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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…
Report: Medicaid expansion bolsters state’s behavioral health system
A new report from the Montana Healthcare Foundation underscores the important role Medicaid expansion plays in helping improve the state’s behavioral health sy…
Governor fills judicial vacancy amid stalled legal challenge
A District Court judge on Wednesday denied a request to temporarily suspend a law that eliminated the Judicial Nomination Commission and allowed Montana's gove…
Grizzly pulled woman out of her tent in Ovando attack
A grizzly bear pulled a woman from her tent in a small Montana town in the middle of the night and killed her before fellow campers could use bear spray to for…
Woman pleads guilty to accountability in son's beating death
A Montana woman has pleaded guilty to accountability to deliberate homicide in the November 2019 beating death of her 5-year-old son in Great Falls.
Montana man charged with negligent arson, 7 homes burned
A Montana man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges alleging he caused a wildland fire north of Yellowstone National Park that burned seven homes and 46 squa…
Rescuers searching for hiker missing in Beartooth Mountains
Search-and-rescue teams on the ground and in the air are looking for a Montana State University graduate student who has not been in contact with her family si…
Second Democrat joins race for Montana's new U.S. House seat
Monica Tranel became the second Democrat to announce her candidacy for Montana's second U.S. House seat, touting her rural roots, success as an Olympian and ex…
Bear pulls woman out of her tent, kills her in Montana
A grizzly bear pulled a woman from her tent in a small Montana town in the middle of the night and killed her before fellow campers could use bear spray to for…
State wraps up downtown Kalispell road work
The Montana Department of Transportation has completed a six-month concrete rehabilitation project in downtown Kalispell.
Kalispell transportation plan goes to city Planning Board
A request from the city of Kalispell to amend its growth policy to include a new long-term plan focused on improving transportation in the area tops the Kalisp…
Grants propel Tunnel Vision art project
Rails to Trails of Northwest Montana has received grants from AARP Montana and Discover Kalispell to expand its Tunnel Vision 2021 project, an effort to paint …
Whitefish hospital supports suicide prevention foundation
Logan Health Whitefish, formerly North Valley Hospital, has made a $65,000 donation to the Nate Chute Foundation to fund programs that battle suicide in the community.
Law roundup: Woman fights for family’s taco night
A woman reportedly became belligerent with other drivers who asked her to move when she parked her vehicle in the roadway, waiting to turn into a fast food restaurant because she had to get tacos for her family.
In hunt for infrastructure deal, every Dem has leverage
In a crucial moment for Democrats, party leaders are hunting for a sweet spot that would satisfy their rival moderate and progressive wings on legislation to f…
USDA declares drought emergency in 15 Montana counties
The U.S. Department of Agriculture declared Tuesday a drought disaster in 15 additional Montana counties, bringing the number of counties in a declared disaste…