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April 30, 2024 midnight

Congress must act on housing crisis

For the past six months I have been talking to hundreds of Montanans about their concerns and hopes for the future, and the one issue that comes up every time is housing. Some of our neighbors and their kids are living on the streets.

Kalispell thrift store focuses on quality in goods it sells
April 28, 2024 midnight

Kalispell thrift store focuses on quality in goods it sells

Justine Van De Riet opened Resurrected Thrift with her parents, James and Danielle Coombs, and her sister, Jaylynn Coombs, in hopes of making thrifted items accessible again using consumer conscientious methods.

April 27, 2024 midnight

Tackling the rising cost of housing in Montana together

More than 100 years ago, my grandparents made a life for our family on a homesteaded plot of land outside of Big Sandy that we still farm to this day.

Secretary of Transportation Buttigieg visits Montana, celebrates infrastructure investments
May 8, 2024 midnight

Secretary of Transportation Buttigieg visits Montana, celebrates infrastructure investments

MISSOULA — Touting $5.3 billion of federal dollars coming to Montana, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said Monday investments in airport, road and other infrastructure projects have been sorely needed, already are having a positive effect, and are at amounts unprecedented in his lifetime.

Waters Edge Winery in Evergreen to be featured on America’s Best Restaurants
May 5, 2024 midnight

Waters Edge Winery in Evergreen to be featured on America’s Best Restaurants

Waters Edge Winery owner Angela Zuba was shocked when she was contacted by producers on “America’s Best Restaurants," a show that highlights eateries and bars all across the country.

April 11, 2024 midnight

Letters to the editor April 11

Letters to the editor April 11

Fed's preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures stayed elevated last month
April 26, 2024 8:55 a.m.

Fed's preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures stayed elevated last month

WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of inflation closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained uncomfortably high in March, likely reinforcing the Fed's reluctance to cut interest rates anytime soon and underscoring a burden for President Joe Biden's re-election bid.

Columbia lets students attend class online amid growing campus protests over Israel's war in Gaza
April 23, 2024 9:50 a.m.

Columbia lets students attend class online amid growing campus protests over Israel's war in Gaza

NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University's main campus will switch to hybrid learning — giving students the option to attend classes online rather than in person — for the rest of the semester amid protests over Israel's war with Hamas that have roiled colleges across the U.S.

Kalispell shop provides bespoke experience in bridal and formal occasion wear
May 5, 2024 midnight

Kalispell shop provides bespoke experience in bridal and formal occasion wear

Apart from bridal gowns and alterations, the downtown Kalispell shop offers mother's dresses, prom, pageant, homecoming, special occasion, and other formal wear.

April 10, 2024 midnight

Land trust receives grants for affordable housing

The grants will be used as part of the funding for six affordable homes in Columbia Falls, Kalispell and Whitefish, according to the land trust.

Tickets on sale to see Toad the Wet Sprocket
April 18, 2024 midnight

Tickets on sale to see Toad the Wet Sprocket

Toad The Wet Sprocket is coming to the Wachholz College Center July 25.

April 17, 2024 midnight

Two Republicans and a Democrat vie for newly-drawn House District 11

Three candidates are looking to represent the newly-drawn House District 11, an area encompassing southeast Kalispell, Creston, Lake Blaine and north Bigfork, come November.

May 5, 2024 midnight

Make every birthday phenomenal

Success needs savoring. Milestones mean taking stock. We recently partied to mark the 130-year anniversary of Central School and the 25-year anniversary of its tenant, the Northwest Montana History Museum.

April 11, 2024 midnight

Montana needs a representative willing to fight for Montana

During my second tour to Iraq as a U.S. Marine, my unit was tasked to help secure the Syrian border. We had received intel that Iran was sending weapons into Syria to smuggle across the border for use against American troops.

Trump tried to 'corrupt' the 2016 election, prosecutor alleges as hush money trial gets underway
April 22, 2024 10:05 a.m.

Trump tried to 'corrupt' the 2016 election, prosecutor alleges as hush money trial gets underway

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump tried to illegally influence the 2016 presidential election by preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public, a prosecutor told jurors Monday at the start of the former president's historic hush money trial.

April 16, 2024 midnight

Crowded field of Republicans vie to replace Rosendale

The crowded Republican primary contest to replace retiring Congressman Matt Rosendale in Montana’s Eastern District U.S. House race is continuing to take shape.

April 18, 2024 midnight

25,000 climate conversations

“The most important thing you can do about climate change is talk about it.” That’s the advice climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe gave during a TED Talk that has now been viewed over 4 million times.

Photographer captures scenes of family and motherhood
April 14, 2024 midnight

Photographer captures scenes of family and motherhood

Through yearbook and photojournalism classes, working in dark rooms to develop film, and online courses, she found a knack for the creative outlet and after her second child was born, she decided to embark on a business venture and officially start Sarah Taylor Photography.

April 25, 2024 midnight

Your new tax bill

By now most Montana homeowners and business owners have gotten a new and unexpected tax bill from their county treasurers. Here’s why.

Animal groups urge tourists not to visit Wyoming after a man hit a wolf then took it to a bar
April 26, 2024 4 p.m.

Animal groups urge tourists not to visit Wyoming after a man hit a wolf then took it to a bar

As Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming opens for the busy summer season, wildlife advocates are leading a call for a boycott of the conservative ranching state over laws that give people wide leeway to kill gray wolves with little oversight.