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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 …
Groups allege illegal moves by Zinke
HELENA — Two Washington, D.C.-based advocacy groups filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday accusing a U.S. House candidate in Montana of illegally coordinating with the political action c…
Flathead tribes to pay $18.3 million for Kerr Dam
POLSON — The Salish and Kootenai tribes would have to pay nearly $18.3 million to acquire a northwestern Montana hydroelectric dam from PPL Montana, an arbitration panel has determined.
U.S. Forest Service retirees oppose Idaho land exchange
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — A group of about two dozen retired U.S. Forest Service employees has sent a letter to the U.S. Senate and Natural Resources Committee decrying a proposed northern Idaho land exchange.
'They make you feel like family'
They’ve traded big skies and Montana mountains for the Space Needle peeking over a city skyline, but Seattle is where Don and Beverly Shaw want to be.
Westslope cutties pondered in Camas
GREAT FALLS — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is considering introducing westslope cutthroat trout to Camas Lake and Big Camas Creek.
Campus carry bill clears Idaho panel
BOISE — Riding roughshod over the objections of Idaho’s eight colleges and universities — and the State Board of Education — a state Senate committee last Wednesday approved NRA-backed legislation creating exceptio…
Train accidents stir more concerns about crude oil transports
BILLINGS — At least 10 times since 2008, freight trains hauling oil across North America have derailed and spilled significant quantities of crude, with most of the accidents touching off fires or catastrophic expl…
State appeals Wheelis' constitutionality ruling of DUI program
HELENA — The state is appealing a ruling by a Northwestern Montana judge who said fees charged for the state’s 24/7 Sobriety Program amount to pretrial punishment.
Gold medal favorites open with hockey wins
SOCHI, Russia — Four of the favorites in Olympic men’s hockey started the Sochi Games with wins.
Voisin injures leg, bows out
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Whitefish skier Maggie Voisin didn’t come all this way to let a fractured leg keep her from experiencing the Olympics.
Bullock chooses McLean as lieutenant governor
HELENA — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock on Monday named state Board of Regents chairwoman Angela McLean as his new lieutenant governor, an appointment the first-te…
Senate OKs Baucus as ambassador
The Senate easily confirmed longtime Sen. Max Baucus on Thursday to become ambassador to China, handing the job to a lawmaker well-versed in U.S. trade policy but with little expertise about military and other issu…
Obama ambassador pick embraces criticism of China
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's choice to become U.S. ambassador to China embraced several criticisms of that country Tuesday, agreeing that China wants to dominate Asia and is a regular violator of huma…
Hagel seeks cause of nuke missle problems
WASHINGTON — In taking a deep look at trouble inside U.S. nuclear forces, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is searching for the root causes of recent Air Force missteps but also for ways to make the nuclear warrior’s …
Unapologetic Walsh releases records
HELENA — Lt. Gov. John Walsh released more than 400 pages of his military records Sunday in response to reports that he was reprimanded in 2010 for pressuring …