General News
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PHOTOS: Flathead, Glacier class of 2026 graduation ceremonies
Photos from Flathead and Glacier high schools' graduation ceremonies held Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6.
Montana joins Arizona lawsuit to halt Biden immigration plan
HELENA (AP) — Montana's top prosecutor on Monday joined a lawsuit filed last month by Arizona which seeks to halt President Joe Biden's new immigration policie…
Report on oil and gas sale ban due by summer
BILLINGS (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday that it will deliver an interim report on its suspension of oil and gas sales from federal lands and wate…
Propane leak precedes Ryegate house explosion that killed 2
A propane leak apparently led to an explosion that destroyed a mobile home in the central Montana town of Ryegate, killing two people who owned a bar there, Golden Valley County officials said.
Bigfork Chamber tops Salvation Army virtual red kettle giving
The Salvation Army bell ringers may have been absent from grocery store entrances this year, but that didn’t stop Bigfork residents from filling the red kettle…
Montana looks at next steps for Colstrip
Less than two years ago, just over the border in Campbell County, Wyoming, around 700 coal workers lost their jobs when the Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr mines shut down. It is a fate many in Montana’s coal country, l…
Law roundup: Man punches truck over parking
A man was purportedly punching a woman’s truck on Ninth Street because he was mad she parked in a walkway. She told Columbia Falls Police Department he might be intoxicated.
Walkout planned by ‘Students for Optional Masks’
A group of high school students who want masks to be optional in schools have planned a walkout today in protest of Kalispell Public Schools’ decision to continue a mask mandate as part of COVID-19 mitigation measu…
FBI arrests 2, including Montana man, in Capitol riot
NEW YORK (AP) — Two men wanted in the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol were arrested over the weekend, including one who reportedly served as a bodyguard to former President Donald Trump's longtime political confida…
Former manager pleads guilty in North Dakota oilfield death
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A man accusing of lying to investigators about the 2014 death of an oilfield worker in North Dakota pleaded guilty Monday in federal court.
Authorities ID three killed in Creston crash
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of three people who died in a traffic crash Saturday night in the Creston area.
Blue Moon co-owner Dick Sapa dies
Dick Sapa, the co-owner of the iconic Blue Moon Nite Club west of Columbia Falls died March 4 at his Columbia Falls home. He was 78.
States look to step up wolf kills
BILLINGS (AP) — Payments for dead wolves. Unlimited hunting of the animals. Shooting wolves from the air.
Council considers completing Lawrence Park trails
The Kalispell City Council hopes to come full circle during a work session tonight by discussing the completion of unfinished loop trails at Lawrence Park.
Law roundup: Phone and watch battle results in 911 call
A man accidentally dialed 911 and hung up. Dispatchers called him back and he said his phone and watch “were having a battle.”
Peerman family regroups, relocates to new eatery space
It’s been a year full of changes for just about everyone, but for the Peerman family in Whitefish, perhaps even more than most.