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Montana snowpack rapidly melted in May
Throughout May, warm temperatures across Montana led to a rapid melt off of the state’s snowpack, which sits “larg…
8 arrested after search at house owned by Blackfeet chairman
A federal search warrant executed at a residence owned by the chairman of the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council on Thursday led to eight people being taken int…
Court order voids permit for Lake Five resort
Flathead County District Court Judge Amy Eddy issued an order Monday that both voids a major land-use permit for a resort on Lake Five and orders the property …
U.S. will require valves on new pipelines to prevent disasters
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials on Monday adopted a long delayed rule aimed at reducing deaths and environmental damage from oil and gas pipeline ruptures in response to fatal explosions and massive spills th…
Census: Flathead fastest-growing county in state
Bozeman may be Montana’s most expensive major city, with the median single-family home price in Gallatin County approaching $900,000 as of February, but popula…
Biden tapping oil reserve for 6 months to control gas prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is ordering the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation's strategic petroleum reserve for six months,…
Trout Creek woman sentenced for wire fraud
A Trout Creek woman convicted of wire fraud in U.S. District Court will spend the next four years behind bars and pay more than $650,000 in restitution after years of embezzling checks from her one-time employer’s …
Kalispell man sentenced for trafficking heroin
A Kalispell man earned five years behind bars in U.S. District Court on Tuesday for heroin trafficking as well as illegal possession of a firearm and ammunitio…
Kalispell City Council discusses updated review fees, design standards
Kalispell City Council conducted a comprehensive review of its construction and design standards during a work session Monday evening.
Russia bombards areas where it pledged to scale back
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces bombarded areas around Kyiv and another city just hours after pledging to scale back operations in those zones to promote t…
Break-in aborted after alleged burglars hit wrong home
Four men facing felony conspiracy to commit burglary charges in Flathead County District Court were arrested after allegedly breaking into the wrong apartment during a planned home invasion in Kalispell last week.
Law Roundup: Loud truck suspected of personal vendetta
A loud truck apparently drives past a man’s house multiple times a night, and the man told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office he “feels the driver drives by his house intentionally to upset him.”
U.S. approves bison grazing on Montana prairie amid criticism
U.S. officials on Wednesday announced approval of a conservation group's proposal to expand bison grazing on prairies in north-central Montana as part of a vas…
Montana GOP lines up behind Jim Brown for Supreme Court
The Montana Republican Party executive board voted this week to endorse current Public Service Commission President Jim Brown in the three-way primary for the …
Road work resumes at Foys Lake interchange
Starting this month, Flathead area drivers will again see road construction crews at the Foys Lake Road and U.S. 93 Alt intersection.
Patient assault draws new probe of Montana psych hospital
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Federal investigators visited Montana's state psychiatric hospital for an inspection following an assault that reportedly left a patient with severe injuries.