Bigfork sweeps District track titles on own oval

BIGFORK — Chloe Raats won the 200 and 400, Lily Tanko swept the hurdles races and Bigfork’s girls ran away with the team title at the District 7-B track and field meet, held on its own track Saturday.

Whitefish girls win Polson ABC title

POLSON — The Lady Bulldogs dominated the sprints and relays to win the team title at the Nelson-Thomas ABC Meet Saturday.

How Montana ski areas are adapting to the climate crisis

With less snow in the future, Bridger Bowl, Big Sky Resort and others work to lessen the impacts and adjust to changing seasons.

Griz garner pair of individual titles, school record on Day 3 of Championships

POCATELLO, Idaho – Montana had a memorable day at the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Friday, winning two individual titles and setting a school record in another event.

Elk study underway on Blackfeet lands, Glacier National Park

Visitors on the east side of Glacier National Park and the Blackfeet tribal lands may see elk wearing collars this year.

Legals for May, 12 2022

Man already facing felony theft charge accused of stealing vehicle

A man accused in April of stealing more than $6,000 in tools and equipment from a Kalispell shed is back in county jail after allegedly boosting a car while out on pretrial release. Nathaniel Ray Warner, 25, is being held in the Flathead County Detention Center on a $40,000 bond.

Legals for May, 11 2022

Montana child care providers, families, demonstrate for equity, better pay

On Monday, some 25 people gathered at the Missoula County Courthouse lawn for the Day Without Child Care Strike, joining child care workers and supporters at Kalispell’s Depot Park and across the country to call for living wages for providers, affordable care for all families, and an equitable child care system “built on racial justice.”

Legals for May, 10 2022

Births

Trysten Jaren Henriod, son of Amy and Caleb Henroid of Kalispell, was born on April 2, 2022, at Logan Health Whitefish.

Legals for May, 9 2022

Railroaders quit after BNSF institutes ‘draconian’ attendance policy

Brady Wassam knew what to expect when he took a job on the railroad. Wassam, 30, of Columbia Falls, came from a family of railroaders who have spent years moving freight over the mountains of northwest Montana.

Impacts of inflation on the community and food banks

While the current rate of inflation is affecting all of us, it once again hits our low-income neighbors the hardest.

Law roundup: Man’s rude behavior needs removal

A man was allegedly spraying weeds for a neighbor in Whitefish with the owner’s permission when someone came out and confronted him by getting in his face and saying he was on the wrong property.

They’ll play: Western schools excited for MHSA baseball

The Montana High School Association’s addition of baseball as a spring sport brought with it a big dose of enthusiasm tempered with a splash of realism.

AA Lakers split pair in Helena

HELENA — Kostya Hoffman threw five solid innings and backed his own pitching with four runs batted in as Kalispell AA Lakers downed Bozeman 15-3 in Legion baseball Saturday. The Lakers went 1-1 in a round-robin that included the host Helena Senators, who won 9-1 later Saturday.

Man accused of raping, sexually assaulting teen girls out on bail

William James Pillans, 25, was released from the Flathead County Detention Center on May 5. His attorney, Maury Solomon, earlier in the day successfully petitioned District Judge Amy Eddy to lower bail from $150,000 to $25,000.

C-Falls shuts out Libby

COLUMBIA FALLS — Maddie Moultray threw a five-inning three-hitter and Columbia Falls downed Libby 10-0 Friday to stay atop the Northwest A softball standings.

Flathead falls to first-place Capital

HELENA — Flathead managed one hit in a 10-0 loss to Helena Capital in a Western AA softball contest Friday at Kidsports.