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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…
John Mercer applies to fill judicial vacancy
Longtime Polson attorney and former state legislator and Speaker of the House John Mercer has applied to fill the remaining office term of former District Cour…
Columbia Falls will continue to explore affordable housing at Railroad Street
Columbia Falls City Council earlier this month gave the nod to moving forward with an affordable housing project at Railroad Street after hearing some assuranc…
Easement would protect 33,000 acres between Kalispell and Libby
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is moving ahead with plans to place 33,000 acres of private timberland between Kalispell and Libby under a conservation easeme…
Two levies will be on the May ballot for Kalispell Public Schools
Kalispell Public Schools is putting a high school general fund levy and an elementary technology levy on the May ballot for amounts that still fall short of co…
Law roundup: Rotten eggs wreak havoc
Someone reportedly threw eggs at a thrift store, tossed food all over the porch and parking lot and possibly rummaged through donations that had been dropped off, leaving a huge mess.
Earth Day Expo expands to FVCC campus with workshops and activities for all ages
Hosting the event, the Flathead Valley chapter of the Citizens Climate Lobby is a national nonprofit organization that advocates for Congress to take up bipartisan climate solutions.
Facing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on US aid for Ukraine, allies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defiant and determined, House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back Tuesday against mounting Republican anger over his proposed U.S. aid package f…
U.S. House passes gateway community legislation
U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke’s bipartisan Gateway Communities and Recreation Enhancement Act passed the House of Representatives last week as part of a larger outdoor …
Assault suspect allegedly attacked Kalispell Police officers
Prosecutors brought Matthew Timothy Kuehnel, who does not have an address listed with the court, up on a felony count of assault on a peace officer and a misde…
Man accused of running over ex-wife pleads not guilty to new charges
Prosecutors added additional felony counts of leaving the scene of a vehicle accident involving serious bodily injury or death and tampering with physical evid…
Dems indicate they won't participate in judicial oversight committee
Montana’s Senate president on Friday announced the appointment of three House Republicans and five Senate Democrats to the Republicans’ newly created select co…
Crowded field of Republicans vie to replace Rosendale
The crowded Republican primary contest to replace retiring Congressman Matt Rosendale in Montana’s Eastern District U.S. House race is continuing to take shape.
Law roundup: Man scares customers with singing and dancing
A noisy, shirtless man hanging out in a parking lot by a white Chevy with out-of-state license plates was purportedly scaring customers with his dancing, singing and yelling. An employee described his boisterous be…
Trump's historic hush-money trial gets underway; 1st day ends without any jurors being picked
NEW YORK (AP) — The historic hush-money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to hear the case charging the fo…
Asbestos victim's dying words aired in wrongful death case against Buffet's railroad
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Thomas Wells ran a half-marathon at age 60 and played recreational volleyball until he was 63. At 65 years old, doctors diagnosed him with…