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PHOTOS: Memorial Day ceremony in Whitefish honors fallen troops
Whitefish VFW Post 276 hosts a Memorial Day ceremony at the Whitefish Cemetery on Monday, May 25, 2026.
Residents still skeptical of CFAC cleanup after tour
Busloads of people toured the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Superfund site on June 12 as the company and government officials explained how a slurry wall contain…
Lake County petitions White House to remedy Flathead Lake's water woes
Lake County commissioners sent a letter to President Joe Biden June 6, asking him to intercede “on behalf of two counties and affected U.S. citizens visiting t…
Free shuttle service launched in Bigfork following bridge's closure
After the closure of the Bigfork's Bridge Street Bridge, several local businesses began to think about a shuttle service. With the help of the Bigfork Area Cha…
Missoula district court hear arguments on case defining sex
Defining “sex” makes some people think back on the President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky scandal — so said lawyer Kyle Gray on Tuesday in Missoula County District Court.
Bio Station awarded $9.5 Million for ocean climate change science
FLATHEAD LAKE – A new research project led by the University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station expands the impact of the station’s renowned experti…
FEC Roundup for Safety awards grants
The Flathead Electric Cooperative’s Roundup for Safety program has approved $18,500 in grants supporting community safety projects proposed by local nonprofits.
Humphrey’s leadership leaves lasting mark on UM, statewide health care
As University of Montana’s College of Health Dean Reed Humphrey wraps up his decades-long run at the helm of UM’s fastest-growing college, he can finally take …
State seeks to appeal decision on voting laws to Supreme Court
The State of Montana wants the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal of the Montana Supreme Court’s March decision striking down four voting laws passed by the …
Troy man plans to appeal sentence for killing grizzly
A Troy man who pleaded guilty to charges related to the killing of a grizzly bear and was sentenced last week said he plans to appeal.
Flathead Valley man allegedly fired gun during argument over water pump
Donald James Hanson, 73, is expected to appear before Judge Dan Wilson in Flathead County District Court on July 18 for his arraignment on the felony charge.
Law roundup: ‘Man’ taken for a burglar in prank
A woman reportedly saw a man wearing a baseball cap under the covers in her bed and fled in a panic.
St. Mary Canal failure stirs agriculture, ecological concerns
The catastrophic failure of two siphons on the St. Mary Canal near Babb could create a ripple effect on Montana's agriculture industry this summer, officials w…
U.S. government details in report how Northwest dams devastated the region's Native tribes
The U.S. government on Tuesday acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and operation of dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pa…
Half a million immigrants could eventually get US citizenship under a new plan from Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is taking an expansive election year step to offer relief to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants without lega…
New York's top court declines to hear Trump's appeal of gag order in hush money case
NEW YORK (AP) — New York's top court on Tuesday declined to hear Donald Trump's gag order appeal in his hush money case, leaving the restrictions in place foll…