Tester touts COVID relief during Kalispell visit

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester visited Kalispell on Tuesday to tout the benefits of the third COVID-19 relief package that President Joe Biden signed this month.

Lincoln County officials gather in violation of open meeting law

Two Lincoln County commissioners, a mayor and members of a local board met over breakfast earlier this month to discuss the future of the Troy Area Dispatch District, in what open meeting law experts deem a violation of state law.

Montana Senate advances bill banning transgender athletes

HELENA (AP) — The Montana Senate advanced Tuesday a bill that would ban transgender athletes from participating in school and college sports according to the gender with which they identify, but amended it to be voided if the federal government withholds federal funding from the state because of the measure.

Crews battling Black Hills wildfires hampered by strong wind

NEMO, S.D. (AP) — High winds Tuesday hampered firefighters battling wildfires in the Black Hills of South Dakota that have forced the evacuations of more than 400 homes and closed the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

Finalists named for Flathead County administrator job

Four people vying to become Flathead County's next chief executive will have job interviews with the county commissioners in a public meeting Tuesday afternoon.

State commission to decide on restricting motorized boats on Tepee Lake

A final decision on restricting motorized boats on Tepee Lake in the North Fork area is among the top agenda items the Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission will consider Thursday during an online meeting using the video conferencing platform Zoom.

Montana House panel moves bill to spend $2B in stimulus aid

HELENA (AP) — Montana's House Appropriations Committee has moved forward with a bill to allocate about $2 billion in federal stimulus money, including financial penalties for local governments, tribes and schools that have stricter COVID-19 guidelines than the state.

KRMC births

Corin Habel, son of T.J. and Kristen Habel of Columbia Falls, was born March 3, 2021, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Legals for March, 29 2021

Targeted COVID package will reopen our economy

One year into this pandemic, Montanans are finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Legals for March, 28 2021

Historic Glacier Park boat painstakingly restored

One of the Glacier Park Boat Company’s craft saw a complete overhaul in the past year, more than 3,000 hours of work under the skilled hands of the company’s craftsmen.

Food truck's meat sourced from C-Falls cattle

Food truck carries meat made from C-Falls cattle

Legals for March, 27 2021

Kalispell meth trafficker sentenced to 10 years in prison

A Kalispell man who admitted trafficking methamphetamine he received from a California source was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison and to five years of supervised release.

Class A Softball: Short-handed Wildkats can’t wait around

We’re still in a pandemic, nobody has played a game since 2019 and it’s spring break at his school, so Columbia Falls’ coach Dave Kehr isn’t sure what the upcoming softball season holds.

Strict COVID-19 guidelines could mean less stimulus money

HELENA (AP) — As Montana lawmakers decide how to allocate millions of dollars in American Rescue Plan Act money

Daines proposes bill to delist Yellowstone grizzlies

Republican Montana Sen. Steve Daines Thursday announced he will introduce a bill in Congress that would delist the grizzly bear in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Legals for March, 26 2021

Snowboarders escaped monster avalanche, but not the law

DENVER (AP) — Tyler DeWitt and Evan Hannibal were slowly making their way down a windswept slope during a backcountry snowboarding excursion in Colorado last spring when the shallow snow beneath them shifted and broke loose. "Avalanche!" shouted DeWitt.