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Flathead County says it gets to appoint Planning Board members in lawsuit response
The conservation district filed a lawsuit against county commissioners and the Planning and Zoning Department afte…
Settlement reached in suit against ultra-rich Montana club
BILLINGS (AP) — Dozens of Jamaican citizens recruited to work as cooks, servers and housekeepers at a Montana ski resort for the ultra-rich have reached a $1 m…
2 men die in boating accident northeast of Helena
HELENA (AP) — Two Helena men died in a boating accident on Hauser Reservoir northeast of Helena, Lewis and Clark County officials said.
U.S. marks slowest population growth since the Depression
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. population growth has slowed to the lowest rate since the Great Depression, the Census Bureau said, as Americans continued their march t…
Rapid population growth gives Montana second U.S. House seat
HELENA (AP) — Montana's recent population boom will let the state regain the second U.S. House seat it lost nearly 30 years ago, according to U.S. Census Burea…
Time changed for Sun Road ticket opener
Glacier National Park has changed the time that tickets for the Going-to-the-Sun Road entry will go live. The time is now 8 a.m. Mountain Time April 29.
Supreme Court to take up right to carry gun for self-defense
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an appeal to expand gun rights in the United States in a New York case over the right to carry a f…
Visionary developer Duane Hagadone loved the Lake City
Duane B. Hagadone, a private but devoted family man and an icon of publishing, real estate and hospitality, died Saturday at his winter home in Palm Desert at …
Samaritan House looks to expand its facility
The Kalispell City Council will have a loaded agenda in front of it at a work session Monday evening.
Law roundup: Woman spooked by leaking camper
A property manager wanted Kalispell Police Department to check out a scary-looking camper with two orange stripes on it that had been abandoned on the property four days ago and was leaking something before they ha…
2 Montana men cited over helicopter poaching of wolves
BILLINGS (AP) — Two Montana men have been cited over illegally poaching two wolves from a helicopter in the Big Hole Valley.
Open hearts and open homes
Nearly 3,700 children are in foster care in the state of Montana, the second-highest number per capita in the United States.
Light of Life shines in child care services
An abiding passion for kids is what inspires the staff at Light of Life Child Care to be the award-winning facility that it is.
Seeds of change: Evergreen Community Garden to open in May
There’s something big growing in Evergreen. In a grassy expanse behind Calvary Lutheran Church, are the beginnings of the Evergreen Community Garden.
Evergreen sidewalk project awaits green light from county
It's harder than you might think to get a sidewalk built in Evergreen.
How to train your dragon: A story of fire and ice
Horse training duo looking for success in Extreme Mustang Makeover challenge