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Montana voters will be able to register to vote on Election Day, judge rules
A Montana judge has blocked the state from limiting voter registration on Election Day, concluding the move would …
Bear gives West Virginia principal a roaring wake-up call
A black bear gave a West Virginia principal quite the wake-up call when it emerged — growling and roaring — from a dumpster outside an elementary school.
Man accused of exposing himself at Kidsports Complex
Authorities in Kalispell are calling on the public for help in tracking down a man accused of exposing himself at the Kidsports Complex over the weekend.
Rivers rise amid record spring heat wave
Area streams and rivers are expected to surge this week as record high spring temperatures bake the Northern Rockies for a few more days.
Biden admin asks for 1,500 troops at US-Mexico border
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has requested 1,500 troops for the U.S.-Mexico border amid an expected migrant surge following the end of pandemic-e…
Senate confirms University of Montana professor Johnstone for 9th circuit
University of Montana constitutional scholar and law professor Anthony Johnstone was confirmed Monday to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals by the U.S. Senate.
Rule requiring prior OK for Medicaid-paid abortions halted
HELENA (AP) — A judge in Montana temporarily blocked a new rule Monday that would have required physicians in the state to provide prior documentation showing …
Folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84
TORONTO (AP) — Gordon Lightfoot, the folk singer-songwriter known for "If You Could Read My Mind" and "Sundown" and for songs that told tales of Canadian ident…
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes join in call for Canadian action against selenium
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, alongside 10 other tribal nations, has sent a letter to the Canadian government asking it to address mining in Bri…
Abortion clinics sue state over new restrictions on Medicaid coverage
Montana abortion providers on Friday sued the state health department in an attempt to block a new rule adopted by the Gianforte administration’s health department that restricts how the state will pay for abortion…
Senate revives, and advances, charter school bills
Two days after rejecting a pair of charter school proposals, the Montana Senate revived both on Friday, passing the bills on nearly identical preliminary votes and breathing new life into one of the session’s bigge…
County board considers request for church on Airport Road
The Flathead County Board of Adjustment on Tuesday will consider whether a church can be constructed along Airport Road south of Kalispell.
Law roundup: Driver’s recklessness ‘homicidal’
An Escalade allegedly “trying to make bad passes” cut off a vehicle whose driver described the person’s recklessness as “homicidal” to Whitefish Police Department.
Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr sues over removal from House floor
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr asked a court Monday to allow for her return to the House floor after she was silenced and barred for chid…
First Republic Bank seized, sold in fire sale to JPMorgan
NEW YORK (AP) — Regulators seized troubled First Republic Bank early Monday, making it the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history, and promptly sold all o…
Cold water plunge at center of veterans’ goal to assist others
Luke Opp and Craig Mayville, both Marine veterans, are now honoring the memory of that sacrifice with a nonprofit called The Frozen Chosen.