Idaho police: No suspect in slaying of 4 college students

Police in the college town of Moscow said Wednesday they have not identified a suspect or found a weapon in the weekend slayings of four University of Idaho students in a rental house near campus.

Letters to the editor Sept. 20

Letters to the editor Sept. 20

A title long coming; a little boost at end

You wonder how history might differ if Cary Finberg had been a teacher, which of course was the original plan.

Housing costs emerge as key to Montana's labor shortage

Montana's economy has largely healed from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic but is facing a labor shortage fueled partly by a lack of affordable housing, economists said Wednesday.

Griz already cooking up front with Cook and Co.

The first thing to realize about the Montana Grizzlies’ 13-7 win at (then-No. 20) Washington Saturday is that they had to win the battle up front.

Ingelfinger returns to career roots as Kalispell area wildlife biologist

Franz Ingelfinger transitioned last month from restoration ecologist to Kalispell's area wildlife biologist.

Basketball roundup: Robertson, Berg lift Valkyries over Florence

BIGFORK — Tessa Robertson hit the game winner and Lana Berg followed with a big steal to seal a 38-36 Class B nonconference girls basketball victory for Bigfork over Florence on Saturday afternoon.

Kalispell tech business poised for future growth

Learned Reality, a Kalispell business that provides e-learning and web services for businesses, is a recent recipient of a Big Sky Trust Fund grant offered by Montana West Economic Development, funding that will help with employee training and equipment needs as the business makes plans to expand.

Sanders, Biden up attacks as head-to-head race takes shape

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — The Democratic presidential primary is down to two major candidates, and it shows.

Dems, GOP forge virus outbreak into '20 campaign issue

WASHINGTON (AP) — Coronavirus is already coloring the 2020 campaign, with Democrats convinced President Donald Trump's response to the outbreak leaves him and down-ballot Republicans vulnerable over the burgeoning health crisis, his competency and — potentially most damaging — the staggering economy.

Expulsion unlikely in school gun case

The story of a Columbia Falls High School junior who was suspended after inadvertently bringing an unloaded gun to school has attracted national attention — and, school officials say, has been blown out of proportion.

U.S. marks slowest population growth since the Depression

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. population growth has slowed to the lowest rate since the Great Depression, the Census Bureau said, as Americans continued their march to the South and West and one-time engines of growth, New York and California, lost political influence.

Legals for May, 17 2020

Rest of schools opening on Tuesday

 Several Flathead Valley schools are waiting until after Labor Day to begin school for the 2013-14 school year.

Pandemic prompts changes to holiday shopping

Kalispell Chamber launches 'Get Vocal About Local' campaign

Black Friday probably won’t be much of a big deal this year.

Jail addition opens as temporary fix

A $1.64 million expansion of the Flathead County jail opened July 2, adding 40 beds to the chronically overcrowded adult detention center.

Lutheran pastor chooses ministry over military service

Steve Snipstead didn’t want to be a pastor. A career in the U.S. Navy sounded like a better idea.

Landowners support, Whitefish opposes zoning plan

Property owners along the U.S. 93 corridor south of Whitefish last week got a chance to weigh in on a proposed overlay zone and accompanying zone changes aimed at creating more flexibility in how they can use and develop their property.

Bunker Park cabin project put on hold

Bunker Cabin Project near the Bob placed on temporary hold by Flathead National Forest Service officials

Matt Rosendale wins Montana GOP Senate primary

HELENA (AP) Montana State Auditor Matt Rosendale won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in the race to challenge Democratic incumbent Jon Tester in November, but no clear winner emerged late Tuesday in the Democratic primary for U.S. House.