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First Interstate, Federal Home Loan Bank awards Samaritan House $8,600
Samaritan House received an $8,600 donation this month from First Interstate Bank and Federal Home Bank of Des Moi…
Guardsman arrested in leak of classified military documents
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Massachusetts Air National Guard member who has emerged as a main person of interest in the disclosure of highly classified military docume…
Man arrested in standoff with SWAT faces assault charge
Prosecutors formally filed a felony assault with a weapon charge against the 52-year-old man arrested following a standoff near West Idaho Street in Kalispell …
Scientists challenge US wildlife director's qualifications
Dozens of scientists from universities and environmental groups are pushing for the removal of the head of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, claiming she lac…
Amendment to send Montana prisoners to Arizona scrapped
A Senate committee on Tuesday voted to scrap plans to send 120 incarcerated Montanans to a private prison in Arizona.
Montana close to becoming 1st state to completely ban TikTok
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana lawmakers were expected to take a big step forward Thursday on a bill to ban TikTok from operating in the state, a move that's bou…
Court preserves access to abortion pill but tightens rules
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled that the abortion pill mifepristone can still be used for now but reduced the period of pregnancy when the d…
Whitefish Mountain Resort skier visits reaches new heights
Whitefish Mountain Resort broke its visitation record with more than 500,000 skiers and snowboarders riding Big Mountain during the 2022-23 ski season, which e…
Kalispell City Council eyes Parkline Trail expansion
Kalispell City Council indicated interest Monday in moving forward with a deal to purchase an additional section of retired railway that could extend the munic…
Mack Days: Columbia Falls angler reels in Easter lunker
An Easter surprise and a catch of a lifetime happened for Bryan Long of Columbia Falls over the fourth weekend of 2023 Spring Mack Days event on Flathead Lake.
Suspect in Browning stabbing pleads guilty in federal court
A 24-year-old pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon in federal court in Great Falls on Tuesday for allegedly stabbing another man at a party in Browning last year.
Local author dives into contemporary women’s fiction with latest novel
Local author Mary Frances Erler’s latest book, “Lauren’s Dark Passage,” delves into contemporary women’s fiction — a departure from her previous works of histo…
Law roundup: Gun pointed in man's face
A man reportedly called the Whitefish Police Department when he turned around during an argument with his wife to see a gun pointed at his face.
Judge blocks rules intended to protect nation's waterways
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a federal rule in 24 states that is intended to protect thousands of small streams, we…
Cheaper gas and food provide some relief from US inflation
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer inflation eased in March, with less expensive gas and food providing some relief to households that have struggled under the we…
Abortion providers fail to block 15-week restriction before it becomes law
A Helena judge on Monday denied a motion filed earlier today by Montana abortion providers seeking to block House Bill 721, a bill that would prohibit the most common procedure for terminating pregnancies after the…