Montana Supreme Court Orders Resentencing in Triple Homicide Montana Supreme Court Orders Resentencing in Triple Homicide Steven Wayne Keefe is serving life without the possibility of parole By Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press // Jan 11, 2021
Red Cross Seeking Donors to Address Convalescent Plasma Shortage Red Cross Seeking Donors to Address Convalescent Plasma Shortage Antibody-containing plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients can help boost currently ill patients' immunity; blood donation opportunities scheduled locally By Maggie Dresser // Jan 11, 2021
Columbia Falls Man Killed in Sunday Crash Columbia Falls Man Killed in Sunday Crash John Werner died in two-vehicle accident west of Hungry Horse on U.S. 2 By Beacon Staff // Jan 11, 2021
State Prioritizes Over 70, Underlying Conditions for Vaccine State Prioritizes Over 70, Underlying Conditions for Vaccine Gov. Greg Gianforte said he instructed the state health department and his COVID-19 task force to revise the vaccine distribution plan By Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press // Jan 11, 2021
Polson Residents to Vote on Resort Tax Polson Residents to Vote on Resort Tax Ballots mailed out Jan. 13 for proposal to add a 3% surcharge to ‘luxury’ items to pay for infrastructure repair, property tax reductions By Micah Drew // Jan 11, 2021
Oil Companies Lock in Drilling, Challenging Biden on Climate Oil Companies Lock in Drilling, Challenging Biden on Climate Permit stockpiling has centered on oil-rich federal lands in New Mexico and Wyoming By MATTHEW BROWN and CATHY BUSSEWITZ, Associated Press // Jan 10, 2021
An Argentinean Twist An Argentinean Twist Bonjour Bakery and Bistro’s new owners bring in an expanded menu and South American flair to Kalispell By Maggie Dresser // Jan 10, 2021
Daines Says He Still Backs Trump, Rejects Calls for Ouster Daines Says He Still Backs Trump, Rejects Calls for Ouster Democratic leaders in Congress are threatening to impeach Trump and say he can't be trusted as his term comes to an end By Associated Press // Jan 9, 2021
Montana Legislature Highly Recommends Face Masks, For Now Montana Legislature Highly Recommends Face Masks, For Now Republican majority among House and Senate leadership rejected a mask mandate, noting remote participation is allowed By Associated Press // Jan 8, 2021
Illinois Man Charged in Sexual Assault Near Lake McDonald Last July Illinois Man Charged in Sexual Assault Near Lake McDonald Last July Eduardo Luis Diaz pleaded not guilty to two counts in federal court on Tuesday By Andy Viano // Jan 8, 2021
Report Says More Montana Residents Sought Food Assistance Report Says More Montana Residents Sought Food Assistance Montana Food Bank Network says as many as 29% of Montana residents needed food assistance from a pantry in 2020 By Associated Press // Jan 8, 2021
Montana Liability Bill Intended to Limit Virus Litigation Montana Liability Bill Intended to Limit Virus Litigation Gov. Greg Gianforte identified passage of bill as a requirement in order to lift statewide mask mandate By Associated Press // Jan 8, 2021
Job Growth Expected to Slow After Rapid Recovery Job Growth Expected to Slow After Rapid Recovery Following a robust recovery rate in previous months, state economists predict slower growth until a vaccine is widely available By Maggie Dresser // Jan 8, 2021
Flathead County Confirms Four Additional COVID-19 Deaths Flathead County Confirms Four Additional COVID-19 Deaths County now has 60 total deaths while state has surpassed 1,000; active hospitalizations have declined over last month By Beacon Staff // Jan 8, 2021
Indian Health Doctor Sentenced for Prescription Kickbacks Indian Health Doctor Sentenced for Prescription Kickbacks Devous pleaded guilty in September to being a federal medical officer with a conflict of interest By Associated Press // Jan 7, 2021