Monday 2/11/2013 11:24 a.m. A Kalispell man reported that a man he had an interaction with on Craigslist is now harassing him on Facebook. 11:32 a.m. Someone reportedly saw some horses eating the bark off of some trees. 11:49 a.m. A Columbia Falls woman reported that she was attacked by the stray cat she had […]

MISSOULA — The U.S. Forest Service’s northern region based in Missoula has released its Year in Review for 2012. It features stories of Forest Service projects and accomplishments over the region’s 25 million acres in five states stretching from northeastern Washington to North Dakota. But renewable resource management director Gene DeGayner tells the Missoulian the […]

WEST GLACIER – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood visited Glacier National Park on Feb. 18 to announce the purchase of two new shuttle buses for the park. A $250,000 federal grant will pay for the new vehicles that will be delivered this year. At the press conference, LaHood also stressed the need to invest in […]

HELENA —Senate Republicans have quietly unveiled collective priorities for their majority that are topped by a goal to limit state spending increases to 2 percent. GOP leaders that run the chamber polled their members on their collective priorities following a dustup last month over the direction of the caucus. They released the list of 33 […]

POLSON — A man convicted of killing a former Salish and Kootenai tribal chairman in July 2005 is back in jail less than a week after being released on his own recognizance. KERR-AM reported Monday that Clifford Oldhorn has been booked in the Lake County Jail on a probation violation. Authorities have not said what […]

WASHINGTON — With scant snowfall and barren ski slopes in parts of the Midwest and Northeast the past couple of years, some scientists have pointed to global warming as the culprit. Then when a whopper of a blizzard smacked the Northeast with more than 2 feet of snow in some places earlier this month, some […]

HELENA — State officials say Montana’s commodity exports held steady last year at $1.6 billion. The Department of Commerce says the 2012 figure matches the record set last year and is a 13 percent increase over 2008. Canada remains the state’s top export destination, followed by South Korea, China and Belgium. Taiwan maintained its No. […]

MILES CITY — A Custer County District High School student has been expelled after being charged with having a loaded handgun at school. The Miles City Star reports the Unified Board of Trustees made the decision to expel Clint Parsons last Tuesday after deliberating behind closed doors. Superintendent Keith Campbell says the board decided to […]

HELENA — The Montana House is rejecting a plan that aims to give hunters and others access at “corner crossings” to public land that is adjacent to private land. Hunters and advocacy groups packed the chamber Monday to see the Republican majority defeat an effort to take House Bill 235 out of a committee where […]

Morgan Paolini had 26 points and 12 rebounds to lead Stillwater Christian to its third straight girls basketball championship at the Montana Christian Athletic Association state tournament in Helena last weekend. The Cougars capped another remarkable season with a 20-2 record and the title after defeating Foothills Community Christian School 56-41 in the championship match. […]

For the third consecutive year, Flathead Valley Home School and Stillwater Christian clashed for the Montana Christian Athletic Association boys basketball state title. This year it ended in the Crusaders’ favor. Abram French scored a team-high 16 points to lead FVHS to a 56-31 win over defending champ Stillwater Christian. Joshua Jarvis added 12 points […]

Class B/C showcased the depth of its wrestling talent by winning a tournament-high six titles at the Fifth Annual Tournament of Champions sponsored by the Great Falls personal injury law firm of Hoyt and Blewett PLLC. Class A followed with five titles while Class AA took home four. This marked the fourth year in a […]

F.H. Stoltze Land and Lumber Company is again hosting Ravenwood Outdoor Learning Center day camps this summer on its forest lands between Columbia Falls and Whitefish. The land-use partnership aims to connect valley kids and families with working forests by offering a variety of educational experiences on the timber company’s vast local landholdings. Ravenwood specializes […]

Although it’s a “bike path,” there aren’t many bikers on the Fish Creek Path in February. You’re more likely to run into someone on snowshoes or skis. Starting near Apgar in Glacier National Park, the Fish Creek Bike Path is a great place to get in a short winter adventure. At the intersection of the […]

Cajun-Creole cuisine is one of the most popular and widely recognized of the many unique regional cuisines here in the United States. With roots in the deep south of Louisiana and made famous in recent years by celebrity chefs like Emeril Lagasse and Paul Prudhomme, dishes like gumbo and jambalaya draw influences from all over […]