California cities and farms will get 10% of requested state water supplies when 2024 begins

California water agencies serving 27 million people will get 10% of the water they requested from state supplies to start 2024 due to a relatively dry fall.

New season, same goal for MatCats

Columbia Falls wrestling team is eager to get back on the mat for a new season following the school’s first team state championship since 1990 last spring.

Arts and Entertainment Events

Happenings in arts and entertainment

What really affects hunting in the West

A disgruntled hunter wrote a Writers on the Range opinion recently about Westerners getting fed up with the many out-of-staters coming in and buying up draw licenses to shoot bull elk, deer, bear and other big game animals.

MSU's Lexi Deden out for season

BOZEMAN — Montana State senior standout Lexi Deden has been lost for the season following a knee injury sustained in the fourth quarter of MSU’s contest against James Madison at the Riveria Maya, Mexico, Convention Center last Friday.

Accused roadside robber pleads guilty to criminal endangerment

One of two men accused of holding up a motorist on Browns Meadow Road by gunpoint in March has pleaded guilty to a felony charge in Flathead County District Court.

Mary Jo "Mitzi" Rice, 68

Mary Jo “Mitzi” Rice, 68, passed away in her sleep on Nov. 25, 2023, in Fort Collins, Colorado, where she and husband Dixon spent Thanksgiving with their oldest son, Devin.

Legals for November, 29 2023

US agency to end use of 'cyanide bomb' to kill coyotes and other predators, citing safety concerns

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has halted the use of spring-loaded traps that disperse cyanide powder to kill coyotes and other livestock predators, a practice wildlife advocates have tried to outlaw for decades due to safety concerns.

Letters to the editor Nov. 28

Letters to the editor Nov. 28

Give, and give wisely

From 2023’s Giving Tuesday until midnight, Dec. 31, donors will be more generous than at any other time of year. An estimated 25-30% of annual nonprofit revenue will come in.

License fees for Montana teachers slated to increase

For the first time in three decades, the price Montana charges public school teachers and other education professionals for state-issued licenses is set to increase.

Legals for November, 26 2023

Legals for November, 26 2023

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Abortion rights group proposes constitutional amendment to protect access

Reproductive rights advocates on Wednesday submitted a proposed constitutional amendment to the Montana secretary of state that, if allowed on the 2024 ballot and approved by voters, would explicitly protect pre-viability abortion in Montana’s foundational legal document.

Legals for November, 24 2023

Champ Bulldogs put 5 girls on All-State A team

The first state championship in 17 years has led to more honors for the Whitefish Bulldogs girls’ soccer team, which had five players named All-State for Class A for 2023.

Legals for November, 23 2023

Pottery artist influenced by nature

The vast beauty of the Flathead Valley inspires much of the forms, textures, and imagery used to make Ramona Jane Stoneware, Raku, and pit-fired pottery, along with her travels throughout the U.S. and Europe.

Study says Canadian coal mines put unparalleled pollution in Montana-bound waters

The concentrations of selenium and nitrate entering the Elk River and Northwest Montana’s Kootenai watershed as a result of coal-mining operations in British Columbia are likely without measured precedent, according to a new study authored by U.S. Geological Survey scientists.