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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…
Standing in line, voters feel the weight of 2020 election
Throngs of Flathead County voters turned out on Election Day to cast ballots in person, in drop boxes and at local drive-thru polling places.
Montana voters pick president, Senate, House candidates
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana voters were deciding Tuesday if Republican Sen. Steve Daines will be replaced by two-term Gov. Steve Bullock in a contest that c…
Voting at the last minute in Flathead County? Here's how to do it
Procrastinators, be advised: The deadline to vote is almost here.
Identity thieves taking advantage of COVID relief funding
Since March, the Montana Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Protection has received more than 400 applications for assistance to victims of identity theft, according to department spokesperson Anastasia Bur…
New Direct Primary Care practice opens in Whitefish
Morgan Coleman, a board-certified family medicine physician, recently joined the Flathead Valley’s growing pool of Direct Primary Care doctors when she opened …
Republicans, initiatives favored in high school mock election
Republican candidates won across the board in Flathead High School’s mock U.S. election.
Man in white peddling political fliers
law roundup
Flathead Health Board: Order to restrict large indoor gatherings fails on tie vote
A public health order that would have placed a 500-person cap on indoor events and gatherings in Flathead County failed on a tie vote during a virtual Flathead…
Missoula woman dies in diving accident at Lake McDonald
An 18-year-old woman has died in a scuba diving accident at Glacier National Park’s Lake McDonald.
Montana voters cast record number of ballots this election
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montanans have cast a record number of votes in this year's general election, in part because of close races that could change the politic…
Judge in Montana overturns sports betting rule
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A judge has overturned a rule on Wednesday that limited sports betting in Montana to businesses with an alcoholic beverage license after an investment group challenged the ruling.
Texas man, dog die in plane crash near Billings, Montana
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Texas man and his dog were killed in the crash of a single-engine Cessna near the Billings airport in southern Montana, Yellowstone County officials said.
A home for the holidays: Locals, Realtors renovate trailer for young single mother
In the front yard of a modest blue trailer, 12-year-old Nathan Small packed a snowball into his hands and hucked it toward his younger brother, Tyrell Small, w…
Weekly roundup: End of the road for Libby golf-cart proposal
A resident-spurred effort to legalize golf carts on Libby’s streets broke down last week.
Kalispell designer joins Paris fashion company
The path from the Flathead Valley to a position among the elites of the fashion industry in Paris wasn’t well-laid for local fashion professional Rebecca Ostro…