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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 …
Zinke smokes Lewis in fundraising
HELENA — U.S. House candidate Ryan Zinke raised $1.9 million for his campaign in the three months between July and September.
Wildlife groups sue for wolverine
BILLINGS — A coalition of advocacy groups on Monday challenged the government’s denial of federal protections for the snow-loving wolverine, arguing in a lawsuit that officials disregarded evidence a warming climat…
Wheat, VanDyke clash over partisanship in Supreme Court race
The Montana Supreme Court could have decided one of this year’s election campaigns long before November – a race for a seat on that very court.
Herbert challenges Rice for state Supreme Court seat
David Herbert estimates his chances of beating incumbent Justice Jim Rice for a spot on the Montana Supreme Court are one in ten, and then he shrugs. No time f…
Court orders new rape trial for Kalispell man
HELENA — The Montana Supreme Court has reversed the 2012 conviction of a Kalispell man found guilty of raping an 11-year-old girl and ordered a new trial.
Court upholds Blixseth contempt-of-court ruling
BILLINGS — A federal appellate panel on Thursday upheld a contempt-of-court finding against real estate developer Tim Blixseth for violating a judge’s order by selling a luxury property in Mexico while it was tied …
Vote could end Election Day registration
Voters face only two ballot issues this election, and the one getting the most attention is about voting itself.
Polson editor arrested on the job
The editor of the
Troy moves from fuel oil to wood
Eight years after its elementary became one of the first schools in the state to use biomass as heating fuel, Troy Public Schools is in the process of converting its high school to wood pellets.
Nez Perce Trail siting gets another look
ENTERPRISE, Ore. — The Nez Perce Trail running from Wallowa Lake to 40 miles from the Canadian border in Montana commemorates the months-long flight for freedom of Chief Joseph and his people. This fall, the U.S. F…
Yellowstone bison to leave Montana
BILLINGS — State wildlife officials have dropped from consideration a private wildlife reserve in north-central Montana that was seeking to receive relocated bison from Yellowstone National Park.
Vanishing support led to Pierson's quick exit
WASHINGTON (AP) — One lesson from Julia Pierson’s short tenure as director of the agency that protects the first family: The Secret Service can’t keep secrets from the president.
76M households hit by JPMorgan data breach
LOS ANGELES — A huge cyberattack against JPMorgan Chase & Co. this summer compromised customer information for about 76 million households and 7 million small businesses, the bank said Thursday.
Bears, attracted by garbage, roaming Whitefish
Sean Lohr was heading to town for a crepe Saturday when he came across the unexpected. On the corner of Central Avenue and Railway Street was a black bear casually strolling past the Great Northern Brewing Co. buil…
Protesters pack meeting on education changes
GOLDEN, Colo. -- Students and teachers fighting a plan to promote patriotism and downplay civil disobedience in some suburban Denver U.S. history courses packed a school board meeting Thursday where the controversi…