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New owner begins renovating former Outlaw Inn, details plan for extended-stay rentals
Columbia Falls developer Mick Ruis has begun renovating the former Outlaw Inn after its previous owner left the bu…
Hunter Biden enters guilty plea to avoid tax trial
Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to federal tax charges Thursday in a surprise move that spares President Joe Biden and his family another likely embarrassing and p…
Suspect in Georgia high school shooting denied making online threats last year
The teen charged with opening fire at a Georgia high school denied threatening to carry out a school shooting when authorities interviewed him last year about …
New public park planned in Kalispell along Ashley Creek
Kalispell’s west side will see a new park along Ashley Creek in the coming years.
Prerelease facility proposed for former hotel site in Kalispell
The Montana Department of Corrections is eyeing a property in Kalispell as the future location of a 90-bed prerelease facility.
Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate will remain on November ballot
Green Party candidate Robert Barb will remain in Montana’s U.S. Senate race following a court’s rejection of Democratic Party efforts to keep Barb off the ball…
Law roundup: Person talks turkey with police
Whitefish Police Department received a call from someone all aflutter claiming an officer in a silver “K9 police car” tried to hit a turkey. And there’s no telling what they’ll try come Thanksgiving.
Sheehy faces scrutiny for derogatory comments about Native Americans
Tribal leaders in Montana urged Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy to apologize over remarks he made to supporters about Native Americans being "drunk…
Suspect shot at Two Bear Air during standoff, sheriff says
A Flathead County K9 unit was used to apprehend a suspect involved in a standoff early Wednesday morning after he allegedly shot at multiple people and the Two…
Shooter kills 4 and injures at least 9 at a high school outside Atlanta, officials say
A shooter at a Georgia high school killed four people and injured at least nine on Wednesday, authorities said, sending students scrambling for shelter in thei…
Family of missing paddleboarder offers $25,000 for tips leading to her return
The family of a woman who vanished while paddleboarding in the Hungry Horse Reservoir in July is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to her where…
US job openings fall as demand for workers weakens
WASHINGTON (AP) — America's employers posted fewer job openings in July than they had the previous month, a sign that hiring could further cool in the coming m…
A Maui wildfire report shows communities how to avoid similar disasters
A new report on the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century details steps communities can take to reduce the likelihood that grassland wildfires will turn into ur…
Montana Supreme Court lifts hold on two pro-construction housing laws
The Montana Supreme Court has overturned a lower court order temporarily suspending two pro-construction housing laws passed by the 2023 Montana Legislature, r…
AG issues cease-and-desist letter to nonprofit news outlet
HELENA — The Montana attorney general’s office issued a cease-and-desist letter to a state news outlet after it published a 381-page internal survey earlier this month about workplace culture and leadership at the …
Secretary Jacobsen seeks U.S. Supreme Court action on 2021 Montana election laws
Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen this week asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case involving two state election administration laws that were…