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Kalispell Middle School teacher wins History Teacher of the Year Award
All the work tanning hides, building log cabins, panning for gold and garnets, grinding wheat and churning butter,…
Much of northern Yellowstone park to reopen Saturday
Yellowstone National Park is reopening its flood-damaged north loop at noon on Saturday, in time for the Fourth of July holiday weekend, park officials said Th…
2nd visitor in 3 days gored by Yellowstone park bison
For the second time in three days, a visitor to Yellowstone National Park was gored by a bison, park officials said Thursday.
Jackson sworn in, becomes 1st Black woman on Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation's high…
Supreme Court limits EPA in curbing power plant emissions
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court on Thursday limited how the nation's main anti-air pollution law can be used…
Law roundup: Man lights into neighbors about fireworks ordinance
A man called the Kalispell Police Department complaining about “guys lighting off artillery shells” in a neighboring apartment building and said it happens every year, but this year, he was not going to put up with…
Northwest Montana trail projects awarded state grants
A number of grants were awarded last week to various trail projects around Northwest Montana.
Kila man accused of bear spray attack sentenced
A Kila man accused of discharging bear spray on another man at a fishing access site in 2021 pleaded a felony assault with a weapon charge down to a misdemeanor earlier this month.
Authorities looking for Eureka man accused of killing his father
Authorities are seeking a man from Eureka who is accused of killing his father in the Thirsty Lake Road area on May 30.
Sun Road open date pushed back to July 13 at the earliest
Visitors hoping to drive the full length of Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road will have to wait a few more weeks — at least.
Supreme Court: Montana regents make campus gun rules
Montana's Board of Regents, not the Legislature, has the constitutional authority to regulate the possession and storage of firearms on public college campuses…
Rockslides, slump close section along Hungry Horse Reservoir
Approximately 10 miles of road is closed along the west shore of Hungry Horse Reservoir due to unstable terrain causing rockslides and a slump.
Yellowstone bison gores Colorado man
A Colorado man who Yellowstone National Park officials say got too close to a bison was thrown by the animal while trying to get himself and a child away from …
Five rescued after boat sinks in Whitefish Lake
Officials in Whitefish reminded boaters to take to the water responsibly after authorities responded to a report of a capsized vessel on the city’s eponymous l…
Hiker hospitalized after grizzly bear mauling in Wyoming
A hiker has been hospitalized after being mauled by a bear, believed to have been a grizzly, in the mountains of northwestern Wyoming, the state's Game and Fis…
Great Falls’ dispensary owners challenge city’s prohibition of marijuana sales
A lawsuit has been filed in district court challenging Great Falls’ prohibition on marijuana dispensaries within the city limits.