Flathead looking for nice round number (20) at seeding tourney

A year ago, on the way to their second straight State AA title, the Flathead Brave Brawlers qualified 24 wrestlers at the Western AA Divisional.

First-ever girls wrestling divisional starts today

This week girls wrestling will experience another first – a divisional seeding tournament.

Montana resolution seeking Article V Convention tabled in split Senate vote

A resolution that would make Montana the 20th state to request an Article V Convention to amend the U.S. Constitution is likely dead after it failed on its third reading in the Senate Wednesday.

In pursuit of yellow perch

Wow, it’s February and we are past the half- way point in our winter.

Writer invites view into a ‘Wilderness Life’

Writer and former wildlife biologist John Fraley is one of the speakers for the 21st annual John White Series.

Phillips Gallery opens impressionist exhibit

Phillips Gallery invites the public to meet the artist, Ronald Prestwich of Kalispell, during the First Friday opening reception for the new “Mad About Mountains and Aspens” exhibition from 5 to 7 p.m on Friday, Feb. 3.

Kalispell woman accused of striking husband with glass vase

Natalie Kay Heser, 55, faces an assault with a weapon charge in Flathead County District Court after the Jan. 29 disturbance on the 800 block of East Washington Street.

WTC presents Mediterranean vibes of musical quartet

The sounds that stir the dry winds of Southern Spain and Morocco, two countries separated by only a whisper of the Mediterranean, are the musical DNA of the beautifully complex music of Seffarine.

Last of bungling burglars sentenced

Joseph Craig Neva, 20, apologized in Flathead County District Court for his role in the March 26 break-in prior to receiving his punishment.

Flathead’s Noah Poe-Hatten has his sights set on a title

Noah Poe-Hatten has way more wins, 120, than losses in his high school wrestling career, but one of the 21 defeats has stuck with him.

Whitefish Mountain Resort evacuates 150 skiers off new Chair 4

Skiers and boarders were lowered down by rope from the new Snow Ghost Express chairlift at Whitefish Mountain Resort following a mechanical failure Wednesday.

Committee debates Kalispell representative's medical ‘right of conscience’ bill

A bill that would allow medical institutions, providers and other health care employees to deny services based on their “ethical, moral, or religious beliefs or principles” was the subject of intense debate Monday during an initial committee hearing, setting up a conflict over rights of providers and patients.

Murder suspect ‘uncooperative’ with state hospital staff

The Columbia Falls man faces a deliberate homicide charge in Flathead County District Court after allegedly stabbing another man to death at a Dawn Drive home on Sept. 20.

Bills prohibiting gender-affirming care for minors, changing obscenity law pass committee

Two controversial bills that galvanized opposition at a couple of lengthy hearings, one prohibiting gender affirming care for minors and the other changing the obscenity law for materials in schools, passed their respective committees Tuesday.

Barnard, Lady Pirates down Whitefish by 17

Julia Barnard scored 14 points, and the Polson Pirates made a 29-16 halftime lead stand up for a 51-34 girls basketball win over Northwest A rival Whitefish Tuesday.

Glacier High students disciplined following hazing allegations

Two Glacier High School students have been suspended from extracurricular activities for the remainder of the school year as officials investigate allegations of hazing on the wrestling team last year.

Bill creating a $100 million infrastructure fund advances in House

Legislation to create a $100 million transportation infrastructure fund passed unanimously through the House Appropriations Committee last week.

Alleged Olney shooter given partially suspended sentence

Prosecutors brought Kay Lynn Johnson, 64, up on a felony assault with a weapon charge following the Sept. 26 shooting on the couple’s Olney property.

Legals for January, 31 2023

Will Europe's ban on Russian diesel hike global fuel prices?

The European Union ban takes effect Feb. 5 following its embargo on coal and most oil from Russia.