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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…
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations declining in Montana
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The number of COVID-19 cases and related hospitalizations have been declining in Montana, the state health department told the governor.
Montana inmate confesses to 1968 slaying, dismemberment
A Montana prison inmate serving a 100-year sentence for killing his wife in 1983 has confessed to strangling, sexually assaulting and dismembering a 19-year-ol…
Interim library director resigns amid conflict with board
The interim director of ImagineIF Libraries has resigned amid growing tension between some library board members and library staff over what she sees as board …
Troy city clerk cracks open town's book of the dead
Over the past two years, Tracy Rebo, Troy’s clerk and treasurer, and other city officials have paired entries in the record book with information from the ceme…
Columbia Falls man jailed after alleged road rage incident
A Columbia Falls man with a violent past has been charged with a felony after a reported road rage incident earlier this week.
Home listed for $1.5M in Glacier under contract in 3 days
A manufactured home recently listed for $1.5 million in Apgar Village in Glacier National Park was under contract in a matter of days, another illustration of …
Civil Air Patrol celebrates 80th anniversary
The U.S. Civil Air Patrol, an auxiliary branch of the Air Force, celebrated its 80th anniversary Wednesday.
Lake County voters to consider local marijuana tax
With the legal sale of recreational marijuana set to begin Jan. 1 across Montana, Lake County residents are being asked to weigh in on whether to impose a loca…
Law roundup: Drone not interested in paranoid man
A man was upset about a drone flying near his house.
Wildfire destroys 24 houses in central Montana town
A late-season wildfire that came amid unseasonably warm weather and was pushed by strong winds ripped through a tiny central Montana farming town overnight, bu…
Wednesday was Kalispell's warmest December day on record
Kalispell set another record high temperature Thursday while most residents were still asleep.
Deal reached to reduce Yellowstone's bison herd by 600-900
Officials have agreed to allow as many as 900 bison from Yellowstone National Park to be shot by hunters, sent to slaughter or placed in quarantine this winter…
Law roundup: Too early for Christmas decor?
Someone called the Kalispell Police Department after seeing lights flashing in different directions like strobe lights at a neighbor's house.
Pedestrian killed on U.S. 2 in Evergreen
A pedestrian was stuck and killed in Evergreen on Wednesday evening, according to authorities investigating the incident.
Montana lacks snow plow drivers, road clearing could be slow
Montana's Department of Transportation warned residents Thursday that it could take longer to clear snow from highways this winter because the state has been u…