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Construction of new Flathead County jail celebrated with groundbreaking ceremony
Nearly 20 people involved with the project posed for the photo-op, including the three county commissioners, Sheri…
US inflation jumped 8.5% in past year, highest since 1981
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation soared over the past year at its fastest pace in more than 40 years, with costs for food, gasoline, housing and other necessities squeezing American consumers and wiping out the pay rais…
Russian war worsens fertilizer crunch, risking food supplies
KIAMBU COUNTY, Kenya (AP) — Monica Kariuki is about ready to give up on farming. What is driving her off her 10 acres of land outside Nairobi isn't bad weather…
Forest Service looks to acquire 200 acres near Savage Lake in Lincoln County
U.S. Forest Service officials look to tap the Land and Water Conservation Fund to acquire roughly 200 now-private acres adjoining Savage Lake and Cabinet Mountains Wilderness.
Portland sees 1st measurable snow in April in known history
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland, Oregon, received the first measurable snowfall in April in recorded history on Monday as the greater metropolitan region racked…
Biden waiving ethanol rule in bid to lower gasoline prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is visiting corn-rich Iowa on Tuesday to announce he'll suspend a federal rule and allow the sale of higher-ethanol gasol…
Updated: Gunman opens fire on Brooklyn subway; at least 10 shot
NEW YORK (AP) — A gunman in a construction vest donned a gas mask, set off a smoke canister on a rush-hour subway train and shot at least 10 people Tuesday mor…
Blacktail ski season continues Saturday
Blacktail Mountain is slated to open for skiing over Easter weekend, with mid-winter conditions on tap.
Affordable housing up for planning board approval
A senior affordable housing complex will come before the Kalispell Planning Board for approval Tuesday.
Columbia Falls pair charged with assault with a weapon
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Law roundup: Toddler and puppy find way home
A 2-year-old with a full diaper and a puppy in tow was reportedly seen unsupervised in front of an apartment building by someone who tried to prevent both of them
California utility to pay $55 million for massive wildfires
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric, the nation's largest utility, has agreed to pay more than $55 million to avoid criminal prosecution for two major …
Hot Springs man killed in collision with logging truck
A 74-year-old Hot Springs man was killed after crashing into a logging truck near St. Regis on Monday.
Feds to cut funding to troubled Montana psychiatric hospital
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Federal officials say they'll no longer pay for services at Montana's state psychiatric hospital following staffing shortages and other problems that were blamed in patient deaths and a violent…
Judge says Montana officials unlawfully approved copper mine
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — State environmental officials unlawfully approved a large copper mine in central Montana despite worries that mining waste would pollute a river that's popular among boaters, a state judge ru…
Bipartisan old guard lines up behind independent U.S. House candidate
HELENA — As he launches a rare independent campaign to challenge incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale for the privilege of representing eastern Montana in the U.S. House, Billings businessman Gary Buchanan…