Harold Herington, 90

Harold Herington

Investigators say poor track conditions caused a 2021 Amtrak derailment in Montana that killed three

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Poor track conditions that should have been flagged by a freight railroad company's inspectors caused the derailment of an Amtrak train in Montana that killed three people and injured 49 others in 2021, federal investigators said Thursday in a final report.

Twins fall into loser’s bracket, Mariners eliminated at State A

The pitching-rich Glacier Twins had a tough time with the opponents’ hurler Thursday, losing 5-1 to Caden Clifford and the Billings Blue Jays at the State A Legion baseball tournament.

Legals for July, 28 2023

Montana train derailment report renews calls for automated systems to detect track problems

Federal investigators renewed their recommendation that major freight railroads equip every locomotive with the kind of autonomous sensors that could have caught the track flaws that caused a fatal 2021 Amtrak derailment in northern Montana.

Whitefish likely to ask voters to approve spending resort tax dollars on community housing

Whitefish City Council voted unanimously earlier this month to review a proposed financial plan that reallocates resort tax funds to include community housing.

Mule deer quotas adjusted in response to spring surveys

While mule deer populations remain steady in portions of the state, spring green-up surveys conducted by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks wildlife biologists showed populations in some parts of the state remain lower than desired, and as a result, licenses available to hunters in those areas have been cut back.

Kroger throws shutout in Twins’ win; M’s fall

Kellen Kroger threw a shutout and the Glacier Twins made one first-inning run hold up for a 1-0 victory over Butte Wednesday, in the first game of the State A Montana/Alberta Legion tournament.

Big Richard Band headlines Whitefish Hootenanny

The Whitefish Trail Hootenanny, considered the local’s finale event of the summer, is planned for Friday, Aug. 25 starting at 5 p.m. in Depot Park in downtown Whitefish.

Traps removed after no sign of the grizzly that killed a woman near Yellowstone

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Wildlife workers on Tuesday halted their efforts to capture a grizzly bear that killed a woman over the weekend near Yellowstone National Park after finding no sign of the animal since the day of the attack.

James Blow, 68

James Blow

Judge approves $9M settlement for Blackfeet telecomms customers who alleged discrimination

A federal judge has approved a $9 million class action settlement involving a nonprofit telecommunications co-op that will pay back millions in capital credits to several hundred tribal members of the former Browning Exchange who alleged discrimination when the company withheld the credits after a 2020 sale.

PaddleHeads pull away, beat Range Riders 8-4

The Missoula PaddleHeads just keep going, pulling away in the late innings Tuesday to beat the Glacier Range Riders 8-4 in Pioneer League baseball.

Legals for July, 26 2023

Easy summer salad for sharing

Quinoa can sometimes be an intimidating food to cook but is much easier to deal with than people may realize.

Gianforte requests federal drought relief for Northwest Montana

Gov. Greg Gianforte asked the federal government on Tuesday to designate Northwest Montana as a primary natural disaster area due to drought conditions.

More Montanans lose Medicaid coverage as reevaluations continue

Montana health officials ended Medicaid health insurance coverage for 19,244 people in May, bringing the total number of people removed from the public health program up to 34,204 since the state began reevaluating enrollee eligibility in April — an administrative power it did not have during the federally designated pandemic emergency.

Seeley-Swan wildfire doubles in size

A wildfire burning northeast of Seeley Lake doubled in size Monday as critical fire weather blasted the region.

Zinke works to delist Yellowstone’s grizzly population

The House Appropriations Committee approved July 19 U.S. Congressman Ryan Zinke’s amendment to delist the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Grizzly from the Endangered Species Act.

Bail will stay at $200K for man suspected of exposing himself

A Flathead County District Court judge last week nixed a request to lower bail for a man accused of exposing his genitals at the Kidsport Complex in Kalispell in late April.