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Familiar names vie for Libby county commissioner seat
Libby area Republicans will pick between two men with plenty of previous experience as local elected officials to …
Troy honor roll includes 68 students
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175 Libby students earn honor roll recognition
The first quarter honor roll for Libby High School and Junior High School consisted of 175 students. Students, by grade are:
Bigfork students win technology grant
Hans Bodenhamer has a vision for the future.
Lake County woman arrested for allegedly trying to run down girl
Jamie Seely denied she nearly ran down a feuding neighbor’s daughter when she saw them in a local park.
Libby man killed in crash
A 77-year-old man has died in a two-vehicle crash on icy U.S. Highway 2 southwest of Kalispell.
DNA study tallies Glacier wolverines
Results from a multiyear DNA study of Glacier National Park’s wolverines show a relatively high density compared to other places where the rare carnivores are known to exist.
No jail time for man convicted of burglary spree
A Kalispell man who was convicted in a string of Bigfork burglaries received a deferred sentence in Flathead County District Court.
Parole hearing today for North Fork murderer
An Oklahoma man who brutally murdered a North Fork man in 1979 will have a parole hearing today.
Fight at Whitefish Mountain resort gets national spotlight
Two members of the Big Mountain Club have resigned following an altercation on the slopes at Whitefish Mountain Resort, and the ski resort is out to set the record straight about the incident that has garnered nati…
Bobcats, Grizzlies, Saints host playoff games
HELENA — The football season continues with post-Thanksgiving Day games for three Montana college teams.
79-year-old challenges legality of pot search
BOSTON — When police in Junction City, Kansas, stopped a beat-up pickup truck for speeding in June 2013, the driver got a lot more than a traffic ticket: The stop led authorities to Massachusetts and Arizona, where…
Missouri activates National Guard
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency Monday and activated the National Guard ahead of a grand jury decision about whether a white police officer will be charged in the fatal s…
Early tests show no tainted water from oil boom
BILLINGS — Random testing of shallow groundwater in the Northern Plains oil patch found no early evidence of contamination from an energy boom that’s already seen more than 8,500 wells drilled, federal scientists s…
UM's Delaney set for retirement
MISSOULA — Montana coach Mick Delaney is retiring at the end of the season.
Huge solar plant lags in production
gest solar power plant of its type in the world — once promoted as a turning point in green energy — isn’t producing as much energy as planned.