Rough outing for Bravettes at AA state basketball tournament

GREAT FALLS — The Flathead girls couldn’t keep up with top-seeded Great Falls, losing 58-36 in the first round of the Class AA state basketball tournament at the Four Seasons Arena on Thursday night.

Two Griz, one Bobcat named FCS All-Americans

Two University of Montana football players and one Montana State player have been named pre-season Football Championship Subdivision All-Americans.

Legals for April, 17 2024

Cat gets caught in foothold trap

A cat reportedly got its leg stuck in a foothold trap that was broken loose from its anchor.

State applies for instructional time, testing waivers for schools

The Montana Office of Public Instruction has submitted state and federal waiver requests to ensure school districts do not have to make up lost hours due to school closures related to the COVID-19 outbreak. Additionally, waiver requests have been submitted to ensure districts do not have to complete mandated state standardized tests that are part of academic accountability as part of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.

Three new officers join Kalispell police force

New police officers Sean Keller, Dan Williams and Justin Turner were confirmed Monday by the Kalispell City Council.

18 teens charged in vandalism case

Eighteen of the 21 teens allegedly involved in a vandalism event at Flathead High School on May 10 have been charged with misdemeanors in Kalispell Municipal Court.

Compromise for a greater good

I met President George H. W. Bush, our 41st president, when he was a former president campaigning in Great Falls in 2000 for his son, then presidential candidate George W. Bush.

Grants boost suicide prevention programs

Flathead-area mental and community health organizations are set to step up their fight against suicide thanks to a new round of state funding to expand services.

Renowned cellist to perform in Whitefish

Cellist Inbal Segev, known for her “glowing, burnished tone,” according to the Washington Post, is a featured guest soloist at the 10th annual Festival Amadeus in concerto and chamber music performances on Aug. 7 and 10. 

Elliott, Lakers AA shut down Bozeman, 4-2

Sam Elliott was brilliant on the mound, the offense did enough damage to drive in enough runs and the defense was near perfect in a 4-2 Class AA American Legion baseball victory for the Kalispell Lakers over the Bozeman Bucks on Thursday evening at Griffin Field.

United adds direct flight to L.A.

United Airlines will offer direct seasonal flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport starting June 7, Glacier Airport Director Rob Ratkowski announced Tuesday.

Why trustees asked voters to vote on new Whitefish school

This spring the Whitefish School District board of trustees voted unanimously to ask the school district residents to vote on a bond initiative to build a new Muldown Elementary School. The mail in ballots have arrived in mailboxes, and I want to share a few thoughts about why the trustees felt so strongly about this issue.

Washington governor signs bill allowing sports betting

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A bill to allow sports gambling in Washington state, but only at tribal casinos, was signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday.

Utah joins states scrapping year-end tests for K-12 students

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah students in public elementary, middle and high schools will not take year-end standardized tests this spring because of the coronavirus pandemic that has shuttered schools for at least two weeks, the state board of education decided Thursday.

Locke throws no-hitter for Mariners

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Surprise donation boosts Lincoln County libraries

LIBBY -A surprise donation brought extra money to Lincoln County libraries.

Local duo win Whitefish BBQ Smoke Off

Inaugural event drew big crowd

When the smoke cleared and the last smudges of barbecue sauce were wiped clean, organizers of the first Stumptown BBQ Smoke Off deemed the inaugural barbecue competition a rousing success.

Triplett conquers bulls at PBR event

With four scoring rides, hometown cowboy Matt Triplett stole the show at Friday night’s opening of the Rocky Mountain Extreme at Majestic Valley Arena in Kalispell.

Clarabel Dyrdahl Bogut, 95

"One of the stars in the sky twinkled for the last time and went out" on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006.