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Montana hurries to adopt Trump’s Medicaid work rules
Montana plans to be one of the first states to enforce President Donald Trump’s work mandate for Medicaid enrollee…
Samaritan House expansion project given $80k, but more funding needed
The Samaritan House’s planned expansion project got an $80,000 boost recently, though the effort to overhaul the old Army Reserve Armory in Kalispell requires …
Deaths of Bigfork residents investigated as homicides
Authorities are investigating the deaths of a 65-year-old man and 62-year-old woman in Bigfork as homicides.
History museum director turns the page on a new chapter
With the help of a small staff and a cadre of dedicated volunteers, Margaret Davis is eager to build partnerships and for the museum to continue serving the co…
Law roundup: Man trips up in parking space argument
A man allegedly tried to trip a woman and throw her to the ground during an argument over a parking space.
Westward ho: Young pioneers traverse the Oregon Trail
Under the bright afternoon sun, teams of excited Hedges Elementary School third-grade pioneers pulling covered wagons rounded the last bend before Dry Bridge P…
Montana wants to be the next wine country
Even with the science making progress, Montana still needs its lawmakers’ to give the nascent industry more support.
Whitefish City Council approves mixed-use subdivision off U.S. 93
The Whitefish City Council on Oct. 17 unanimously approved a 29-lot subdivision on a lot to the east of Big Mountain Thrift on U.S. 93.
Community briefs
Cornhole for Code Girls Tournament; Epworth holds annual Holiday Bazaar; Epworth holds annual Holiday Bazaar; Free meals in November; Funding available for cancer patients; Salvation Army looking for red bell ringe…
Resurfacing project proposed for Big Mountain Road
The Montana Department of Transportation has proposed a resurfacing project on a three-mile stretch of Big Mountain Road north of Whitefish running up to White…
ImagineIF board nixes challenge of faith-based book
The ImagineIF Board of Trustees voted Thursday to keep a Christian child rearing book in the library’s collection after a challenge claimed the author’s allege…
Law roundup: Man wants police to track down litterbug
A litterbug allegedly dropped a box of garbage on the corner of a man’s lawn. The man called the Kalispell Police Department hoping they could figure out whose garbage it was. The box contained paperwork and carpet.
Conservation groups sue over Montana wolf harvest rules
Two conservation groups have filed a lawsuit against the state of Montana and its wildlife management agency alleging it illegally set hunting and trapping pol…
Kalispell woman pleads not guilty to child endangerment
Celina Marie Riley of Kalispell appeared before Judge Dan Wilson for her arraignment in Flathead County District Court on Oct. 28.
COPP dismisses complaints against ACLU, MontPIRG and Forward Montana
After a summer of Jocko valley residents' attempts to have their concerns formally heard, it's a waiting game to see if further stages of review will be triggered.
Gianforte pushes trades education, more construction as fixes for Montana housing crunch
Standing in front of a luxury apartment complex under construction in Bozeman Thursday, Gov. Greg Gianforte touted his efforts to address Montana’s housing aff…