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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…
Search underway for missing boater in northern Idaho
Searchers are looking for a man who went missing in the Coeur d'Alene River while trying to retrieve a set of boat keys that had fallen into the water.
Swan Lake woman played pro baseball during WWII
Under the shade of an umbrella, Donna Roberts, peaked out from beneath a sun hat to catch the action at the Bigfork Fourth of July Parade.
They're back: Bison could appear soon in Glacier Park
A herd of at least 75 or 85 bison may be released within a year or so to land in the Chief Mountain area of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, with freedom to w…
Law roundup: Woman tired of ongoing harassment
A Mountain Park Drive apartment dweller was allegedly being harassed on an ongoing basis and she wanted the Whitefish Police Department to discuss what options she had because building management had not offered a …
Glacier Park headquarters now solar-powered
Glacier National Park's headquarters building has gone solar.
California wildfire advances as heat wave blankets US West
Firefighters struggled to contain an exploding Northern California wildfire under blazing temperatures as another heat wave blanketed the West, prompting an ex…
Great Falls man sentenced to 60 years for motel murder
A Cascade County judge has sentenced a Great Falls man to 60 years in prison for a 2017 murder of a woman at the Airway Motel.
Yellowstone invasive mussel find both reassuring, alarming
For Sue Mills, it was simultaneously concerning and reassuring for her staff to find a quagga mussel attached to a boat that was about to hit the water in Yell…
Large Montana ranch sold to subsidiary of Montana resort
A subsidiary of the company that owns the Yellowstone Club bought an 18,000-acre ranch at the foot of the Crazy Mountains east of Clyde Park, and said they hav…
Montana redistricting commission adopts congressional criteria
Montana's five-member redistricting commission voted Friday to formally adopt criteria to guide its work in establishing lines for the state's new congressiona…
Law roundup: Man conveniently misbehaves outside jail
A disorderly individual seemed to be in the right place at the right time when he was reported to the Kalispell Police Department for causing some disruptions outside the Flathead County Jail.
Hungry Horse man accused of throwing firework at crowd
A Hungry Horse man with a lengthy criminal history was arrested and jailed after allegedly throwing mortar-type fireworks at a crowd of people and a Flathead C…
Public asked to collaborate on Krause Basin recreation plan
Flathead National Forest officials are seeking public participants for a collaborative project that will focus on developing a recreation management strategy f…
Reappraisal reality: Flathead property values, taxes going up
A Montana housing market often described as a "feeding frenzy" for out-of-state home buyers is driving up prices and appraisals. The surge in demand means home…
Tears, politics and money: School boards become battle zones
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Local school boards around the country are increasingly becoming cauldrons of anger and political division, boiling with disputes over such issues as COVID-19 mask rules, the treatment of tr…