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Montana snowpack rapidly melted in May
Throughout May, warm temperatures across Montana led to a rapid melt off of the state’s snowpack, which sits “larg…
Law roundup: Boat launch dispute threatens to boil over
Flathead County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a man allegedly threatening to shoot people at a boat launch and then looking for something in his vehicle after he was confronted about driving the wrong w…
ImagineIF Libraries will forgo Banned Books Week celebrations under board guidance
Signage and displays marking Banned Books Week will be missing from ImagineIF Libraries this year after the library system’s board of trustees advised staff ag…
Montana man mauled by grizzly has long recovery
A Montana man who was mauled by a grizzly bear that bit off his lower jaw is doing well at a hospital in Salt Lake City but has a long recovery ahead, his fami…
Lawyers deny politics involved in ethics complaint against Montana attorney general
The formal ethics complaint filed against Attorney General Austin Knudsen alleging he violated state rules of professional conduct is extraordinary in the number of allegations it contains, and because it has reach…
U.S. educators praise 'Teach to Remember 9/11' program
Twenty years ago when the Flight 93 National Memorial site was a temporary monument to the victims of the United Airlines plane that crashed there on Sept. 11,…
Garden center break-in earns suspect a felony charge
Asher Alan McAlpine-Dixon, 21, is expected to appear before Judge Amy Eddy on Sept. 14 for his arraignment on a single count of criminal mischief.
9/11 fund seeks lawyers' help to speed payment for terror attack survivors
NEW YORK — Lawyers for people suffering cancer and other diseases blamed on the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the Pennsylv…
Notorious dog escapes again
A dog named Capone had once again escaped from home, according to reports with the Kalispell Police Department. But animal shelter staff were familiar with the canine and able to contact his owner.
Squeezed by ever more students, Marion asks voters to approve $8.2M school expansion bond
In November, Marion School District is seeking approval for a $8.2 million bond issue to expand the school and improve building security.
Fake rehab centers scam Native Americans far from home, officials warn during investigations
Now back on the Blackfeet reservation, Autumn Nelson is among hundreds of Native Americans who have been targeted by Phoenix-area scammers.
Vehicle struck, killed black bear sow in Glacier in August
The same day a car drove off the edge of the Going-to-the-Sun Road this summer another vehicle struck and killed a black bear on the popular roadway, Glacier N…
Woman wonders where her taxes are going
A caller who reported two stolen park benches months ago was upset that nothing was ever done about it. She said the she pays taxes and expects the benches to be there.
Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 2,000
A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco, sending people racing from their beds into the streets and toppling buildings in mountainous villages and ancient c…
Fuel break projects in the Flathead National Forest proposed
Officials with the Flathead National Forest are taking public comment on three proposed fuel breaks aimed at protecting infrastructure and communities from wil…
With proposed ordinance, Bozeman looks to curb advance of urban camping
BOZEMAN — For Bozeman police officer Scott Vongehr, a trip to the city’s urban encampments is like a scavenger hunt for items you’d normally see at a garage sa…