Wildcats tame Broncs, 70-30

COLUMBIA FALLS — If they were at all upset with a loss to Flathead on Friday, Columbia Falls took out its frustration on Northwestern A rival Frenchtown on Saturday. The No. 5 Wildcats (8-3 overall, 3-1 Northwestern A) beat the league leaders by 40 points to wrest control of first place from the Broncs (6-4, 3-1) in a 70-30 boys basketball win at Larry Schmautz Memorial Court.

Neighborhood residents assisted in Montana avalanche rescue

Rescue officials say about 100 neighbors converged to help find three people buried Friday when an avalanche swept down a mountain in a residential area of Missoula in western Montana and crushed a house at the bottom.

Bulldogs dominate Stevi

WHITEFISH - The situation called for a little bit of a pep talk.

Buzzer-beaters send Glacier boys past CMR in OT

Waggener, Wolfpack rip Knights

It took Glacier's Ashlee Waggener just over 90 seconds on Tuesday to be whistled for her first foul.

Girls basketball: Glacier blows out Whitefish, 59-14

The Glacier girls didn’t take long to take control of their game against Whitefish Tuesday night, scoring the first 14 points against the Bulldogs on the way to a 59-14 nonconference blowout.

Kalispell plow drivers tackle busy snow season on 114 miles of city streets

It takes 2 1/2 days to get Kalispell streets clear after a major snowstorm.

Browning girls advance to Western A semifinals

Mecca Bullchild scored 30 points for Browning, and the Lady Indians pulled away in the fourth quarter Thursday to beat Stevensville 65-54 at the Western A Divisional girls basketball tournament.

Letters to the editor Sept. 20

Letters to the editor Sept. 20

REACHing for the stars: Grassroots effort underway to replace Dayton Elementary School

With the goal of raising $20 million in five years, a grassroots organization is working to replace Lake County’s aging Dayton Elementary School with a state-of-the-art academic building that will double as a community center.

Noah Cummings rises up to lead Flathead hoops

One of the issues for this year’s Flathead Braves was where, in the wake of the graduated Joston Cripe’s 20 points a game, they were going to find points this basketball season.

Flag football debuts in the valley

Spectators at Legends Stadium witnessed history as Montana high school flag football premiered Saturday morning in the first games played in the Flathead Valley.

Police: Knife used in deadly attack targeting Idaho students

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Four University of Idaho students found dead in an off-campus home were targeted, and the killer or killers used a knife or other "edged weapon" in the attack, police said Tuesday.

FTC investigating ChatGPT creator OpenAI over consumer protection issues

The agency sent OpenAI a 20-page letter requesting detailed information on its AI technology, products, customers, privacy safeguards and data security arrangements.

Legals for June, 27 2023

First African American named to lead Forest Service

Veteran forester Randy Moore has been named chief of the U.S. Forest Service, the first African American to lead the agency in its 116-year history.

The US hasn't seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950. Other STD rates are down or flat

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. syphilis epidemic isn't abating, with the rate of infectious cases rising 9% in 2022, according to a new federal government report on sexually transmitted diseases in adults.

Four school districts have variety of trustee choices

A variety of trustee choices await voters in Smith Valley, Somers-Lakeside, West Valley and Whitefish school districts.

Prep Basketball: Poor shooting sinks Wolfpack girls

Once again, the defense was there for Glacier, but at the same time the Wolfpack’s Achilles’ heel came into play.

Surreal scene as state tournament ends early

The unreal scene from Friday night at Montana’s state basketball tournaments – teams battled in the semifinals not knowing it was their final game – had given way to uncertainty Saturday morning.