FVCC alumnus ceramic artist feature of new exhibit

The event is April 4 from 4-6 p.m. in the Arts and Technology Building lobby on campus in Kalispell.

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.

State announces roadwork in Marion, Whitefish

The Montana Department of Transportation, in partnership with LHC Incorporated, announced Monday upcoming roadwork projects in Marion and Whitefish.

MSU freshman from Libby selected for national trading competition team

BOZEMAN – Montana State University freshman Zane Nordwick decided halfway through last semester to change his major from physics to mathematics so he could “skip the middle guy and go straight to math.”

John Allen Phillips, 87

John Allen Phillips, 87

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

Sports Briefs: Bannan leaving Griz for pros

Mary hires Schillinger; MSU's Germer in portal

Josh Bannan, a first-team all-Big Sky Conference pick for the Montana Grizzlies last season, is leaving the program to chase a professional basketball career.

Police: Nashville shooter bought 7 guns before school attack

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The person who killed three children and three adults at a Christian school in Nashville legally bought seven firearms in recent years and hid the guns from their parents before the attack, police said Tuesday.

Fresh produce is an increasingly popular prescription for chronically ill patients

When Mackenzie Sachs, a registered dietitian on the Blackfeet Reservation, in northwestern Montana, sees a patient experiencing high blood pressure, diabetes, or another chronic illness, her first thought isn’t necessarily to recommend medication.

State wildlife agency eyes overhaul of wolf regulations

Two decades after first adopting a wolf management plan, state officials are considering overhauling and updating the document.

Legals for March, 28 2023

Owen Sowerwine rich with natural habitat

The Owen Sowerwine Natural Area is a prime example of healthy land.

Local rock climbers care for Northwest Montana's crags

It was a splitter day at the crags.

Try Rogers Lake for rare arctic grayling

Ah, its springtime in the Flathead when a young man’s fancy turns to open water spring fishing, or at least something like that.

Destination: Spring migration at Freezout Lake

Every year, snow geese in the hundreds of thousands stop at Freezout Lake Wildilfe Management Area northwest of Great Falls, traveling in large groups en route to northern breeding grounds for the warmer months.

Kalispell Public Schools seek general fund levies

Ballot drop-off location changes

General fund levies for Kalispell Public Schools’ elementary and high school districts will be on the ballot in a May mail ballot election.

Timber management project aims to mimic natural process

Forests regenerate on their own naturally, sometimes through wildfire. In 1929, the Half Moon fire burned more than 100,000 acres in the Flathead Valley and Glacier National Park, leaving the woods around Coram and Lake Five scorched black.

Dorothy Karper, 91

Dorothy Karper, 91

Business newsmakers

Happenings at Flathead businesses