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Girl in intensive care after Middle Fork rafting accident
A girl from Columbus, Ohio nearly drowned in a rafting accident on the Middle Fork last week. A GoFundMe campaign …
Thief ‘blessed’ with a stolen bicycle
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Montana could receive first vaccine doses by Dec. 15
HELENA (AP) — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock said Wednesday that the state could receive around 9,750 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by drug company Pfizer …
Wildlife advocates sue agency to protect Canada lynx
BILLINGS (AP) — Wildlife advocates sued the federal government Tuesday in a bid to force officials to do more to conserve Canada lynx, a snow-loving cat that h…
Bigfork man in jail following armed standoff
A Bigfork man is in jail after allegedly engaging in an armed standoff with law officers Tuesday night. Ronald Dean Clackler, 63, is facing pending charges of…
Whitefish Chamber leads Christmas 'shopping spree'
The Whitefish Chamber of Commerce’s “Christmas Tree Shopping Spree” will run through Dec. 11.
Man has bone to pick with government
An angry man called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office to complain “that all government was bad and corrupt,” allegedly based on his father’s experience as a law enforcement officer in Texas. The caller also told…
Pilot project to help CSKT tribes address missing person cases
At a council meeting of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation Tuesday in Pablo, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme and the CSKT Council launched a pilot project to develop a Tribal Com…
County begins tough task of replacing health officer
The Flathead City-County Health Department is in flux after the Interim Public Health Officer Tamalee St. James Robinson announced she will step down at the en…
Flathead mother accused of cancer scam
A Flathead Valley divorced mother of three and former operator of a daycare business is facing allegations she falsely said she had cancer and scammed donors o…
'Big Sky' producers recognize Native American criticism
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Native American tribes and advocates are condemning "Big Sky," a Montana-set ABC drama, for ignoring the history of violence inflicted on In…
Montana launches new hotline to address COVID-19 struggles
HELENA (AP) — A new counseling hotline is available to help Montana residents struggling with their mental health during the COVID-19 crisis, Gov. Steve Bullock announced Tuesday.
Board of Canvassers certifies Montana election results
HELENA — Montana’s 2020 election came to its anticlimactic-but-official end in a mostly empty hearing room Monday as the state Board of Canvassers met in the s…
FWS proposal would list whitebark pines as endangered
BILLINGS (AP) — Climate change, voracious beetles and disease are imperiling the long-term survival of a high-elevation pine tree that's a key source of food f…
Officials investigating illegal killing of female grizzly
Officials with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and game wardens with Montana, Fish, Wildlife and Parks are investigating the illegal killing of a grizzly bear near the Yaak.
Boat inspections remain steady on Whitefish Lake
About 1,600 boats were inspected for aquatic invasive species this summer at two check stations on Whitefish Lake.