Mountainfilm Tour to benefit Bob Marshall Foundation

The Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation is hitting the road, bringing their annual film festival to five different cities around the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex.

Students taking advantage of new schooling options

Of the many education reforms passed by the 2023 Legislature, one has been generating a lot of news lately, particularly in the Bozeman area.

Glenn Christiansen, 90

Glenn Christiansen, 90, was born in Plentywood, to Clarence and Anna Christiansen on Nov. 23, 1933.

Spend a Night at the Movies with free community band concert

Join the Flathead Valley Community Band for A Night at the Movies March 20.

With candidates filed for Legislature, Democrats hope to edge into GOP supermajority

Beleaguered Montana Democrats are hoping this year’s legislative election cycle, the first conducted with new state House and Senate maps drawn following the 2020 census, might give them a chance to edge into the historic Republican supermajority that shaped the politics of the 2023 Montana Legislature.

Documenting the frontlines — Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist to present at the Wachholz

Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario will present her experiences and insights from reporting on the frontlines of conflicts, humanitarian crises and women’s issues March 20 at the Wachholz College Center.

USS Montana submarine crew visits Veterans Home

Crew members of the nuclear submarine USS Montana paid a visit to the Flathead on Tuesday, including a stop at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls.

Thomas leads Griz into Big Sky title game

BOISE, Idaho — Dischon Thomas scored 21 points, Brandon Whitney added 17 points and four assists and Montana handled Idaho State 72-58 late Wednesday to make the Big Sky Conference men’s tournament championship.

Bobcat men hold off Hornets, make Big Sky final

MSU will play Griz for title Wednesday

BOISE, Idaho — Robert Ford III scored 19 points, including two late baskets, and Montana State held off Sacramento State 74-71 in the semifinals of the Big Sky Conference men’s basketball tournament Tuesday.

Lady Griz, Bobcats fall in Big Sky women’s semis

BOISE, Idaho — The Big Sky Conference women’s basketball tournament championship will not have a Montana feel, after both Treasure State teams lost in Tuesday’s semifinals at Idaho Central Arena.

More than 300 candidates file to run for Montana Legislature seats in 2024

Republicans will be on the ballot for every legislative seat in Montana this November, while Democrats were able to recruit more candidates this year than they could to run in 2022 as they hope to gain back some power after two years of a GOP supermajority.

Evergreen man accused of breaking into home, attacking resident

An Evergreen man already facing multiple felony cases in Flathead County District Court is accused of breaking down the door of a Shady Lane home earlier this month and attacking the people inside.

Knute Lang Jr., 87

Knute Lang Jr. (Big Dad), 87 of Columbia Falls, passed away surrounded by family in February 2024.

Robert McLeod, 87

Robert McLeod, 87, born Nov. 25, 1935, passed away on July 21, 2023.

Ford, Goracke lead Montana State past Weber State

BOISE, Idaho — Robert Ford had 27 points and Brian Goracke chipped in 25 points of his own to lead No. 5 Montana State past No. 4 Weber State 91-82 at the Big Sky basketball tournament in Boise.

Lambrecht resigns as CEO of Logan Health-Billings Clinic

Logan Health-Billings Clinic CEO Craig Lambrecht resigned Monday, making way for new co-leadership roles atop the state’s largest hospital system.

Letters to the editor March 11

Letters to the editor March 11

Donald Lawrence, 94

Donald Jesse Lawrence was born in Loomis, South Dakota, on Dec. 27, 1929, to Marie Susan Wagner and Jesse Orville Lawrence.

Legals for March, 10 2024

Valkryies come up just short

Billings Central edges Bigfork for State A title

BUTTE — The quest of the Bigfork Valkyries got away right at the end Saturday, when Carol Old Bull put back an offensive rebound to give Billings Central a 39-38 lead with 2:15 left.