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Convicted rapist sentenced to 40 years in Montana State Prison
A man whose rape of a teenager came to light when someone working on his laptop found video evidence of the crime …
Law roundup: If you can't beat'em, join'em
After coming across a man haranguing an intersection with a megaphone, a passerby inquired with the Kalispell Police Department whether that was allowed.
Warnings issued in Montana ahead of dangerous heat wave
A sizzling summer week looms for Western Montana as a "massive" ridge of high pressure takes hold of the Northern Rockies.
Ranger injured and armed person making threats dies at Yellowstone, park says
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — An armed person who was making unspecified threats at Yellowstone National Park died and a park ranger was hospitalized …
Body of missing boater recovered from Flathead Lake
A dive crew on Wednesday evening recovered the body of a Missoula man who drowned in Flathead Lake last week.
Trustee opening on Kalispell Public Schools board
Kalispell Public Schools school board of trustees is seeking a candidate to fill a vacancy in the high school district representing Marion, Olney-Bissell, Pleasant Valley, Smith Valley and West Valley.
Montana’s Headwaters Tech Hub gets $41M grant from feds
The U.S. Department of Commerce and Montana’s U.S. senators announced Tuesday that a technology consortium known as the Headwaters Tech Hub will receive a $41 million grant to help build out jobs within the optical…
At Happy's Inn, the American spirit is always on display
Every now and then, one of the largest flags in Montana needs a makeover.
Trout Creek angler hauls in record sucker
Montana has a new state record largescale sucker.
Spring deer, elk surveys show mixed results
HELENA – Biologists conducting spring deer and elk surveys found some areas with improved herd growth and some areas with lower recruitment due to poor habitat…
Law roundup: Camaro is too fast, too furious
A Flathead County Sheriff’s Office deputy reportedly witnessed a Camaro do a burnout, lose control and hit a post at an oil change business in Kalispell. The driver was ticketed and released.
To save spotted owls, US officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl species
To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense Wes…
Federal judge stops Forest Services' plan for Flathead Forest over endangered species
Federal Judge Dana Christensen has stopped the Flathead National Forest from implementing its forest plan for the 2.4 million acres because the U.S. Forest Ser…
Montana State professor publishes paper on lessons learned from 2022 Yellowstone flood
Hugo Sindelar, an assistant professor in the School of Film and Photography in the College of Arts and Architecture, also filmed interviews with 18 people affe…
Peace torch run participates in Kalispell parade
The Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run is an international team from six different countries on a four-month journey across the U.S. and Canada to share a mess…
Veterans retreat expands near Thompson Falls
Close to 100 people gathered recently on a peaceful mountain retreat in Thompson Falls to celebrate the acquisition of a new 60-acre facility for a veterans gr…