Police Chief Clint Peters named interim Columbia Falls city manager

A familiar face in city government will run the day-to-day operations of Columbia Falls – at least for a little while.

Polson's Milton, Maki 3rd at State Juniors golf

POLSON — Playing in vastly improved conditions, Frenchtown’s Katie Lewis and Billings’ Tye Boone took medalist honors at the 58th Montana State Juniors golf championship that concluded Wednesday at Polson Bay Golf Course.

Housing the rich in one town, the workers in another

I live in Victor, Idaho — one of Jackson, Wyoming’s, bedroom communities. Every day, roughly 3,400 Idaho residents drive over Teton Pass to work in Jackson. Only about 11,000 of us live on this side of the pass—2,000 in Victor—so commuters make up a significant portion of our population.

County board of adjustment considers recreation facilities, retreat

The Flathead County Board of Adjustment on Tuesday will look at two requests for recreational facilities and a retreat center.

Crews working in sweltering conditions and steep terrain battle major Los Angeles-area wildfire

GORMAN, Calif. (AP) — Strong winds pushed flames through dry brush in mountains along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles, and officials warned residents in the wildfire's path to be prepared to leave if it explodes in size again.

Steven Duane Swanberg, 72

Steven Duane Swanberg, 72, biked off over hills and mountains to Heaven on June 6, 2024, at the Beehive in Kalispell following a battle with Alzheimer's.

Riders hold off Missoula for second straight win

MISSOULA - Gabe Howell and Ty Penner both homered in a six-run third inning to help the Range Riders defeat Missoula 14-12 to round out their six-game series Sunday.

Flathead County Library Board kicks logo design back to committee

Bowing to repeated calls for a more professional design for a future logo, the Flathead County Library Board opted Thursday to go back to the drawing board.

Film and TV crews spent $334 million in Montana during last two years, legislators told

‘Yellowstone’ the largest contributor to the total as lawmakers weigh the value of tax credits.

Supreme Court will take up state bans on gender-affirming care for minors

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday jumped into the fight over transgender rights, agreeing to hear an appeal from the Biden administration seeking to block state bans on gender-affirming care.

Steven Duane Swanberg, 72

Steven Duane Swanberg, 72, biked off over hills and mountains to Heaven on June 6, 2024, at the Beehive in Kalispell following a battle with Alzheimer's.

A halting Biden tries to confront Trump at debate but sparks Democratic anxiety about his candidacy

A raspy and sometimes halting President Joe Biden tried repeatedly to confront Donald Trump in their first debate ahead of the November election, as his Republican rival countered Biden's criticism by leaning into falsehoods about the economy, illegal immigration and his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection.

Legals for June, 24 2024

Letters to the editor June 25

Letters to the editor June 25

Denny Rehberg angling for a comeback in a crowded House race

From a ranch in one of America's largest and newest congressional districts, where agriculture and Republicans dominate the landscape, a retired six-term Montana lawmaker and grandfather is taking an unlikely path in search of a political comeback.

Legals for June, 18 2024

There is a way for Montana residential property taxes to go down

The upcoming property tax year could be a little easier on homeowners and renters than last year.

Time for action on Medicaid expansion

In 2015 Democrats and Republicans in the Montana Legislature put aside their partisan and ideological differences, and taking advantage of the federal Affordable Care Act, expanded Medicaid coverage to more than 90,000 low income Montanans, almost 10% of the state’s entire population. That was a decision from which Montana would profoundly, and proudly, benefit.

Letters to the editor June 23

Letters to the editor June 23

Letters to the editor June 2

Letters to the editor June 2