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Montana voters will be able to register to vote on Election Day, judge rules
A Montana judge has blocked the state from limiting voter registration on Election Day, concluding the move would …
Kalispell meth trafficker sentenced to 10 years in prison
A Kalispell man who admitted trafficking methamphetamine he received from a California source was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison and to five years of s…
Law roundup: Long and winding road leads to arrest
A young man attracted suspicion when he crossed a street in a “zig-zag” pattern. The observer who noticed the man’s winding trajectory saw him go through some mailboxes, but the suspect later denied looking in the …
GOP lawmaker proposes adding guns to Montana state flag
HELENA (AP) — A proposal to change the Montana state flag to prominently feature firearms failed Friday to pass a vote by the state House, after a Republican lawmaker said such a change would honor the state's hist…
Strict COVID-19 guidelines could mean less stimulus money
HELENA (AP) — As Montana lawmakers decide how to allocate millions of dollars in American Rescue Plan Act money
Montana man pleads not guilty in US Capitol breach
MISSOULA (AP) — A Montana man who federal prosecutors have said was among the first people to breach the U.S. Capitol
Legislature passes bill to require trapper education course
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Legislature has passed a bill to require a trapper education course for most people before they purchase a license to trap animals.
In shift, oil industry group backs federal price on carbon
WASHINGTON (AP) — The oil and gas industry's top lobbying group on Thursday endorsed a federal price on carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warm…
Blue Moon matriarch dies
Charlotte Sapa, the matriarch of the Blue Moon Nite Club for nearly 50 years, has died just a few weeks after her husband, Dick, passed away.
Proposed bill puts utility customers on hook for $267M
A bill that seeks to keep coal-fired energy generation in play by significantly revising the Public Service Commission’s role in regulating utilities has raise…
Man accused in bear spray assault takes plea, then freed
A man accused of assaulting a girl and allegedly using bear spray on a family of four — including a baby — during an incident last fall is free after pleading …
Daines proposes bill to delist Yellowstone grizzlies
Republican Montana Sen. Steve Daines Thursday announced he will introduce a bill in Congress that would delist the grizzly bear in the Greater Yellowstone Ecos…
Montana House advances dress code requiring suits and ties
HELENA (AP) — Montana lawmakers advanced Thursday a strict dress code proposed by Republicans that would apply to House legislators, legislative staff and memb…
Missoula trio arrested in killing of married couple in eastern Sierra
BRIDGEPORT, Calif. (AP) — Three people have been arrested in connection with the killings of a married couple found slain last year on a remote stretch of U.S. 395 in the eastern Sierra Nevada, prosecutors said Thu…
Teakettle Quilt Guild to host show in new location
Annual quilt show has new location
Law roundup: Video holds proof of poop perpetrator
A woman told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office she recorded video footage of her neighbor throwing all of his dog poop over his fence and into her yard.