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Tribal groups join lawsuit seeking restoration of $127 million in canceled farm grants
In March, the USDA canceled 49 of 50 Increasing Land, Capital and Market Access Program grants designed to support…
Groups to speak about state library funding
The session is intended to share details of critical library funding legislation that the groups have drafted ahead of the 2023 Montana Legislative Session.
Court docs shed new light on Olney shooting
Kay Lynn Johnson, 64, faces a single felony count of assault with a weapon after deputies with the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office arrested her during an inve…
Man facing drug charge busted for alleged attempted burglary
A Kalispell man facing a drug possession charge is back in the Flathead County Detention Center after allegedly getting caught in the act of burglarizing a fas…
Law roundup: Woman finds riffraff while taking out the trash
A woman was taking out the trash at a trailer park when she allegedly heard crying and screaming coming from a camper and went over to see a man hitting a woman.
Health Department requests Supreme Court stay Judge’s order on birth certificate gender markers
The state health department is requesting the Montana Supreme Court suspend a district court judge’s order that required the department return to allowing Montanans to update gender markers on birth certificates th…
Kalispell Council weighs parking garage plan ahead of votes
The project originated from a city request for proposals to redevelop the parking lot, and another city-owned lot on Main Street now planned for The Charles Ho…
Jan. 6 sedition trial underway for Oath Keepers leader
Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of the founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates charged with seditious conspiracy, one of the …
Hunter who mistook dog for a wolf is under investigation
KALISPELL (AP) — Montana authorities said Tuesday they were investigating the shooting of a 6-month-old dog by a woman who skinned the animal and posted pictures of herself with the pelt, believing she had killed a…
Hurricane Ian strikes Cuba, Florida braces for winds, floods
Hurricane Ian tore into western Cuba as a major hurricane Tuesday and left 1 million people without electricity, then churned on a collision course with Florid…
UM freshman enrollment increases for second year
The University of Montana welcomed more than 1,351 first-year students to campus this fall, marking the largest incoming class at the state’s flagship universi…
Justice Department funds to aid tribal law enforcement and help Indigenous victims of crime
The U.S. Department of Justice announced it will provide more than $246 million in grants to Native American and Alaska Native communities for improvements in law enforcement and justice.
Whitefish man accused of raping teenager
Shane Wilson, 35, is being held in the Flathead County Detention Center with bail set at $75,000.
Would-be burglar gets five years with Department of Corrections
Flathead County District Court Judge Robert Allison handed down the five year sentence in the state Department of Corrections to Brandon Lee Alden Billings, 20…
Driver who allegedly pulled shotgun after road rage incident pleads not guilty
Robert Allen Ellis made his initial appearance in Flathead County District Court before Judge Amy Eddy on Sept. 20.
Law roundup: Dog sizes up mini horse on the trail
A dog was surprised on the trail by a mini horse on the loose and barked at it.