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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.

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.

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.

Columbia Falls' Malaki Simpson aims for State A sprint titles
May 2, 2024 midnight

Columbia Falls' Malaki Simpson aims for State A sprint titles

Columbia Falls sprinter Malaki Simpson knows this is his year to become a state champion.

April 21, 2024 midnight

Flathead girls fourth in Optimist's meet, Glacier fifth

GREAT FALLS — Helena High looks ready for a three-peat, and Flathead’s Alivia Rinehart can really fly.

Whitefish looks to update affordable townhouse project agreement
April 15, 2024 midnight

Whitefish looks to update affordable townhouse project agreement

Whitefish City Council on Monday will consider updating the city’s agreement to allow for a greater range of purchase prices on homes in the Depot Park townhomes project.

May 3, 2024 midnight

EPA says it would be tough to remove all of the waste at CFAC

The Environmental Protection Agency made its strongest case yet for a “waste in place” solution for the cleanup of the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Superfund site during a public meeting last week.

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.

Alphabet and Microsoft help Wall Street clinch its best week in nearly 6 months
April 28, 2024 midnight

Alphabet and Microsoft help Wall Street clinch its best week in nearly 6 months

NEW YORK (AP) — The best week for U.S. stocks since November closed out with more gains thanks to Alphabet and Microsoft on Friday.

Montana records largest drop in childhood Medicaid coverage from pre-pandemic figures, study shows
May 7, 2024 midnight

Montana records largest drop in childhood Medicaid coverage from pre-pandemic figures, study shows

Montana had a 27% drop in childhood Medicaid enrollment from April to December 2023, the second highest in the nation, according to a new report that evaluates how states handled post-pandemic Medicaid eligibility throughout much of last year.

April 25, 2024 midnight

Eureka athletes shine at own Elite Top 8 meet

EUREKA — Eureka’s Haidyn Guckenburg set personal bests in the 100 meter hurdles and the 400 meters at the Elite Top 8 meet Tuesday.

April 18, 2024 midnight

Mack Days angler lands, releases bull trout

Spring Mack Days, sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and sanctioned by Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, is moving into week number six in the nine-week long event. Entries continue to be taken until 3 p.m. Saturday, May 11.

April 9, 2024 midnight

Letters to the editor April 9

Letters to the editor April 9

April 19, 2024 9:27 p.m.

Braves claim victory at Dahlberg Invite, Wolfpack third

BUTTE — William Hollensteiner set a personal record to win the 400 meters, and Flathead won the team title at the Harry “Swede” Dahlberg Invitational Friday at Bulldog Memorial Field.

April 17, 2024 midnight

Vikings, Lions win Libby Invitational

LIBBY — Wyatt Johnson swept the hurdles, Jack Jensen took the 1,600 and the Bigfork Vikings won the boys team title at Saturday’s Libby Invitational track and field meet.

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.

April 19, 2024 8:58 p.m.

Whitefish, C-Falls athletes shine at Corvallis Twilight meet

CORVALLIS — While Hamilton’s girls and the Corvallis boys ruled the team scores, Whitefish and Columbia Falls had some highlights at the Corvallis Twilight Meet held Thursday.

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.

FVCC Foundation spring event raises funds for student scholarships
May 8, 2024 midnight

FVCC Foundation spring event raises funds for student scholarships

With over 100 guests in attendance, the evening raised over $70,000 for student scholarships.