Griz softball starts conference play

The Montana softball team, winners of four straight and six of its last nine, will open its Big Sky Conference schedule this weekend with a three-game series at Portland State.

Committee tables Regier's bill to dismantle adult-use cannabis industry

On Thursday, one day after an impassioned hearing on Senate Bill 546, the Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee voted 6-4 to table the bill.

Problems with meters, software left Evergreen water customers with surprise bills

Evergreen’s water and sewer utility has issued a statement to customers after months of water meter and software failures left some finding surprising costs on their monthly bills.

Legals for March, 31 2023

Bibler Home and Garden tours support student scholarships

Tickets go on sale Friday, March 31 at 8 a.m. for the self-guided tours and Mother’s Day brunch that all benefit student scholarships at FVCC.

Sports Briefs: Durham retires after 5 seasons at MSU-B

After five seasons back coaching college basketball in Montana, MSU-Billings’ Mick Durham announced Wednesday he is retiring.

Fiery train derailment in Minnesota prompts evacuations

A train hauling ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire in Minnesota early Thursday and nearby residents were ordered to evacuate their homes, authorities said.

Celebrated comedy ‘Falstaff’ shown in Whitefish

Giuseppe Verdi’s glorious comedy “Falstaff” will be shown at 10:30 a.m. at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center.

Homeschool Theatre Club presents classic musical tale

Shows are Friday, March 31 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 1 at 6 p.m. at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center.

2023 elk hunting regs in Montana

Montana is usually ranked as one of America’s best elk hunting states. Deer, antelope, mountain sheep, game birds and numerous other wildlife species are the annual targets of over 100,000 Montana hunters.

Legals for March, 30 2023

Bail reduced for suspect in Kalispell shooting

Accused of shooting and wounding a man in Kalispell hotel in February, Garrett Drew Murray remains behind bars despite a district court judge lessening his bail last week.

Man accused of threatening neighbors with machete hit with stalking charge

A Flathead Valley man is behind bars after allegedly threatening to kill his neighbors with a machete earlier this month.

Board sets deadline for decision on McDonald Creek home

The Flathead Conservation Board gave a San Diego couple until April 3 to either apply for a permit to remove a house built along the banks of McDonald Creek in Glacier National Park or seek a declaratory judgment in the matter.

Senate votes to repeal Iraq War approval many see as mistake

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted Wednesday to repeal the resolution that gave a green light for the 2003 invasion of Iraq, a bipartisan effort to return a basic war power to Congress 20 years after an authorization many now view as a mistake.

Duo suspected of holding up motorists at gunpoint near Kila

Two men face robbery charges in Flathead County District Court after allegedly forcing a vehicle to stop on Browns Meadow Road and holding the occupants up at gunpoint.

John Allen Phillips, 87

John Allen Phillips, 87

Pizza shop owner stretches for win at World Pizza Games

Joe Ledwidge, owner of Ranger Joe’s Pizza, has been practicing his dough stretch for what his industry calls “the Olympics of pizza.”

Clerk and recorder, election workers resign in Lincoln County

With a handful of school board elections around the corner, the Lincoln County clerk and recorder and staff of the county’s Elections Department have resigned from their posts.

Legals for March, 29 2023