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Wildlife experts analyze rare fatal bear attack in Glacier

Nearly three weeks after a 33-year-old hiker was killed in an apparent bear attack in Glacier National Park, quest…

Updated 2 years ago
Sword-wielding man attacks passersby in London, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring 4 others

LONDON (AP) — A man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and police officers in a northeast London suburb Tuesday, killing a 14-year-old boy and inj…

Updated 2 years ago
Convicted sex offender facing revocation of suspended sentences

Prosecutors on Friday filed a petition for revocation in Flathead County District Court for David Berlin Trent, 47, of Kalispell, at the behest of his probatio…

Updated 2 years ago
Donald Trump Jr. rallies Republican support for Montana candidates

Former president Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., rallied on Sunday for leading Republican candidates in Montana, urging support for a conservative…

Updated 2 years ago
Biden taps CSKT attorney Danna Jackson for U.S. District Court judgeship

President Joe Biden has tapped an attorney for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes to replace Judge Dana Christensen in the U.S. District Court of Montana.

Updated 2 years ago
Law roundup: Woman blow off steam at trees

A middle-aged woman wearing a black trench coat and sandals was allegedly swaying in Woodland Park smoking, screaming nonsense and swinging a stick around.

Updated 2 years ago
Conservative states challenge federal rule on treatment of transgender students

At least five Republican state attorneys general are challenging a federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation's …

Updated 2 years ago
County holds meetings on potential bridge projects

Flathead County is looking at four bridges scattered throughout the county that need rehabilitation or replacement due to age and condition.

Updated 2 years ago
Water flows throughout swim instructor’s foundation for life

The water has even led her to her husband, where the two met canoeing in Northern Minnesota, and she has lovingly donned the middle names of River and Lake upo…

Updated 2 years ago
Law roundup: Tunnel dweller threatens to beat up teens

A woman hanging out in the pedestrian tunnel underneath the bypass reportedly yelled at high schoolers that she was going to beat them up.

Updated 2 years ago
FVCC art exhibition and sale

FVCC Art Department’s annual Mother’s Day Sale runs April 29 through May 1, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day on the upper level of the Arts and Technology Building on campus.

Updated 2 years ago
West Valley seeking approval of two levies

West Valley School District voters are reminded to return mailed ballots for the May 7 election. A $347,000 general fund levy and an $83,000 technology levy ar…

Updated 2 years ago
Alone in the Bob — Artists draw on isolation in nature for creating

Every year, artists, either alone or in pairs, trek through miles of the Bob as participants of the Artist Wilderness Connection residency program. With pack h…

Updated 2 years ago
Park staff and volunteers work to pick up polystyrene foam along Lake McDonald’s shores

Walking along Lake McDonald’s northeastern shore in late December, Heidi Haugen spotted small white dots in the water line debris.

Updated 2 years ago
Brockman, Schubert spar at candidate forum

Incumbent state Rep. Tony Brockman, R-Evergreen, sparred with his GOP challenger Lukas Schubert over who was more fit to serve House District 8 during a candid…

Updated 2 years ago
Law roundup: Employee tries on donated handcuffs

The Kalispell Police Department was asked if they had a key to free an employee who tried on a pair of donated handcuffs.