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Flathead Forest updates Round Star Project following court order
Flathead National Forest released an updated assessment for the 9,500-acre Round Star Project near Whitefish, fulf…
Mule deer quotas adjusted in response to spring surveys
While mule deer populations remain steady in portions of the state, spring green-up surveys conducted by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks wildlife biologists s…
'Big fruit year' say cherry growers
Flathead cherry season is here, and lots of sweet, juicy cherries are ripe and ready to eat. “Big fruit this year,” said Bruce Johnson, a board member of the F…
Stage 1 fire restrictions to begin Saturday across Northwest Montana
Northwest Montana fire managers on Wednesday decided to enact stage 1 fire restrictions across the region beginning Saturday.
Traps removed after no sign of the grizzly that killed a woman near Yellowstone
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Wildlife workers on Tuesday halted their efforts to capture a grizzly bear that killed a woman over the weekend near Yellowstone Nationa…
Troy Dispatch no longer taking calls for service
Emergency and non-emergency dispatch services for the Troy Area District were transferred to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch on Monday, July 17.
Zinke seeks money for Kalispell infrastructure project
Federal money for community infrastructure projects in Kalispell and on the Blackfeet Reservation may come within the year.
Judge approves $9M settlement for Blackfeet telecomms customers who alleged discrimination
A federal judge has approved a $9 million class action settlement involving a nonprofit telecommunications co-op that will pay back millions in capital credits to several hundred tribal members of the former Browni…
Revocation of release sought for man awaiting sentencing for drunken wreck
Prosecutors are seeking to revoke the release of a man awaiting sentencing for a negligent vehicular assault charge after he allegedly violated the conditions …
Gianforte requests federal drought relief for Northwest Montana
Gov. Greg Gianforte asked the federal government on Tuesday to designate Northwest Montana as a primary natural disaster area due to drought conditions.
Small fire on the east side of Glacier National Park contained
A wildfire less than a tenth of an acre in size is contained on the east side of Glacier National Park.
Crime lab IDs human remains found near Polebridge
Human remains found earlier this month in the wilderness north of Polebridge have been identified by the Montana State Crime Lab.
More Montanans lose Medicaid coverage as reevaluations continue
Montana health officials ended Medicaid health insurance coverage for 19,244 people in May, bringing the total number of people removed from the public health …
Seeley-Swan wildfire doubles in size
A wildfire burning northeast of Seeley Lake doubled in size Monday as critical fire weather blasted the region.
Kalispell business groups look to hire security guards to patrol downtown
A trio of Kalispell business organizations are raising funds to pay for private security guards to patrol the downtown area in an effort to deter what represen…
Zinke works to delist Yellowstone’s grizzly population
The House Appropriations Committee approved July 19 U.S. Congressman Ryan Zinke’s amendment to delist the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Grizzly from the Endang…