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Flathead Valley cities feel financial strain of land use law
Representatives from each of the 10 cities required to comply with the law expressed support for its long-term goa…
Students protest Montana bill to ban transgender athletes
HELENA (AP) — Students, transgender people and allies from across Montana gathered Monday in front of the state Capitol to protest a bill that would ban transgender athletes from competing in school and college spo…
Grizzly mauling near Yellowstone kills backcountry guide
WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. (AP) — A Montana backcountry guide has died after he was mauled by a large grizzly bear just outside Yellowstone National Park who was …
Whitefish farm launches retail partnership
Todd Ulizio is hoping Two Bear Farm’s new Whitefish storefront, The Farmer’s Stand, won’t be a hard sell.
Council considers offer to buy fourth Old School Station lot
Yet another Old School Station lot could soon be off the market.
Whitefish council mulls fireworks restrictions, parking program
The Whitefish City Council will hold public hearings Monday on a proposal to tighten fireworks restrictions as well as a pilot program that would offer $20-a-m…
Columbia Falls woman preps for second Appalachian Trail trek
Shayla Paradeis was at a breaking point.
Law roundup: Man quenches thirst with stolen beer
A cashier allegedly told the Kalispell Police Department an older man wearing a black leather jacket opened a case of beer and drank some of it without paying.
Former meth users interviewed for state report
Nearly 100 former meth users were interviewed for a Department of Justice report that remains unpublished
Hooray for the French boule
I was the kind of mom who almost always answered my kids’ requests to buy something spontaneously with “Not today” or “It’s not on sale.”
Law roundup: Caller puts skateboarders on notice
The driver of a late model white pickup was reportedly driving to the top of a hill and dropping off skateboarders who then gleefully raced down the road.
School board elections: Kila
School elections are May 4 with contested trustee races in several school districts.
School board elections: Somers-Lakeside
School elections are May 4 with contested trustee races in several school districts.
Chronic wasting disease test developed by scientists
BILLINGS(AP) — Scientists have developed a new way to test live animals for chronic wasting disease that holds promise for one day detecting the illness in the…
Judge sides with conservationists in sheep grazing dispute
BILLINGS (AP) — A federal judge on Friday sided with conservation groups who said allowing domestic sheep to graze in a mountain range along the Idaho-Montana border as part of a government agriculture program coul…
High court takes up case on virus relief funding for tribes
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that will determine who is eligible to receive more than $530 million in fed…