Montana latest to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors

Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill Friday to ban gender-affirming medical care for young transgender people — the battle over which ended with the removal of a transgender lawmaker from the House floor.

Charles "Skip" Monroe Dunfee, 87

Charles "Skip" Monroe Dunfee, 87

Libby mom and preemie share air ambulance experience at ALERT banquet

Verity Thorne remembers the fear that came with hearing her 2-month-old son, born prematurely and having spent his first days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, needed to go to Salt Lake City for life saving care.

ATP Kids theater presents ‘Les Miserables’

Fifty-five high school students from around the Flathead Valley will show audiences the transformational power of forgiveness, mercy, justice and love in an ATP Kids production of the Broadway musical “Les Miserables.”

Hockaday Museum hosts programs on Salish storytelling and bark baskets

The Hockaday Museum of Art next month is hosting Montana Conversations, which includes presentations on Salish storytelling and baskets, along with a basket making workshop.

Jazz-infused opera about champion boxer comes to O’Shaughnessy Center

The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD season continues Saturday with “Champion,” the operatic, jazz-infused, retelling of the tragic life and redemption of boxer Emile Griffith.

Martin City man facing criminal endangerment charge pleads not guilty

A Martin City man accused of dragging a person down a Columbia Falls street with his pickup in March pleaded not guilty to a single count of criminal endangerment earlier this month.

UM philosophy professor speaks on wildlife recovery

Environmental philosopher and author Christopher Preston will speak on his latest book, “Tenacious Beasts: Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think about Animals” May 3 at the Northwest Montana History Museum.

Man given suspended sentence in 2022 back behind bars for alleged knife attack

A Kalispell man sentenced last year for spitting on a police officer is back behind bars after allegedly attacking a person at a gas station earlier this month.

City benefits from mistake while Whitefish residents pay

Whitefish contracted two consulting firms to produce reports that determined the water usage statistics of Whitefish households.

Rep. Zooey Zephyr's town feels divide from rest of Montana

MISSOULA, Montana (AP) — In the college town of Missoula, pride flags are as common a sight as the peaks of Montana's Rattlesnake Mountains. Even a downtown crosswalk is rainbow-colored.

Paddling Film Festival is May 14 in Whitefish

Paddling Film Festival is May 14 in Whitefish

Carol Ann Gordon, 80

Carol Ann Gordon, nee Wandesforde, died unexpectedly in her sleep on April 16, 2023, in Washington, D.C., at the age of 80. She was born March 24, 1943, in Seattle to Harold Wandesforde and Anna Henderson Tait.

Legals for April, 27 2023

Flathead senior Tali Miller closing out an underrated career

Tali Miller was a solid three-sport athlete for the Flathead Bravettes — volleyball, basketball and track and field — before flag football came along last fall.

Gianforte’s son one of many lobbying governor against trans bills

In late March, David Gianforte made an appointment to talk about three bills with Montana’s Republican governor, Greg Gianforte, who happens to be his father.

Arbor Day celebration Friday at Woodland Park

Kalispell has been recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City USA for 36 years,

Libby City Council approves Ercanbrack as new chief of police

Libby City Council approved the hiring of Cody Ercanbrack as the municipality's new police chief at an April 20 special meeting.

FVCC event raises funds for student scholarships

The Flathead Valley Community College Foundation raised $45,000 for student scholarships during its recent Festival of Flavors event.

William “Billy” Charles Sapa, 53

William “Billy” Charles Sapa, 53