MISSOULA – Top University of Montana officials have arranged a public meeting to discuss the school’s investigation into several reports of sexual assault occurring both on and off campus. University vice president Jim Foley said Tuesday night’s community forum will feature President Royce Engstron, who will make a statement and then take questions from the […]

A local nonprofit group has filed a lawsuit against the Flathead County Commission over a recently created business zoning option. The lawsuit, filed by Citizens for a Better Flathead and Flathead resident Sharon DeMeester, seeks to void the county’s B-2HG zone, known as the general business highway greenbelt zone. It is also asking Flathead District […]

A 15-year-old boy accused of hazing teammates on the Glacier High freshman football bus in September has been sentenced to six months of probation. Judge Stewart Stadler sentenced the boy in youth court Friday. The judge also ordered him to write letters of accountability to all four victims and to participate in victim-offender meetings with […]

SIDNEY – The FBI and local law enforcement officials are releasing few details surrounding the disappearance and reported death of a Montana math teacher who vanished a week ago. Sidney Mayor Bret Smelser said residents on Saturday would like to know more as part of the grieving process but they understand an investigation is ongoing. […]

In a bid to sway the South Carolina vote, national evangelical leaders, meeting at a ranch west of Houston, on Saturday rallied behind former Sen. Rick Santorum for the GOP presidential nomination. Many came into the meeting committed to other candidates, especially former Speaker Newt Gingrich. All of the candidates, except former Utah Gov. Jon […]

Operated by the Stumptown Historical Society, the Whitefish Museum is located in the train depot on Depot Street in Whitefish. Inside the historic structure, built by the Great Northern Railway in 1927, are numerous historic artifacts and displays that depict the town’s and the railroad’s early history. Pictures of what Whitefish looked like more than […]

Barking dogs beware, Mike Hall is back. Kalispell reinstated the animal warden position through the police department in November. Police officers had previously been tasked with handling animal-related calls after the warden position was eliminated in 2008 following city budget cuts. In a four-month span between July 1 and Oct. 31 of last year, police […]

I love pork! No matter what cut I am using, whether it be a nice tenderloin, baby back ribs or some thick cut chops, pork is very affordable and easy to cook. Pork sirloin is probably my favorite because it is very lean and super versatile. In this recipe we will use the center cut […]

Last October, according to CBS News, President Barack Obama described the Occupy Wall Street movement as a reflection of a “broad-based frustration about how our financial system work”’ and pledged to continue fighting to protect American consumers. CBS News went on to report that “the president, speaking at a press conference, said he had heard […]

HELENA – School advocates are suing the state over new cabin site lease rules they say don’t provide enough revenue to schools. The higher education system and others had warned a lawsuit was likely after lawmakers intervened last year on behalf of cabin site lessees and forced the state to charge less for the prized […]

A lot of words were being tossed around at a meeting hosted by the Flathead Nonprofit Development Partnership, all describing the general feeling of nonprofits in the area; “overwhelmed,” “worried” and “anxious” were a few. But among others were “hopeful,” “determined” and “invigorated.” Ed Myers led an hour-long discussion on Thursday at the Museum at […]

A small section of riverbank along the Swan River in Bigfork will be the site of an environmental cleanup this winter as PacifiCorp removes soil contaminated with Polychlorinated biphenyl, also know as PCBs. The chemicals came from the nearby PacifiCorp Bigfork Hydroelectric Project facility and transformers that were once used there. Company spokesperson David Eskelsen […]

As a Montanan who has worked near the international Border for more than 20 years, Rep. Denny Rehberg’s H.R. 1505, The National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act, leaves me scratching my head. What is he thinking? The bill, which Rehberg co-sponsored, would hand sweeping powers to the Department of Homeland Security and the Border […]

Another Flathead Valley resident threw his hat into the political ring this week, adding a candidate to the race for the Flathead County Commission District 3 seat. Gary Krueger, 53, will run for the seat as a Republican. Commissioner Dale Lauman currently holds the position, but he will not seek re-election in 2012. In a […]

Steve Tartaglino believes his sanity might be questioned if he could accurately say how much time he volunteers each year for the Woodland Ice Center. “I counted the hours one season, and I started counting in September and I got to the tail end of February, and I think it was over 3,000 hours, so […]