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Alaska Air to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal
December 3, 2023 4 p.m.

Alaska Air to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal

Alaska Airlines agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal announced Sunday, potentially putting it on track for a clash with a Biden administration wary of higher airfares.

Walgreens CEO exits less than 3 years after taking over drug store chain
September 3, 2023 midnight

Walgreens CEO exits less than 3 years after taking over drug store chain

Walgreens Boots Alliance confirmed Rosalind Brewer's exit Friday. According to the Illinois company, the board of directors and Brewer "mutually agreed" to her resignation effective Thursday.

Judge grants restraining order blocking abortion licensure requirement from taking effect
September 28, 2023 9:40 a.m.

Judge grants restraining order blocking abortion licensure requirement from taking effect

A judge in Helena issued a temporary restraining order temporarily blocking a law set to take effect Oct. 1 that would have required Montana abortion clinics to be licensed in order to operate.

Victoria's Secret overhauls its racy fashion catwalk in the company's latest move to be inclusive
September 10, 2023 midnight

Victoria's Secret overhauls its racy fashion catwalk in the company's latest move to be inclusive

Victoria's Secret has been trying to reverse its image built on a man's vision of sexiness that eventually backfired.

Everyone wants a piece of the 'Barbie' movie marketing mania
July 21, 2023 midnight

Everyone wants a piece of the 'Barbie' movie marketing mania

There are pink benches at bus stops and pink clothing displayed in store windows. Microsoft's XBox has come up with a Barbie console series and HGTV is hosting a four-part Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge.

June 30, 2023 midnight

One dead in two-vehicle crash south of Polson

A two-car crash on June 19 at about 5 p.m. resulted in the death of one of the drivers. The vehicles collided at mile marker 58, which is near the intersection of U.S. 93 and Ridgewater Drive, south of Polson.

Big fashion is getting bigger. Parent of Coach will buy Versace owner Capri in $8.5 billion deal
August 13, 2023 midnight

Big fashion is getting bigger. Parent of Coach will buy Versace owner Capri in $8.5 billion deal

Big fashion has been getting even bigger through a spate of acquisitions as U.S. players seek more sway in Europe.

May 11, 2023 midnight

Pitfalls of political purity

A couple of months ago former Republican Gov. Marc Racicot was labeled a RINO and formally drummed out of the Montana Republican Party — this in the face of the fact that he was responsible for the election of President George W. Bush and was also a former chair of the national Republican Party.

June 9, 2023 midnight

Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Justice Dirk Sandefur will not seek re-election to Montana Supreme Court in 2024

Neither Montana Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike McGrath nor Justice Dirk Sandefur will run for re-election in 2024, they independently told Montana Free Press this week.

January 14, 2024 midnight

Presidential candidacy disqualification

There are four qualifications set forth in the U.S. Constitution that must be met before any “person” can be placed on the ballot and run for the office of president:

November 30, 2023 midnight

Gov must practice what he preaches

The Montana Supreme Court clarified the state’s ability to accrue “banked mills” when the calculation required under Monana code 15-10-420 results in mills above the cumulative cap of 95.

Robyn Dombrowski, 70
July 2, 2023 midnight

Robyn Dombrowski, 70

Robyn Dombrowski, 70

November 7, 2023 midnight

Poll: Montanans tepid about leaders, split on policy issues

The deep division and uncertainty that seems prevalent in national politics is alive and well in Montana, as the results of the annual Mountain States Poll were released Thursday.

Whitefish establishes new buffering regulations for marijuana dispensaries
July 28, 2023 midnight

Whitefish establishes new buffering regulations for marijuana dispensaries

Whitefish City Council voted unanimously last week to adopt amendments to the city’s zoning ordinance regarding marijuana dispensaries.

The Air Force said its nuclear missile capsules were safe. But toxic dangers lurked, documents show
December 30, 2023 midnight

The Air Force said its nuclear missile capsules were safe. But toxic dangers lurked, documents show

WASHINGTON (AP) — A large pool of dark liquid festering on the floor. No fresh air. Computer displays that would overheat and ooze out a fishy-smelling gel that nauseated the crew. Asbestos readings 50 times higher than the Environmental Protection Agency's safety standards. These are just some of the past toxic risks that were in the underground capsules and silos where Air Force nuclear missile crews have worked since the 1960s. Now many of those service members have cancer.

March 4, 2024 3:20 p.m.

Rexford man killed in fatal U.S. 93 wreck near Trego

A 56-year-old Rexford man died following a traffic accident on U.S. 93 in Lincoln County near Trego on Monday morning.

Wrestling program in Kalispell School District subject of new complaint
November 5, 2023 midnight

Wrestling program in Kalispell School District subject of new complaint

The parent of a high school wrestler is alleging the Kalispell School District and officials with a standout wrestling program failed to protect her son from a sexual assault and permitted a culture and “tradition” of hazing in a lawsuit filed last week following three related federal complaints.

January 19, 2024 midnight

Crosstown Hoops: Pack girls want to stop skid; Braves seek first W

Coming into their Crosstown game at 6 p.m. Friday at the Flathead gym, neither the host Bravettes nor the visiting Glacier Wolfpack girls basketball teams have been scoring in bunches.

Humanitarian aid is stuck at Gaza-Egypt border as Israeli siege strains hospitals, water supply
October 16, 2023 2:05 p.m.

Humanitarian aid is stuck at Gaza-Egypt border as Israeli siege strains hospitals, water supply

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Truckloads of aid idled at Egypt's border with Gaza on Monday, as residents and humanitarian groups pleaded for water, food, and fuel for dying generators, saying the tiny Palestinian territory sealed off by Israel after last week's rampage by Hamas was near total collapse.

April 9, 2024 7 a.m.

Kalispell woman dies after being struck on U.S. 2

According to the report, the driver was traveling west on U.S. 2 when the car struck the deceased on a dark stretch of road that wasn’t in a designated crosswalk.