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Whitefish pursuing grant for railroad overpass on East Second Street
The Whitefish City Council gave Public Works Director Craig Workman the go ahead to apply for a grant to build a $…
Paris falls silent: Sound maps show impact of confinement
PARIS (AP) — What's that sound beneath the Eiffel Tower? It's silence — a rare phenomenon in big cities like Paris, but one that's increasingly common now that…
Montana unemployment claims surge as result of coronavirus
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana's unemployment claims are surging as some businesses have closed and others have reduced services due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump, eyeing easing of guidelines, says feds to offer categorizing counties by high, medium, low risk of virus spread
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump, eyeing easing of guidelines, says feds to offer categorizing counties by high, medium, low risk of virus spread.
Tiptoe through Dutch tulips? Not in coronavirus crisis
LISSE, Netherlands (AP) — The manicured lawns and pathways winding the flower beds at the Keukenhof spring garden, normally crowded with thousands of visitors …
Highlights of Congress' $2.2 trillion virus relief package
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some highlights of a $2.2 trillion package to help businesses, workers and a health care system staggered by the coronavirus pandemic. The bi…
Trump has megaphone, but states control virus shutdowns
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has the biggest megaphone, but it's governors and local officials who will decide when to begin reopening their econom…
German court convicts Islamist of ricin bomb plot
BERLIN (AP) — A German court on Thursday convicted a 31-year-old Tunisian man of planning to carry out a ricin attack in the name of the Islamic State group.
Lawyers, judges push to close immigration courts amid virus
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Immigration attorneys have sported swim goggles and masks borrowed from friends to meet with clients in detention centers. Masked judges are s…
Deaths, hospitalizations up in stark sign of virus' reach
NEW YORK (AP) — New York once again saw a spike in the number of deaths and hospitalizations related to the coronavirus, a bleak trend for the epicenter of the U.S.'s outbreak of the fast-spreading virus. there are…
In drastic move, Italy shuts most factories to halt virus
Soave, Italy (AP) — Italy has become the first western developed nation to idle most of its industry to halt the spread of the coronavirus, a potential caution…
Flathead County orders more business closures
Flathead County’s Public Health Officer has ordered additional local businesses, including hair, cosmetic and nail salons, to close in an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Virus takes toll on US military as it tries to aid civilians
WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus is taking a growing toll on the U.S. military, and commanders and senior officials are bracing for worse. From nuclear missil…
Meghan to narrate Disney nature film in first post-royal job
LONDON (AP) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has her first post-royal job: narrating a Disney documentary about elephants.
New Mexico reaches settlement with foster youth, advocates
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has reached a settlement with foster youth and their advocates that will allow for the creation of a trauma response system for all children in state custody, officials said Thursda…
3 charged with murder in deadly nightclub stabbing
PLAINFIELD, N.J. (AP) — Three people have been charged with murder and numerous other counts stemming from a stabbing outside a Plainfield nightclub last month that left a man dead and three others injured.