Watercraft inspection stations open for 2021 season

Watercraft inspection stations open for 2021 season across Montana

Infamous Billings mansion, built with stolen money, sold

BILLINGS (AP) — A 26,000-square-foot (2,415-square-meter) mansion built with stolen money on the west side of Billings has been sold for $7.5 million to the former owners of a mobile home park, a real estate company said.

Legals for March, 25 2021

Massive marine monsters move into Museum of the Rockies

Massive marine creatures is the focal point of the recent changing exhibit “Savage Ancient Seas” at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman.

Auditions slated for WTC's Black Curtain production

The Whitefish Theatre Co. is holding auditions for its fourth Black Curtain theater production of the 2020-2021 season.

The science of wildlife management

But let me say that most of the current issues involving wolf and grizzly management are mostly social or environmental issues...

Federal agency OKs Lost Trail Conservation Area

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service granted official OK to establish Lost Trail Conservation Area

U.S. outlook improving as vaccinations rise and deaths fall

More than three months into the U.S. vaccination drive, many of the numbers paint an increasingly encouraging picture, with 70% of Americans 65 and older receiving at least one dose of the vaccine and COVID-19 deaths dipping below 1,000 a day on average for the first time since November.

Eddie K. Stubblefield, 85

The Rev. Eddie K. Stubblefield died on March 19, 2021, at the age of 85 years.

Legals for March, 24 2021

Montana lawmakers target local COVID rules from all angles

Since the start of Montana's legislative session, Republican state lawmakers have considered a variety of novel ways to limit how local governments can to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Colorado suspect got assault weapon 6 days before shooting

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The suspect accused of opening fire inside a crowded Colorado supermarket was a 21-year-old man who purchased an assault weapon less than a week earlier, authorities said Tuesday, a day after the attack that killed 10 people, including a police officer.

Kalispell man accused of assaulting ex-girlfriend

A Kalispell man was arrested and jailed after an alleged violent assault involving his ex-girlfriend.

Northwest Montana career criminal goes to prison

An area man with a criminal record spanning at least 17 years and involving several counties in Montana was sentenced recently in Flathead County District Court for his latest offense.

Extraordinary sniffers: Sheriff's Office K-9 unit demonstrates smelling ability at Stillwater School

The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office deputies Charles Pesola and Matt Vander Ark visited Stillwater Christian School recently to demonstrate dogs' amazing smelling abilities.

Local engineer climbs to top of male-dominated field

Local engineer climbs to top of male-dominated field

Bigfork women brave cold, pandemic for love of the game

It’s Friday afternoon and several women are bundled up around a table on Jan Thompson’s back patio.

Legals for March, 21 2021

Jim Flynn McCauley, 86

Jim Flynn McCauley passed away at the Bee Hive Homes of Kalispell on Dec. 3, 2020, of dementia.

Legislature should strengthen SNAP program

At Farm Hands - Nourish the Flathead, we are passionate about building a strong community food system and connecting people to fresh, Montana-grown food regardless of their income. We are hopeful, as we emerge from the long winter into warmer months ahead, that we can learn from the hardships over the past year.