John L. Moore Jr., 59

John L. Moore Jr., 59

Montana Legends look forward to their 14th year of fundraising for veterans

Fourteen years ago, just before Memorial Day, Richard “Hog Dick” Fliehler and Mitchell Allen Kopczyk lost their lives in a car accident near Bigfork on their way to the A Bar in Ferndale, where they planned to meet friends John “JP” Pettigrew and Fella Mulberger.

Businesses addressing local child care shortage

Local businesses and child care centers are looking to partner up and offer child care benefits in an effort to attract and retain employees, with a lack of early childhood education and preschool options keeping would-be working parents at home to take care of young children.

Libby wins before rain suspends State A

Rain halted proceedings at the State A softball tournament Thursday, leaving Libby, Columbia Falls and Polson to make up time on Friday.

Ramage, Ellis, Beagle and Todd in semis at State A tennis

Columbia Fall’s Cloey Ramage worked her way into semifinals at the Class A State Tennis Tournament on Thursday, as did Whitefish duo Mason Kelch and Dane Hunt

Glacier boys tied with Gallatin for second at State AA

As expected, Glacier’s top doubles pairs made a good showing on the first day of the Class AA State Tennis Tournament at FVCC on Thursday under mostly dry skies.

Whitefish man arraigned on allegations of voter fraud

A Whitefish man accused of casting another person’s ballot in the 2020 election pleaded not guilty in federal court on Thursday.

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — The founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison for orchestrating a weekslong plot that culminated in his followers attacking the U.S. Capitol in a bid to keep President Joe Biden out of the White House after the 2020 election.

Rock phenom and a capella group both makes stops in Kalispell this fall

Tickets are on sale now for two blockbuster concert tours coming to the Wachholz Wachholz College Center in the fall.

Flathead High School theater takes audiences ‘Around the World in 80 Days’

Flathead High School’s 2022 theater season with the extraordinary adventures of Phileas Fogg in “Around the World in 80 Days,” May 25 and 26th.

Daines bill targets drag performances on military bases

A drag queen story hour and drag show on Malmstrom Air Force base nearly two years ago has prompted U.S. Sen. Steve Daines to push for a ban on what he describes as “adult cabaret performances” on military installations.

Port Polson Players presents 'Steel Magnolias'

The Port Polson Players continues its 48th season with the heartfelt comedy-drama “Steel Magnolias.”

New angling opportunities in Montana

Similar to most fishermen or should I say anglers, since there are some very dedicated local lady anglers, I am always looking for more information about how to catch more fish and especially about new angling opportunities.

Fifth Avenue West in Kalispell to close for paving project

A portion of Fifth Avenue West will again close to traffic this week as the Kalispell Street Department paves the busy stretch of roadway as part of a sewer and water main relocation project.

Legals for May, 25 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launches 2024 GOP presidential campaign to challenge Trump

MIAMI (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered the 2024 presidential race on Wednesday, stepping into a crowded Republican primary contest that will test both his national appeal as an outspoken cultural conservative and the GOP's willingness to move on from former President Donald Trump.

Tina Turner, unstoppable superstar whose hits included 'What's Love Got to Do With It,' dead at 83

NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows in the 1960s and '70s and survived her horrifying marriage to triumph in middle age with the chart-topping "What's Love Got to Do With It," has died at 83.

Officers describe chaos, fear on Jan. 6 as judge weighs prison time for Oath Keepers' Rhodes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and public servants who fled the mob's attack told a judge on Wednesday that they are still haunted by what they endured, as the judge prepares to hand down sentences in a landmark Capitol riot case.

Yellowstone baby bison put to death after visitor picks it up, leading herd to reject it

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park officials killed a newborn bison because its herd wouldn't take the animal back after a man picked it up.

Hearing date set for Glacier National Park inholder case

The Flathead Conservation District Board on Monday set Aug. 25 as the hearing date for a home that it believes was illegally built on the shores of McDonald Creek in Glacier National Park.