State uses Jan. 6 insurrection to argue for tougher voter registration requirements

A Montana assistant attorney general told a federal judge Wednesday afternoon that Montana needs the additional voter registration requirements signed into law by the governor last year in part because so many people, including Montanans, participated in the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol because they believed in false election conspiracy theories.

Workshop to discuss Whitefish's tourism management plan

The Whitefish Sustainable Tourism Management Plan committee will hold a planning workshop April 3 from 6-8 p.m. at Whitefish City Hall.

Legals for March, 22 2024

Legals for March, 22 2024

Escaped white supremacist inmate and accomplice still at large after Idaho hospital ambush

Authorities are searching for a white supremacist Idaho prison inmate and an accomplice who fled after the accomplice shot and wounded corrections officers as they were transporting the inmate from a Boise hospital, according to police.

2024 fish regs and non-native species

Wasn’t last weekend wonderful? With temperatures in the 50s, sunshine and no wind, I just had to dig out my dusty lawn chair, walk to the back yard, sit my butt down and soak up the glorious heat and sun. If this was global warming, I love it!

Lady Griz rout Boise St.

MISSOULA — Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw scored 20 points, four more Montana players reached double figures and the Lady Griz thumped Boise State Wednesday in the Women’s NIT, 92-66 on Robin Selvig Court.

Bobcats fall in OT to Grambling St.

DAYTON, Ohio — Jimel Cofer scored all 19 of his points in the second half and overtime and Grambling State rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Montana State 88-81 to earn its first NCAA Tournament win in program history in the First Four on Wednesday night.

Legals for March, 21 2024

Man pleads guilty in eagle 'killing spree' on reservation to sell feathers on black market

MISSOULA (AP) — A Washington state man accused of helping kill thousands of birds pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to shooting eagles on an American Indian reservation in Montana and selling their feathers and body parts on the black market.

Flathead Electric Co-op awards about $30K in Roundup for Safety grants in March

Flathead Electric Cooperative’s Roundup for Safety Board awarded $29,818 in grant funds supporting nine community safety projects March 14.

C-Falls outscores Polson 18-10 in 9

Eureka cruises past Noxon

POLSON — Down 8-1 early, Columbia Falls scored nine straight runs, and then tacked on eight in the ninth inning to claim an extra-inning, 18-10 baseball win over Polson Tuesday.

Bobcats look to make history in Dayton

DAYTON, Ohio — Making their third straight appearance and sixth overall at the NCAA Tournament, the Montana State men's basketball team will take the court Wednesday night at UD Arena looking to make history.

Legals for March, 20 2024

Top former US generals say failures of Biden administration in planning drove chaotic fall of Kabul

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top two U.S. generals who oversaw the evacuation of Afghanistan as it fell to the Taliban in August 2021 blamed the Biden administration for the chaotic departure, telling lawmakers Tuesday that it inadequately planned for the evacuation and did not order it in time.

Letters to the editor March 19

Letters to the editor March 19

Legals for March, 19 2024

The importance of inclusion — Pair raise awareness on improving the mental health of students with disabilities for state event

Twenty-seven Flathead High School HOSA — Future Health Professionals students are preparing for the state competition April 2-4.

Rural Montana county finds unique way to share its groundwater

Montana is in relatively good shape as far as its groundwater supply goes, something uncommon across much of the country, geologist John LaFave with the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology says. State politicians initiated a groundwater study over 30 years ago after years of intense drought and fires and a lack of data. But Sheridan County was ahead of the game: The county’s conservation district started studying its groundwater in 1978, before state monitoring began.

Valley Bank Celebrates 60 years in downtown Kalispell

The original charter of Valley Bank was established as State Bank of Somers in 1911. Five employees served the bank in its first building in a small spot in downtown Somers.