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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 …
Former Libby man gets fourth DUI
A Kalispell man, formerly of Libby, has been charged with his fourth offense of drunk driving after allegedly being stopped for driving without lights on the night of April 5.
Eureka brewery turns heads with IPA
Off the beaten path, not far from the Canadian border, intrepid beer drinkers can find the best India Pale Ale in Montana — or at least the best according to t…
Montana T. rex fossil goes to Smithsonian
er boomed and lightning illuminated their small camper, Kathy Wankel couldn’t help but think that after years of being buried, the few fossilized bones she and her family had dug up that day, and carefully swaddled…
Malaysia vows: We will give plane families closure
PERTH, Australia — Leaders of the two countries heading multinational efforts to solve the mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 pledged Thursday that no effort would be spared to give the families of those on bo…
Fort Hood gunman sought mental help
FORT HOOD, Texas — An Iraq War veteran being treated for mental illness was the gunman who opened fire at Fort Hood, killing three people and wounding 16 other…
Ex-lawmaker pleads guilty to charge
HELENA — A former state legislator pleaded guilty Wednesday to theft, bribery and tax-evasion charges for taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks …
Report: 2014 Bakken oilfield output tops 1.1 million barrels a day
WILLISTON, N.D. — Oil production in North Dakota and Montana’s Bakken and Three Forks formations will average 1.1 million barrels per day this year, according to estimates announced Wednesday by a research firm.
Fish, Wildlife & Parks budget scrutiny
BOZEMAN — Few state programs are as successful as Montana’s Block Management Program in opening up more land to give hunters more opportunity to fill their tags.
Kalispell father files lawsuit over death in North Dakota
The father of a Kalispell man who was crushed to death in a North Dakota oilfield accident in January 2013 has filed a lawsuit against the owners of the drilling rig and the well site.
Judge: Abuse case can proceed
HELENA — A federal judge ruled that 95 people can pursue sex-abuse claims in state court against an order of nuns during bankruptcy proceedings involving the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena.
Newlywed killer gets 30-year prison term for killing husband
MISSOULA — A Kalispell woman was sentenced Thursday to more than 30 years in prison for killing her husband of eight days by pushing him from a cliff in Glacie…
Bankrupt co-op, creditor reach deal
BILLINGS — A bankrupt Montana electric cooperative announced a tentative deal with creditors Wednesday that would keep customer rates at current levels and allow it to unload a largely unused power plant near Great…
Prosecutors: Glacier Park newlywed lacks grounds to withdraw her plea
HELENA — A Montana woman facing sentencing for pushing her husband off a cliff in Glacier National Park eight days after the two were married last summer shoul…
Ninety still missing in mudslide area
DARRINGTON, Wash. — Becky Bach watches and waits, hoping that search crews find her brother and three other relatives who are missing in Washington state’s de…
Weather hampers search for jetliner
PERTH, Australia — The clues keep piling up: more and more mysterious objects spotted bobbing in the southern Indian Ocean, perhaps part of the missing Malaysian airliner, perhaps not. But just as the night sky dep…