BUTTE – The charge against a former Dillon mayor who was involved in a fist fight has been dropped following a recommendation from the prosecutor. Madison County Attorney Chris Christensen recommended the misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct against former mayor George Warner be dismissed. Christensen said he decided to drop the charge following the acquittal […]

SEATAC, Wash. – Four filmmakers who were detained by security officials in Nigeria say they hope their experience will draw attention to the environmental impact of oil extraction in the Niger River Delta. The four, who were detained April 12 and accused of traveling in an off-limits area, were met by friends, relatives, supporters and […]

The subhead on special section in last week’s The Economist read: “Wireless communication is changing the way people work, live, love and relate to places—and each other.” At first glance the story premise seemed liked a, “Well, duh,” sort of idea. Of course technology has changed how we communicate. The signs are all around us […]

Kalispell City Council will meet tonight at 7 p.m. for its first meeting in the new City Hall at 201 First Avenue East, the old Wells Fargo bank building. Topping the agenda tonight is the council’s plan to vote on the 2006 update to its Area Transportation Plan, which lays out road improvement and construction […]

GREAT FALLS – Officials with Montana’s seven drug task forces say budget cuts proposed by the Bush administration could have disastrous effects on efforts to stem drug use and sales in the state. The law enforcement officials were in Great Falls on Monday to discuss the situation with U.S. Sen. Jon Tester and other state […]

The Kalispell Police and Flathead County Sheriff’s reports for Sunday included the following: 6:41 a.m. Someone from Evergreen called in to report that there was a man parked near the fire station who looked unresponsive. Deputies checked on him. He was fine, but still arrested on outstanding warrants. 1:58 p.m. A transient who was trying […]

Today, Flathead National Forest issued a request for cooperation from skiers, hikers, and snowboarders at Whitefish Mountain Resort. Since the resort closed down its lifts early this month, hikers have been climbing the hill to grab turns in deep spring snow—many bringing along their canine companions. This past weekend, the Forest Service was on the […]

ASHTON – A conservation group wants Idaho to create a panel to review wolf killings after an eastern Idaho prosecutor decided not to file charges against an Ashton man who earlier this month killed two wolves, one after tracking it for more than a mile on a snowmobile. The Greater Yellowstone Coalition said the decision […]

Gesturing toward his prize-winning painting at the Hockaday Museum of Art’s high school exhibition, Kenny Yarus paid tribute to the great painters of the Renaissance. He spoke intensely of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, of purity and divinity. He discussed pop culture and the temptation of self-fulfillment. But mostly he talked about painting and why […]

WASHINGTON – Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are walking a delicate line as they promise to aggressively tackle global warming while trying to assure voters that they continue to believe in the future of coal. In states like Pennsylvania, where voters will cast ballots this Tuesday, and in West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana and Montana […]

Charlie Dotson represents Flathead High School with three different pairs of shoes. In the fall he wears cleats as he carries the football across the pitch and in the winter his sneakers pound the hardwood of the basketball court. With the arrival of spring, Dotson is lacing up his orange and black track shoes. All […]

On Thursday the Northwest Montana Association of Realtors released a set of disclosure forms to roughly 1,400 real estate agents removing them from legal and financial liabilities that could be brought on by the city of Whitefish’s critical areas ordinance. By using information from the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), NMAR estimates that the critical areas […]

This morning, the Columbia Falls Lions Club held their Annual Pancake Breakfast fundraiser at the Columbia Falls Senior Center. Pancakes, eggs with ham, coffee and juice were served up to a busy crowd, despite the blustery, snowy morning that tempted you to hit the snooze button and pull the covers up a little higher. If […]

Look, you gotta eat breakfast right? The guys on TV say it’s the most important meal of the day. On Saturday April 19 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Columbia Falls Senior Center, the Columbia Falls Lions Club will be having their annual Pancake Breakfast. Come one, come all. Get pancakes, eggs, coffee, […]

Live Music: Friday: Cant Hardly Playboys at Red’s; Silver’s platter at The Cottage; Karaoke at Grizzly Jacks; Rudy and Gena Mendez at Los Caporales; Leftover Biscuits at Blue Canyon; Smart Alex at Great Northern; Blue Onion at Scotty’s; Big Daddy and the Blue Notes at Ricciardi’s; Sonny King at Blue Moon; Mobile Beat DJ at […]