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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 …
House passes curbs on NSA phone surveillance
WASHINGTON — In an overwhelming vote, the House moved the U.S. closer to ending the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of Americans’ phone records Thursday, the most significant demonstration to date of lea…
State seeks water-rights lawsuit
Montana’s attorney general said Thursday he is asking the U.S. District Court in Missoula for permission to intervene in a water-rights lawsuit filed by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
Montanans prep for Spartan Race
After four miles and 15 obstacles Emily Callaghan was burnt out, covered in mud and exhilarated. She couldn’t wait for another Spartan race.
New hockey team seeks fresh start
Whitefish will have a new hockey team to cheer for next fall when the Whitefish Wolverines take to the ice at the Stumptown Ice Den.
Vaccine suggested for horses to protect against West Nile
Montana’s animal health officials are encouraging equine owners to consult with their veterinarians about vaccination for West Nile virus after a spike in the number of cases last year.
Parole denied again for killer
More than five years after his last attempt, Richard Sweet’s parole request again has been denied.
Bears attacking chickens has become problem
Wildlife and land managers say they are seeing gradual acceptance and improvements in public education and outreach for grizzly bear conservation, but there also are setbacks in some areas, most notably the prolife…
Group sues to have Cabinet bears 'uplisted'
The Alliance for the Wild Rockies has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Missoula seeking to “uplist” the Cabinet-Yaak grizzly population from “threatened” to “endangered.”
Kalispell's only unsolved murder is 11 years old
Eleven years after the only known unsolved murder in Kalispell’s history, the victim’s family is still looking for closure.
Lunar Eclipse
Ten images combined to show the progression of the lunar eclipse Tuesday morning. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)
White supremacist charged with murder in Kansas City shooting
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — The man accused of killing three people in attacks at a Jewish community center and Jewish retirement complex near Kansas City is a know…
Blast in Nigerian capital kills 71
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A massive explosion ripped through a bus station during the morning rush hour in Nigeria’s capital, killing at least 71 people and wounding 124 in a bombing that marked the bloodiest terrorist…
Utah woman arrested after 7 dead babies found
A Utah woman accused of killing seven babies she gave birth to over 10 years was arrested Sunday after police discovered the tiny bodies stuffed in separate cardboard boxes in the garage of her former home.
Plows clearing Glacier's Going-to-the-Sun Road
The surest sign of spring in Glacier National Park is not the long sweet note of the varied thrush or the call of swans sweeping over the Continental Divide — it’s the rumble of diesels and the screech of steel dig…
Ronan man sentenced to life for murder
POLSON – After listening to Laurence Kenmille’s family members fight through quivering voices and muffled sobs during victim statements Monday, District Court …