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County facing lawsuit over denial of North Shore Woods
The saga surrounding a controversial subdivision proposed for Bigfork has moved into the courts.
Police officer serves chicken ordinance
Someone called the Kalispell Police Department with “questions on the rules on having chickens and a rooster.” The caller’s chicken-owning neighbors had recently purchased a rooster to add to their brood, so a poli…
Authorities investigate death of Kalispell man
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man in a reported homicide at a residence on Lenwood Lane.
Judge rules neo-Nazi should pay $14M to Whitefish woman
Federal Magistrate Judge Jeremiah Lynch issued a ruling Monday recommending that Andrew Anglin, publisher of a major neo-Nazi website, should pay more than $14 million in damages to Tanya Gersh of Whitefish, who re…
Nurses vote in favor of unionization
The majority of registered nurses and other affected employees from Kalispell Regional Medical Center, Brendan House and The HealthCenter voted in favor of unionization following a two-day union election — an upsho…
Search continues in Glacier for missing hiker
The search continues in Glacier National Park for a 66-year-old Whitefish man who was last seen Monday afternoon on the Highline Trail at Rimrocks headed west.
Glacier Park vehicle crash injures three
A motor vehicle crash on the Going-to-the-Sun Road halted traffic for nearly three hours Monday evening, Glacier National Park officials said in a press release issued Tuesday morning.
Montana lieutenant governor joins governor's race
BUTTE (AP) — Montana Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney entered the race for governor on Wednesday, joining a field of candidates seeking to extend Democrats’ control of the office that was last won by a Republican when Cooney s…
Full length of Glacier's Sun Road opens
The entire 50-mile length of Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road opened to vehicles Sunday morning, allowing visitors to drive to Logan Pass for the first time this year.
Montana State Auditor Matt Rosendale announces US House run
HELENA — Montana Republicans’ 2020 election lineup shuffled again Monday after U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte decided to run for governor instead of re-election, with State Auditor Matt Rosendale jumping into the now-ope…
Judge declares mistrial as jury deadlocks
In a stunning conclusion in the murder trial of a Northwest Montana man accused of killing his boyfriend last summer, Flathead County District Court Judge Robert Allison declared a mistrial late Friday after learni…
Hung jury: Judge declares mistrial in Lamb case
In a stunning conclusion in the murder trial of a Northwest Montana man accused of killing his boyfriend last summer, Flathead County District Court Judge Robert Allison declared a mistrial late Friday after learni…
Jury still deliberating in Lamb murder case
Jurors are scheduled to be back in Flathead County District Court Friday morning for a second day of deliberations after they didn’t settle on a verdict Thursday in the Ryan Lamb murder trial.
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12 killed in Virginia Beach shooting
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A longtime city employee opened fire at a municipal building in Virginia Beach on Friday, killing 12 people and sending terrified co-workers scrambling for cover before police shot and ki…
Libby deer infected with wasting disease
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials recently found a white-tailed doe infected with Chronic Wasting Disease for the first time west of the Continental Divide, and the animal was found within the Libby city l…