BOZEMAN (AP) – Janelle Bekkering scored 16 points and grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds to help Gonzaga to an 82-68 win over Montana State on Friday night. Vivian Frieson and Courtney Vandersloot each scored 14 points for the Bulldogs (7-5). Tiffanie Shives came off the bench to score 13 points, including three 3-pointers. Gonzaga led […]

The Montana Supreme Court Thursday ruled in favor of a community group, granting an injunction against the development of 42 condominiums on the north shore of Swan Lake. A victory for the Swan Lakers, the ruling prevents the Lake County Commissioners from granting any final approval to the controversial Kootenai Lodge Estates subdivision, and rolls […]

It was a busy Friday night at the high school with band events at one end of the building and wrestling at the other. In the gym, the Columbia Falls High School MatCats fell short as Libby was just too strong with six pins to Columbia Falls’ three (two of which took less than a […]

The Columbia Falls WildKats girls varsity faced a big, experienced Bigfork girls team tonight and got a taste of defense and perhaps added to their ToDo list for 2008. Turnovers plagued the Kats, and Bigfork’s size didn’t help matters at all, as the Kats fell 55-36 in tonight’s home game. Despite being behind for much […]

In an era of political lethargy, Verdell Jackson still gets ruffled. The state senator from Kalispell is, by label, a Republican. But many of his recent positions could also be called populous, libertarian, or simply beset with common sense. He’s a lawmaker that opposes laws and sometimes that’s exactly what Montana needs. The most recent […]

One of the most memorable times at Christmas often revolves around holiday meals with family. Whether funny, somber, or heartwarming, we all have some sort of holiday meal memories to fall back on when times are tough. Falling back on memories of a Christmas with little or no food isn’t something you’d wish on anyone. […]

Good morning and happy Bah Humbug Day. On the Beacon this morning, editor Kellyn Brown writes about the abuse of power by regulatory boards cracking down on, among other businesses, a Whitefish cosmetologist. The Northwest Montana Association of Realtors is challenging the county over the public hearing process to develop a streamside setback policy. Jack […]

In a straw poll at its annual holiday dinner this week the Flathead Democratic Party chose former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) as its presidential candidate of choice, according to a press release from the group. “It was a tough choice for everyone because we have so many strong candidates,” Joan Vetter Ehrenberg, Flathead Democratic Party […]

FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) – Scott Cutley scored seven of his 19 points in overtime as Cal State Fullerton rallied for a 79-76 victory over Montana on Thursday night. Cutley had 11 rebounds and five assists, Frank Robinson scored 20 points and Marcus Crenshaw added 16 points for the Titans (6-2), who have won four of […]

HELENA (AP) – Archery hunting of elk in 31 central and eastern Montana hunting districts would be limited under a proposal state wildlife commissioners advanced Thursday. Areas affected by the proposal, which will be up for public comment at 44 meetings to be held statewide this winter, include the Missouri River Breaks, a place Commissioner […]

The Kalispell Police and Flathead County Sheriff’s reports for Wednesday included the following: 7:17 a.m. A woman from Columbia Falls called in because she found a backpack that belongs to her husband in her daughter’s closet. The backpack was full of needles, scales and other suspicious supplies. She called the Sheriff’s Department because she didn’t […]

As I was preparing for my last, B-League, hockey game at the Stumptown Ice Den, my girlfriend hugged me and gently questioned why I was heading to Whitefish from Kalispell to play in a 10:45 p.m. game for which the outcome was certain. “You know you’re going to lose, right?” she asked, apologetically. And I […]

It was a late night in the mid-1960s. I walked into my cousin Nick’s bar out at the nine-mile on Butte’s Harrison Avenue. The joint had a larger crowd than usual and I quickly knew why. Bobby Knievel was there. By then he was becoming Evel Knievel, had performed a half-dozen motorcycle jumps and was […]

Sunrise is still an hour away, but for 25 swimmers from Glacier and Flathead high schools, practice is already over. It’s freezing outside and a full day of school awaits them. “They come here at 5:45,” coach Paul Stelter said, “get into a swimsuit and jump into a cold pool – with the workload they […]

Live Music: Friday: Can’t Hardly Playboys at Red’s; Silver’s Platter at The Cottage; Good Wood Trio at Garden Bar; Bluestone Trio at Blue Canyon; Badwater Bill at Scotty’s; Deja Vu at Great Northern; Big Daddy and the Blue Notes at Raleigh’s; Mobile Beat DJ at Red’s Saturday: Jack Gladstone at The Cottage; Jack Waller Trio […]