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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…
Ranger Joe wins second in regional division at World Pizza Games
The World Pizza Games are part of the International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas, where pizza restaurant owners from all over the world show up to network, buy equi…
Explore Whitefish names new executive director
Julie Mullins has worked in the convention and visitors bureau industry for over 20 years.
Bears reemerge in the Flathead Valley
Bears in Northwest Montana didn’t miss a beat as the weather began to warm up — reports of bear sightings continue to come in from across the Flathead Valley.
Flathead Electric annual meeting April 22
Members of Flathead Electric Cooperative democratically control their co-op and conduct its business via their annual members meeting. This year, the meeting t…
Record number of bison killed just outside Yellowstone National Park this winter
The number of bison killed by hunters just outside the Yellowstone National Park boundary this winter is 1,067, according to the latest report issued by the In…
Kalispell City Council approves housing developments
Kalispell City Council approved several major housing developments Monday and finalized an ordinance aimed at discouraging panhandling on city streets.
Montana judge upholds suit over Native education requirement
A judge in Montana refused to dismiss a lawsuit Tuesday brought by Native American tribes, parents and students against state education leaders that alleges th…
House brings down Gianforte’s ‘HOMES Act’
The Montana House voted decisively Monday evening to kill one of Gov. Greg Gianforte’s key housing affordability proposals, a bill that would have allocated $200 million toward infrastructure to help build new home…
Donald Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony charges
Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, according to several news reports.
Billings Clinic plans pay cuts amid talks to integrate with Logan Health
Montana’s largest independent health system Billings Clinic is cutting salaries and implementing a hiring freeze in an attempt to cut expenses.
Biden offers $450M for clean energy projects at coal mines
President Joe Biden's administration is making $450 million available for solar farms and other clean energy projects across the country at the site of current…
Prosecutors: Squatter threatened to shoot deputies
Dion Jay Stark, 51, is being held in the county jail with bail set at $50,000 following the March 29 confrontation with law enforcement.
Gianforte’s flagship red-tape relief bill takes a legislative beating
The single highest-profile component of Gov. Greg Gianforte’s signature red-tape relief effort, his much-touted push to streamline Montana’s code book in the name of efficient government, has emerged from its initi…
Resignation of Lincoln County clerk, election officials sparks response from residents
A proposed subdivision in the Yaak may have sparked the most discussion at a Lincoln County Commissioners' meeting last week, but the recent resignations of three county employees also generated comments.
Law roundup: Exhausted caretaker calls 911 for break
An exhausted woman in Bigfork called 911 reportedly saying someone needed to come take care of her mother because she couldn’t do it anymore.