Met Opera Live in HD airs ‘Medea’ in Whitefish

Whitefish Theatre Company and the Whitefish Performing Arts Center are co-presenting the second live on-screen performance of the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD 2022-2023 season.

WTC brings gripping ‘Church & State’ to the stage

The Whitefish Theatre Co. presents its second Black Curtain theater production of the 2022-2023 season with “Church & State” by Jason Odell Williams. Called “surprisingly subtle and sophisticated,” “Church & State” has performances at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 and 20 at the O’Shaughnessy Center in Whitefish.

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‘Come as you are’ to Alliance’s Drag Show

NW Ballet Co. brings back beloved ‘Nutcracker’

This Thanksgiving weekend the Northwest Ballet Company will present its 34th production of the classic “Nutcracker” at the Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts.

Reproductive rights groups say the rejection of LR-131 is a bellwether for future abortion legislation in Montana.

When Dr. Timothy Mitchell, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist in Missoula, read the bill behind Montana’s LR-131, the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act, he said, he was motivated for the first time in his medical career to get involved in a political campaign about reproductive health.

Legals for November, 17 2022

McConnell reelected Senate GOP leader: 'Not going anywhere'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Mitch McConnell was reelected as Republican leader Wednesday, quashing a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, the Senate GOP campaign chief criticized after a disappointing performance in the midterm elections that kept Senate control with Democrats.

Derick James Jolma, 46

Derick James Jolma, beloved husband, father, son and brother passed away peacefully surrounded by family in Billings on Nov. 9, 2022, after a short illness.

Linda Zimet

Professional triathlete, avid skier, mountaineer, business owner, mother and incredibly kind person, Linda Zimet passed on Nov. 8, 2022, surrounded by loved ones after a sudden battle with brain cancer.

Flathead’s Henley, Glacier’s Gulick land Frontier volleyball honors

Frontier Conference Commissioner Kent Paulson announced the 2022 Frontier Conference volleyball honors teams, and Flathead High product Taylor Henley is a first-team pick.

Police: Knife used in deadly attack targeting Idaho students

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Four University of Idaho students found dead in an off-campus home were targeted, and the killer or killers used a knife or other "edged weapon" in the attack, police said Tuesday.

Cascade County Election Official says cops called after skeptics escalate

Law enforcement was called Friday after a group of election integrity skeptics in Cascade County escalated tactics, circling the county office and waiting for election officials and staff to come outside, according to County Clerk and Recorder Rina Moore.

Man allegedly threatened landlord with shotgun

John Raymond Welzel, 34, faces an assault with a weapon charge in Flathead County District Court.

Letters to the editor Nov. 15

Letters to the editor Nov. 15

Police identify 4 University of Idaho students found dead

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Police have identified the four University of Idaho students who were found dead in a home near the Moscow, Idaho campus on Sunday.

Law roundup: Woman trapped in car wash, freed

A woman was reportedly stuck in an automatic car wash for about 20 minutes when she called the Kalispell Police Department. She told officers she tried calling a phone number provided in the car wash but only got a recording.

Montana's wolf hunting, trapping regs are unlawful

The general rifle hunting season opened recently across Montana. Thousands of hunters began pursuing elk and deer with the intention of putting meat in their freezer, hunting with a reverence for the wildlife they are pursuing. But there is another hunt going on, void of respect and with no purpose but to kill. So we sued.

Quirky downtown Whitefish store has been home for the community

After running the Central Avenue store for 35 years, founder Craig Drynan, sold the business to Bree James in 2014.

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Legals for November, 13 2022