Independent bookselling expanded again in 2022, with new and diverse stores opening nationwide

Once overwhelmingly white, the booksellers association added 46 stores last year that reported diverse ownership.

Whitefish girls keep repeat track title in range

There’s a lot of track and field left for the Whitefish girls, but they are sitting pretty good after Day One of the State A meet.

Wolfpack earns berth in AA softball title game

Ella Farrell threw a six-inning one-hitter, drove in two runs and the white-hot Glacier Wolfpack advanced to the State AA softball championship with a 10-0 win over Helena Friday.

Wildkats march into State A softball semi

Into the State A semifinals are the Columbia Falls Wildkats, a hard-hitting bunch that won their 22nd and 23rd games on Friday.

Legals for May, 26 2023

Blackfeet Nation’s Lily Gladstone in spotlight for role in Martin Scorsese’s new film

Her cousin is acclaimed singer-songwriter, poet and speaker Jack Gladstone, who helped found Glacier National Park’s Native America Speaks program.

$1 million donation will expand Montana Pediatrics’ after-hours telemedicine program

The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation and Montana Pediatrics recently announced a two-year partnership to increase access to pediatric care for children, fueled by a $1 million investment.

Law roundup: Motorist loses track of vehicle after wreck

A man who fled the scene after crashing his vehicle called the Kalispell Police Department later on to see if they could tell him where the tow truck had taken the wrecked rig.

John L. Moore Jr., 59

John L. Moore Jr., 59

Montana Legends look forward to their 14th year of fundraising for veterans

Fourteen years ago, just before Memorial Day, Richard “Hog Dick” Fliehler and Mitchell Allen Kopczyk lost their lives in a car accident near Bigfork on their way to the A Bar in Ferndale, where they planned to meet friends John “JP” Pettigrew and Fella Mulberger.

Libby wins before rain suspends State A

Rain halted proceedings at the State A softball tournament Thursday, leaving Libby, Columbia Falls and Polson to make up time on Friday.

Glacier cruises, Flathead falls at State AA

Ella Farrell hit a first-inning homer, then completed a two-hit shutout Thursday, leading Glacier over Missoula Big Sky 7-0 at the State AA softball tournament.

Ramage, Ellis, Beagle and Todd in semis at State A tennis

Columbia Fall’s Cloey Ramage worked her way into semifinals at the Class A State Tennis Tournament on Thursday, as did Whitefish duo Mason Kelch and Dane Hunt

Rock phenom and a capella group both makes stops in Kalispell this fall

Tickets are on sale now for two blockbuster concert tours coming to the Wachholz Wachholz College Center in the fall.

New angling opportunities in Montana

Similar to most fishermen or should I say anglers, since there are some very dedicated local lady anglers, I am always looking for more information about how to catch more fish and especially about new angling opportunities.

Legals for May, 25 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launches 2024 GOP presidential campaign to challenge Trump

MIAMI (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered the 2024 presidential race on Wednesday, stepping into a crowded Republican primary contest that will test both his national appeal as an outspoken cultural conservative and the GOP's willingness to move on from former President Donald Trump.

Tina Turner, unstoppable superstar whose hits included 'What's Love Got to Do With It,' dead at 83

NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows in the 1960s and '70s and survived her horrifying marriage to triumph in middle age with the chart-topping "What's Love Got to Do With It," has died at 83.

Yellowstone baby bison put to death after visitor picks it up, leading herd to reject it

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park officials killed a newborn bison because its herd wouldn't take the animal back after a man picked it up.

Hearing date set for Glacier National Park inholder case

The Flathead Conservation District Board on Monday set Aug. 25 as the hearing date for a home that it believes was illegally built on the shores of McDonald Creek in Glacier National Park.