Barbara Orem, 70

Barbara J. Orem, 70, of La Canada, California, and Bigfork, joined Jesus and her Heavenly Father on April 13, 2024.

Benediction to merging art forms

A dozen people gathered June 20 under tents outside as photographer Barbara Michelman and writer Charles Finn talked about their collaboration, “On a Benediction of Wind: Poems & Photographs from the American West.”

Flathead Business Watercooler

Happenings and events surrounding business in the Flathead Valley

Floyd Steig, 84

Floyd Steig, 84, went to be with his wife, Betty Jane Steig May 23, 2024, with a quick battle of cancer.

Legals for July, 14 2024

AA Lakers drop Saturday game at Bozeman tourney

BOZEMAN — Up 4-0 after three innings, the Kalispell AA Lakers gave up six runs in the fourth and lost 6-4 to Casper Post 2 at the Bozeman AA Invitational Legion tournament Saturday.

Trump injured but 'fine' after attempted assassination at rally, shooter and one attendee are dead

BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump's campaign said in a statement that the former president was "fine" after a shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. A local prosecutor says the suspected gunman and at least one attendee are dead.

Riders hit 4 HRs, including slam, in Friday win

BOISE, Idaho — The Glacier Range Riders slugged four home runs Friday — including a grand slam by No. 9 hitter Ajay Sczepkowski — and beat Boise 10-6, staying in front of the race for a first-half playoff berth for th

US, Canada reach deal to renew Columbia River Treaty

After years of negotiations, the United States and Canada have reached a tentative agreement renewing the Columbia River Treaty.

Thursday Legion: AA Lakers, Twins fall; Loggers hold on

BOZEMAN — A bases-loaded triple by Elias Blackhawk capped a five-run fifth inning and broke open a close game, sending Pocatello Post 4 past the Kalispell AA Lakers Thursday at the Bozeman Legion baseball tournament.

Legals for July, 12 2024

Efforts persist to rebuild wildlife connectivity with highway crossings

For humans, roads are more than infrastructure. They can be cultural phenoms or a symbol of freedom.

Drowning victims in Glacier National Park identified

Officials identified the two individuals who drowned in Glacier National Park on July 6 as 26-year-old Siddhant Vitthal Patil from India and 28-year-old Raju Jha of Nepal.

A gunman killed at a Yellowstone dining facility earlier told a woman he planned a mass shooting

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A gunman killed by Yellowstone National Park rangers as he fired a semiautomatic rifle at the entrance of a dining facility with about 200 people inside had told a woman as he held her at gunpoint earlier that he planned to carry out a mass shooting, park officials said Tuesday.

Lincoln County seeks money from defendant in animal cruelty case to pay for dogs’ care

Lincoln County authorities are attempting to recoup costs it has incurred while taking care of 11 dogs that were taken from a man facing felony animal cruelty charges.

Legals for July, 10 2024

New Mexico man pleads guilty to stealing items from Montana Historical Society

A New Mexico author who has written several books on Montana pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing several items, including letters from C.M. Russell’s wife, from the Montana Historical Society during the course of a year, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced.

Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing US heat wave blamed for several deaths

DEATH VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of Europeans touring the American West and adventurers from around the U.S. are still being drawn to Death Valley National Park, even though the desolate region known as one of the Earth's hottest places is being punished by a dangerous heat wave blamed for a motorcyclist's death over the weekend.

Two Libby residents accused of dognapping from animal shelter

Two Libby residents are facing charges after allegedly breaking into the county animal shelter and stealing a dog.

Bitterroot Red Sox sweep A Lakers doubleheader

Four different Bitterroot Red Sox pitchers combined to hold the Kalispell A Lakers to two hits in both games of Monday’s doubleheader as the Red Sox claimed both victories.