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PHOTOS: Flathead, Glacier class of 2026 graduation ceremonies
Photos from Flathead and Glacier high schools' graduation ceremonies held Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6.
Bill to abolish Montana energy policy sparks debate about climate, separation of powers
At a hearing Wednesday in the House Energy, Technology and Federal Relations Committee, Rep. Steve Gunderson, R-Libby, presented House Bill 170, which would repeal the state’s energy policy goals.
Resolution asks Congress to fund law enforcement on reservations
Senate Joint Resolution 5, which had its first hearing Tuesday in the Senate Judiciary Committee, calls for Congress to fully fund the public safety and law enforcement needs of Montana’s tribal nations and reserva…
Prosecutor: Proud Boys attacked 'heart' of democracy on 1/6
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants led a coordinated attack on "the heart of our democracy" in a desperate attempt …
Stricter Medicaid abortion process up for debate in Montana
Officials in Republican-controlled Montana want to require authorization before the state's health department pays for abortions for people covered by Medicaid…
Teen accused of shooting at father takes plea deal
Prosecutors initially charged Jeremiah Russell Rardon, 19, with assault with a weapon following his arrest in July.
Montana Republicans launch local version of House Freedom Caucus
A group of statehouse Republicans emulating their counterparts in Washington, D.C., have launched a Montana Freedom Caucus as the 68th legislative session gets rolling.
Case dismissed against man facing assault with a weapon charge
Prosecutors brought Tausten Buck Vialpando, 30, up on the felony charge after a June 23 roadside dispute.
Law roundup: Staff try to stop woman from drinking and driving
Someone called the Kalispell Police Department when a belligerent woman allegedly threatened and hit a bartender.
Study looks at elk population in Lower Clark Fork
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has its Region 1 headquarters in Kalispell.
Denis Twohig, a founding father of the Glacier Mountaineering Society, dies
Denis Twohig, a pioneer in the Glacier National Park mountain climbing community, died Friday. He was 83.
Planning board again pans massive Columbia Falls subdivision proposal
For the second time in five months, the Columbia Falls City County Planning Board on Tuesday voted down the massive River Highlands subdivision project propose…
Source: Biden team finds more docs with classified markings
President Joe Biden's legal team has discovered additional documents containing classification markings in a second location, a person familiar with the matter…
Montana House passes bill allowing for state veterans cemetery in C-Falls
The Montana House of Representatives voted unanimously Tuesday in support of creating a state veterans cemetery in Northwest Montana.
State Supreme Court splits decision over judge’s actions in transgender birth certificate case
The Montana Supreme Court issued a split decision Tuesday in part of an ongoing case over how transgender people can amend the sex listing on their birth certificates, leaving all parties in another legal standoff …
W.R. Grace offers $18.5M to settle Montana asbestos claims
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The owner of a former vermiculite mine in northwestern Montana that spread harmful asbestos in and around the town of Libby has offered $1…