8:44 a.m. Three cows were loose on Creston Road. 10:41 a.m. A man in baggy sweat pants was spotted stealing tools from a Columbia Falls store. 12:22 p.m. A local woman called in to talk about her dog. 3:36 p.m. A Kalispell resident complained that the neighbor man has built numerous speed bumps on their […]
7:57 a.m. Someone called 911 regarding a Shetland pony that was standing on the side of Highway 2 West. 9:50 a.m. A woman on Whalebone Drive reported that a mechanic stole the stereo system out of her car. 10:06 a.m. Someone in Kalispell found someone’s W2, an iPod and seeds in their drop box. 1:32 […]
8:35 a.m. A Coram woman reported that someone from the county jail attempted to call her last night, but when she found out she would be required to pay the nearly $15.00 to take the call she hung up, believing the call to be some kind of scam. She was later informed that someone she […]
Jury will now decide whether the 21-year-old should be executed
Tribe acuses BNSF of violating agreement only allowing two 25-car trains each day
Treasurer accused of failing to complete official duties during her short tenure
From Going-to-the-Sun Road to the Great Northern Railway, Northwest Montana is home to some of the state’s most impressive infrastructure projects
Environmental groups vow to stall Montanore, Rock Creek if projects receive final approval from state and federal regulators
Chief Earl Old Person sends letter to president asking him to end oil leases and invites him to visit the culturally significant Badger-Two Medicine
4:03 a.m. A Somers resident reported that the neighbor man stole his firewood to start a bonfire. When he asked his neighbor to replace the wood he did, but returned shortly after and stole it again. 8:21 a.m. There were no dogs loose on Trumble Creek Road. 9:48 a.m. Dogs were loose on Whitefish Stage […]
City will consider asking voters in November if they want a local option sales tax
Group led by former governor say they have claim to Montanore Mine
Lawsuit claimed the patrol improperly detained Hispanic drivers over unfounded concerns they were in the country illegally
Michael Cotter has been chosen to head a committee of about 30 U.S. attorneys from Indian Country who advise Attorney General Eric Holder
Percentage of state residents with middle-class incomes fell from 51.3 percent in 2000 to 46.6 percent in 2013
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Commodity prices are up despite drought and the geopolitical climate contributing to the lowest U.S. wheat production since the 1970s. But Montana farmers say it’s not enough as input costs rise and tight margins persist.
As e-bikes explode in popularity, the mountain biking community continues to grapple with whether the new technology should be shunned or embraced
Faced with revised counting methodology that dramatically reduces the state’s estimated wolf population, commissioners approved a scaled-down quota of 300 wolves in Montana
