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Sprunger seeks tax credit for adoptive families
January 27, 2023 midnight

Sprunger seeks tax credit for adoptive families

Legislation that would create an adoption tax credit for Montana residents passed unanimously through the House Taxation Committee on Thursday.

January 27, 2023 midnight

Law roundup: Crime pays for snack thief

Officers with the Kalispell Police Department were asked to investigate the theft of a Hostess snack after a woman allegedly walked out of an Idaho Street store with the product.

WTC presents Mediterranean vibes of musical quartet
January 26, 2023 midnight

WTC presents Mediterranean vibes of musical quartet

The Whitefish Theatre Company presents Seffarine, a brilliant quartet that fuses Moroccan, Arab-Andalusi and Spanish flamenco music with modern sounds.

January 26, 2023 midnight

Arts and entertainment news

Snow Ball benefit event; Father-Daughter Winter Ball; Skijoring event this weekend

Museum presents talk on the history of movie theaters in Kalispell
January 26, 2023 midnight

Museum presents talk on the history of movie theaters in Kalispell

As movies went mainstream in the 1920s, Kalispell entrepreneurs made ready to screen them for avid Flathead audiences.

January 26, 2023 midnight

Nonprofits carrying the torch to serve our neediest

As I read the Jan. 21 letter on homelessness from our county commissioners, I landed on a sweet memory from June of 2014.

January 26, 2023 midnight

Montana PBS to air historical smokejumper film ‘Higgins Ridge’

Smokejumpers who survived a “gobbler” of a wildfire in 1961 will recount their harrowing experience in an upcoming film on Montana PBS. “Higgins Ridge,” named for location of the fire in Idaho’s Selway Bitterroot Wilderness, will air Monday, Jan. 30, at 8 p.m.

Noah Cummings rises up to lead Flathead hoops
January 25, 2023 11:55 p.m.

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.

Bill allowing for death certificates for miscarriages passes committee after tweaks
January 25, 2023 midnight

Bill allowing for death certificates for miscarriages passes committee after tweaks

Legislation allowing families to request a death certificate for miscarriages met with approval in the House Judiciary Committee on Monday after a week of discussion and edits.

January 25, 2023 midnight

New abortion rules will be challenged in court, opponents warn

As the State of Montana considers changing rules to make getting an abortion using Medicaid more difficult and restrictive, a group of health care providers sent a letter via their attorneys warning the state and lawmakers that adopting the proposed rules will lead to a lawsuit.

Vals too much for C-Falls
January 25, 2023 midnight

Vals too much for C-Falls

COLUMBIA FALLS — Braeden Gunlock scored 14 points to lead a balanced attack, and the Bigfork Valkyries downed Columbia Falls 58-26 Tuesday to stay unbeaten.

January 24, 2023 11:55 p.m.

Epperly, Vikings swamp Wildcats

Isak Epperly poured in 25 points and the Bigfork Vikings topped Columbia Falls 63-48 in an intraconference basketball game Tuesday.

January 24, 2023 11:55 p.m.

Glacier stays cold in loss to Big Sky

Missoula Big Sky’s girls basketball team looked pretty tough Tuesday, holding down Glacier for a 38-21 Western AA victory at the Wolf Den. Just wait a couple years.

January 24, 2023 11:55 p.m.

Cuaresma, Big Sky inch past Glacier boys Tuesday

Missoula Big Sky’s Josiah Cuaresma scored 14 points, nine down the stretch as the Eagles rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Glacier 50-49 in Western AA boys basketball.

Essex residents wary of CenturyLink's solution for poor phone service
January 24, 2023 12:05 a.m.

Essex residents wary of CenturyLink's solution for poor phone service

CenturyLink customers in Essex may soon see a stop-gap solution to outages and poor phone service there, but the plan proposed by the telecommunications giant raises as many questions as it answers.

January 24, 2023 midnight

Lawsuit claims insurance company deliberately stalling in Libby asbestos cases

Just weeks after a Cascade County judge agreed with a jury that the insurance company that represented a Libby asbestos mine should pay a former miner there $36.5 million, attorneys for that miner filed a complaint in federal court, claiming that Zurich American Insurance Company systematically stalled and dragged out court proceedings in an attempt to force him into settling the lawsuit before other asbestos cases are tried.

January 24, 2023 midnight

Legislative curtain opens on Gianforte’s ‘red-tape relief’ push

A trio of bills that constitute the most prominent thrust of Gov. Greg Gianforte’s sprawling red-tape relief push drew praise and pushback in their initial hearings before a legislative committee this week.

Columbia Falls speech team wins Class A Western Divisional
January 24, 2023 midnight

Columbia Falls speech team wins Class A Western Divisional

Columbia Falls High School is the Western Class A divisional speech and debate champion, racking up 256 overall points.

Jan Madison, 70
January 24, 2023 midnight

Jan Madison, 70

On Tuesday, Jan. 10, heaven gained one of its most extraordinary angels when Jan N. Madison, went to her eternal home.

Google axes 12,000 jobs as layoffs spread across tech sector
January 23, 2023 8 a.m.

Google axes 12,000 jobs as layoffs spread across tech sector

oogle is laying off 12,000 workers, becoming the latest tech company to trim staff as the economic boom that the industry rode during the COVID-19 pandemic ebbs.