MISSOULA (AP) – Presidential hopeful John Edwards said Democrats need someone like him, “somebody who grew up in rural America and has a strong connection with states like” Montana, to carry the traditionally conservative Rocky Mountain West in next year’s election. Edwards made his remarks Tuesday in a brief interview following an appearance at the […]

The Kalispell Police and Flathead County Sheriff’s reports for Tuesday included the following: 7:16 a.m. Sidewalks, walls and windows at Evergreen Junior High were tagged with a considerable amount of graffiti. The damage is estimated at more than $2,000. 8:03 a.m. A truck out of Missoula was reportedly dripping a hazardous liquid. Neither the liquid […]

WHITEFISH – In the woods north of U.S. Highway 40, in a kitchen painted lime green and eggplant purple, chef Anna Malpeli takes a break to explain how she comes up with her concoctions. “Sometimes, when I can’t fall asleep at night, I think about what I can make,” the owner of The Simple Chef […]

Northwest Fresh Marketplace is lonely, though maybe not for long. The abandoned building has sat without activity since Tidyman’s closed down the remainder of its grocery stores last summer. In that time period, quite a few potential buyers have expressed interest in the property, said Ross Pickert, the Coldwell Banker real estate agent representing the […]

HELENA (AP) – Montana’s U.S. senators Wednesday asked Canada to give Montana scientists a voice in assessing potential environmental effects from proposed coal mining and coal-bed methane work in southeastern British Columbia. Industrial development in that part of the province, north of Montana’s Glacier National Park, has raised concerns in the state about possible harm […]

Montana’s largest fire of the season, the Chippy Creek Fire 42 mile southwest of Kalispell, is now fully contained at 99,090 acres – or about 155 square miles. Evacuation orders have been lifted and rehabilitation operations are underway. And a couple of other summer headliners are out or mostly out. The Black Cat Fire northwest […]

KALISPELL CITY COUNCIL Council tonight will decide tonight whether to allow a public vote in November on levying a small tax on motor fuel. The tax proposal comes at the request of the Flathead County Commission, part of an effort to raise funds to improve road maintenance. The tax would be part of an interlocal […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Montana fell to No. 3 this week in The Sports Networks’ top 25 poll in the Football Championship Series Division. Montana was No. 2 last week, and this week is trading places with last week’s No. 3, Massachusetts. Montana defeated Southern Utah 37-17 on Saturday. And it comes as no surprise that […]

Strange midgets, these teammates of mine. Why are we so short? Why are they so tall? I recall the coach saying something about “quickness” and “fundamentals” as if these feel-good qualities compensated for all our other deficiencies. Our coach was a believer and I was just a short kid with a basketball. In my senior […]

MISSOULA (AP) – Authorities have identified three teenagers who died in two fatal crashes over the Labor Day holiday weekend. Missoula County authorities say 17-year-old Paul Weaver, from Pennsylvania, fell asleep at the wheel when he lost control and then rolled his vehicle on Interstate 90 near the Van Buren Street overpass in Missoula early […]

As fall approaches, don’t miss an opportunity to buy produce at The Apple Barrel Inc. off U.S. Highway 2. The aroma of fresh fruits and vegetables and the ambiance of bins of paradise musk melons, cantaloupe, honeydew, pears, peaches and apricots creates more of an outdoor market than a produce stand. The environment is friendly […]

Montana will owe more than $39 million after fall rains and snow have cooled this fire season. And already, the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation is out of money. Earlier this week, Gov. Brian Schweitzer called state legislators to come back to Helena Sept. 5 for the second special session of the year, […]

In 1986 Bigfork Volunteer Ambulance responded to 153 calls. Fast forward 20 years and you have nearly 5 times the call volume; 507. “We are definitely steadily increasing our call volume,” says EMT Robin Sticka, trainig coordinator for BVA, “and unfortunately we are not increasing our membership to offset the demands placed on our organization.” […]

While the kids study in school, the parents will play. This year sees the inauguration of the first annual Stumptown Scramble—a golf tournament to raise money for Whitefish School District. The Whitefish PTA hosts the Stumptown Scramble on Monday, Sept. 10. Organizers hope it to be a successful first as an annual golf tournament at […]

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) _ Montana coach Bobby Hauck said senior running back Lex Hilliard “was a little rusty.” “Most of the game I spent trying to catch my breath,” added Hilliard, a Walter Payton Award candidate who missed the 2006 season after rupturing his Achilles tendon. Once the rust wears off, Griz opponents better watch […]