, ha...
Feud breaks out among GOP lawmakers over Snake River dams
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Some Republican members of Congress from the Northwest are accusing a GOP Idaho lawmaker of conducting secret negotiations with the Dem...
Vigils, rallies mark day of awareness for Indigenous victims
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Some shared agonizing stories of frustration and loss. Others prayed and performed ceremonies. All called for action.
Trout Unlimited's Flathead Valley chapter cleans up access sites
Last Saturday, several members of the 53-year-old Flathead Valley chapter of Trout Unlimited gathered to clean up several state-owned fishing access sites.
Turner rebuilds lead over Mahlen in Mack Days
With two weekends left, Kolton Turner rebuilt some of the lead he had lost recently in the 2021 Spring Mack Days lake trout fishing event.
Flathead hospitals to train for school shooting
Staff from Kalispell Regional Medical Center, North Valley Hospital and the Whitefish Fire Department will participate in an emergency communications drill F...
Woman accused of pointing gun at men in park
A woman was arrested and charged after law officers said she pointed a rifle at two men in a local park last week.
Law roundup: Woman freaks out, but agrees to pay for room
Someone reportedly had a “lady in a room” who “freaked out about having to pay.” They explained that by “freaked out” the woman yelled at her, tried to kiss her, promising to pay tomorrow, and then started yellin...