2024 Montana hunting regulations

The much-awaited 2024 deer, elk and antelope hunting regulations are out for public review and implementation. This is one of Montana’s most popular publications, with 270,000 copies printed each year.

Chasing History

The Bigfork Valkyries have a shot at a unique repeat

Last March the Bigfork Valkyries put a bow on their final season in Class B, sweeping through three opponents to win the program’s first state basketball championship. A year later? These Vals might just make history.

State A: C-Falls looks to knock down Eagles

To be sure, these are not last year’s Lewistown Eagles, who went 24-0 and won the State A boys basketball championship.

Kehr, Rademacher garner all-Frontier honors

The All-Frontier basketball teams were released Wednesday, and MSU-Northern guard Ryley Kehr, a senior from Columbia Falls, is a second-team pick for the 2023-24 season.

Legals for March, 7 2024

Kila man earns deferred sentences for drug possession charges

Randaell Charles Stilson, 20, faced charges of criminal possession of dangerous drugs in two separate cases following arrests in 2023 and 2024. He pleaded guilty to both after striking deals with prosecutors.

Glacier National Park receives over $1.9 million for ecosystem restoration

Glacier Park’s climate-related projects are part of an overall $195 million investment from the act announced last week to prepare parks across the country to be resilient to climate change.

Kalispell Councilors return to vacated seats

A Flathead County District Court judge ruled in February that the election be redone for two of the four city wards after a clerical error led to some voters getting the wrong ballot.

Glacier Park International Airport unveils expanded terminal

Airplanes aren’t the only things going up and down at Glacier Park International Airport — it’s now home to Flathead County’s sole set of escalators.

Legals for March, 6 2024

Biden, Trump dominate Super Tuesday, move closer to November rematch

President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, were romping to coast-to-coast victories on Super Tuesday, all but cementing a November rematch and increasing pressure on the former president's last major rival, Nikki Haley, to leave the Republican race.

Regulator would cap credit card late fees at $8, part of Biden's campaign against junk fees

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced a rule Tuesday to cap all credit card late fees, the latest effort in the White House push to end what it has called junk fees and a move that regulators say will save Americans up to $10 billion a year.

State health department under corrective plan for delayed SNAP applications

Federal officials have required Montana to implement a corrective action plan to improve what they call “unacceptable” delays in processing food assistance applications, a problem that the state health department has attributed to the strain that Medicaid redeterminations have created for its workforce over the last year.

Kila School to put $8 million bond issue on the ballot for expansion

Kila School is moving forward with an $8 million bond issue in a May mail ballot election to expand the school.

Konig leads Lady Griz over Idaho State

POCATELLO, Idaho — Halle Wright’s layup at the buzzer was no good and the Lady Griz escaped with a road win over Idaho State 67-65 to wrap up the Big Sky Conference regular season Monday.

Dykstra, Bobcat women hold off Weber State

OGDEN, Utah — Marah Dykstra scored 20 points and Montana State held off a late Weber State charge to win 67-65 in Big Sky women’s basketball Monday.

Legals for March, 5 2024

Noxon fire chief says arson not suspected in blaze that burned three businesses

Noxon's fire chief told attendees at a community meeting Saturday that no evidence of arson was found during the initial investigation into the cause of a fire that destroyed three businesses in the rural Sanders County town last week.

Law roundup: Student avoids TikTok scam with police help

A student was reportedly almost scammed by a TikTok user who claimed they wanted to use one of his portrait photos as a concept for a portrait, promising him $500 in payment. The scammer then sent a fraudulent $1,000 ...

Levy could provide overtaxed Kalispell Fire Department with more personnel, new station

When the calls began coming in Feb. 1 about a possible structure fire off of Three Mile Drive, the Kalispell Fire Department was across town fielding a medical call.