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Counting machines add vote of confidence to elections security
The conference room of the Flathead County Elections Department whirred with noise. Volunteers rattled off strings…
Idaho police: No suspect in slaying of 4 college students
Police in the college town of Moscow said Wednesday they have not identified a suspect or found a weapon in the weekend slayings of four University of Idaho st…
Knudsen elected vice chair of the Republican Attorneys General Association
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen was elected vice chair of the Republican Attorney General Association (RAGA), a national political advocacy group, over the weekend.
Court order on wolf hunting gives conservation groups partial victory
A Lewis and Clark County District Court judge on Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order truncating the size and scope of wolf hunting season in response…
Law roundup: Woman takes officer’s instruction too far
A <strong>Kalispell Police Department</strong> officer on a traffic stop told a woman driving a black Honda with no license plates to pull forward a little bit to get out of the middle of the road and she reportedl…
FEC retires largest capital credit in co-op's history
At their October meeting, FEC’s board of trustees retired $3 million of capital credits allocated to member accounts in 2008 and an additional $5 million of capital credits allocated in 2021 — the largest capital c…
Reproductive rights groups say the rejection of LR-131 is a bellwether for future abortion legislation in Montana.
When Dr. Timothy Mitchell, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist in Missoula, read the bill behind Montana’s LR-131, the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act, he said, he was motivated for the first time in his medical …
McConnell reelected Senate GOP leader: 'Not going anywhere'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Mitch McConnell was reelected as Republican leader Wednesday, quashing a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, the Senate GOP campa…
Rep. Regier among legislative leaders picked for 2023 session
Montana legislators selected leadership Wednesday for the 2023 legislative session.
Festival of Flavors event raises $250k for scholarships
Flathead Valley Community College Foundation’s annual Festival of Flavors Grand Wine Tasting event on Nov. 5 raised more than $250,000 for student scholarships.
Whitefish takes second at Polson speech tournament
Whitefish scored 83 points overall. Frenchtown placed first with 108 points. Polson took third with 65 points.
Posse presentation focuses on historic photographer
Herman Schnitzmeyer is a little known historic photographer from the lower Flathead Valley in the early 1900s.
Law roundup: Is it wild or domestic?
Someone wanted the Kalispell Police Department to check out what they thought was a bobcat kitten hissing at people from its perch in a tree on the side of a building.
Public Works to perform lead pipe inventory
Kalispell City Council received a briefing Monday from Department of Public Works staff on changing federal and state drinking water regulations as well as what steps must be taken to comply with the new standards.
Trump launches 2024 White House bid
Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will mount a third White House campaign, launching an early start to the 2024 contest.
Russian missiles cross into Poland during strike
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia pounded Ukraine's energy facilities Tuesday with its biggest barrage of missiles yet, striking targets across the country and causi…