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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…
Kalispell council expands use of accessory dwellings
After 10 months of back-and-forth discussions, the Kalispell City Council on Monday voted to authorize an expansion of accessory dwelling units in specific cit…
Kalispell youth soccer player recovering from cardiac event
Fourteen-year-old Tucker Paul's heart stopped for several minutes after collapsing during a soccer game June 6.
Highway patrol finds video but still faces damages in crash
The Montana Highway Patrol found video it said was missing but will still face penalties in a lawsuit from a Wyoming man who accused a trooper of making an ill…
Montana businesses encouraged to report unemployment fraud
Montana employers are encouraged to notify the state Department of Labor and Industry if an unemployment insurance claimant fails to appear for a scheduled int…
Glacier National Park records one of busiest Junes
Glacier National Park had one of its busiest Junes on record last month, with more than a half-million visits despite a new reservation system aimed at easing …
State senator charged with reckless driving, obstructing officer
Montana Senate President Pro Tempore Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, has been charged with three misdemeanors, including obstruction of a peace officer, after he …
Man who guided illegally in Yellowstone gets week in jail
A judge has sentenced an Oklahoma man to a week in jail and ordered him to pay $1,100 for guiding visitors illegally in Yellowstone National Park.
Man given possibility of parole for killings when he was 17
A Montana man who was serving a life sentence for killing three people when he was 17 now has the opportunity to seek parole.
Officials identify suspect, victim in homicide, abduction
Cascade County officials have identified a shooting victim and the suspect in a homicide and abduction that happened at a residence in Great Falls last week an…
Bigfork man accused of assaulting police officer
A Bigfork man is charged with assaulting a police officer early Saturday in Whitefish.
Suspect jailed after 79-year-old fatally stabbed in Winnett
Law enforcement officers in central Montana are investigating a fight between two men in a small town that left a 79-year-old man dead and a 29-year-old with a gunshot wound to his arm.
Heritage Days celebrates Columbia Falls' history
Columbia Falls’ annual Heritage Days is a celebration of the town’s history and heritage.
Free 'Medicare 101' classes resume July 27
The Flathead County Agency on Aging will resume in-person "Medicare 101" classes on July 27. The free two-hour sessions help people understand the federal health insurance program, including questions about enrollm…
DREAM Adaptive water sports program gets $7,500 Weyerhaeuser grant
DREAM Adaptive Recreation has received a $7,500 grant from the Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund to support the nonprofit's summer water sports program.
UM students tackle climate change with popular minor
Amid a record-setting drought across the Pacific Northwest and fires raging in the West, students enrolled in the University of Montana's climate change studie…