General News
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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…
Evergreen water lifts boil advisory
A boil advisory was issued on Monday, Aug. 29 after possible contamination of the water following an equipment failure.
Law roundup: No ovation for street performer
A guy reportedly playing a “fake violin” was panhandling while three children ran around in the grass and someone was concerned about people’s safety because the children kept running toward the road causing cars t…
School districts start class next week
School districts start class next week
More than gift of learning this month with library card sign up
More than gift of learning this month with library card sign up
Hail storm leaves ‘sores and cankers’ on pine trees around Bigfork
Red foliage growing from ponderosa pines, as well as red “sores or cankers” on pinecones, consistent with the fungus diplodia, have been reported near Bigfork,…
Gianforte claiming executive privilege in public records lawsuit
Gov. Greg Gianforte doubled down on his claim of executive privilege in the latest filings in a lawsuit concerning whether forms his office used to track legis…
Numerous new fires crop up after lightning storm
A handful of new wildfires cropped up Wednesday night across Northwest Montana as thunder and lightning storms moved over the region.
Kalispell woman killed, man charged in fatal crash
A Missoula man with a criminal record is charged with vehicular homicide after his passenger was killed in a crash near Martin City on Monday evening.
Kalispell man killed in U.S. 93 motorcycle crash
A Kalispell man died in a motorcycle crash north of Kalispell on Tuesday.
Law roundup: Woman asks police to rampage through ‘drug house’
A distraught woman reportedly told the Kalispell Police Department she was confronted by a man who grabbed something from the back of his truck and started coming toward her, yelling “profane things” after she aske…
Hot Springs man sent to prison for murdering roommate
A Hot Springs man convicted of beating his roommate to death in 2020 is headed to prison.
Redistricting meeting focuses on western Montana
Sparking a back-and-forth with redistricting commissioners, Rep. Brad Tschida, R-Missoula, said Tuesday it wasn’t “fair” that Native Americans are “overreprese…
States tapping historic surpluses for tax cuts and rebates
Stoked by the largest surplus in state history, Missouri's Republican-led Legislature devised a $500 million plan to send one-time tax refunds to millions of h…
Couple recall harrowing escape from fire; credit puppy to saving their lives
Desiree Brewer didn’t think twice about jumping off a balcony, realizing it was her only escape from the flames that engulfed her family’s Kalispell home on Au…
Foundation unveils new look at future Bigfork library
The capital campaign for the project has raised about $821,000 to turn the Ark Building into the new library and construction is expected to begin once the fou…