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November 18, 2009 midnight

National Bison Range switches to winter hours

With the weather change from the heat of summer to the crisp cold of winter, wildlife behavior also changes. One no longer needs to be up at the crack of dawn to catch sight of deer or elk. Except during storms, animals will be up  and about at any time throughout the short winter days. So it is a great time to visit your favorite National Wildlife Refuge, such as the National Bison Range in Moiese.

Kids learn tricks and trades from experts
August 13, 2014 2:44 p.m.

Kids learn tricks and trades from experts

HOT SPRINGS – Kids cart wheeled across the lawn and did their best to build structurally sound human pyramids in Hot Springs last week.

Monster trucks coming to Sanders County fairgrounds
June 23, 2020 4:33 p.m.

Monster trucks coming to Sanders County fairgrounds

The Sanders County Fairgrounds will host the ‘No Limits Monster Truck Firecracker Nationals’ Saturday, July 4.

Taft mountains hold 'secret' of missing cemetery
August 22, 2018 4 a.m.

Taft mountains hold 'secret' of missing cemetery

The mountains surrounding the legendary saloon town of Taft, Mont., holds a silent grip on its deceased residents. As the massive fires of 1910 swept through the canyons of Mineral County, the blaze took the town with it, including the cemetery. A cemetery with wooden markers which turned to ash and disappeared. Now, nearly 110 years later, the search is on to find the 72 buried souls lost to a century of forest growth and erosion.

Lolo NF announces rate hikes; new cabin rentals
March 24, 2021 midnight

Lolo NF announces rate hikes; new cabin rentals

The Lolo National Forest is moving forward with implementing fee changes for developed recreation sites...

'Hamlet' visits the next generation of Shakespeareans in Alberton
November 23, 2016 4 a.m.

'Hamlet' visits the next generation of Shakespeareans in Alberton

To be, or not to be, that is the question,” actor Ty Fanning said in Act 3 of Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet” during a performance at the Alberton School on Wednesday, Nov. 16.

Jury finds Craig McCrea guilty of two counts of felony arson
February 8, 2024 midnight

Jury finds Craig McCrea guilty of two counts of felony arson

During opening statements in the trial against accused arsonist Craig McCrea, Assistant Attorney General Thorin Geist told jurors what to expect from the prosecution as the trial unfolded this week at the Lake County Courthouse. After three days of testimony, they began deliberations around 11:30 a.m. Thursday, and emerged five hours later with a verdict of guilty on two of four charges of arson.

January 31, 2018 5:15 p.m.

Thieves want to steal our legacy

Montanans: Thieves want to steal our legacy.

September 10, 2015 5:35 p.m.

Air quality: A concern for those in healthcare

MINERAL COUNTY - As fires burn across NW Montana and much of NW U.S., problems have arisen for those with respiratory issues. Doctors and nurses across the area have been working with patients to help them fight the effects of the smoke.

Abortion clinics sue state over new restrictions
May 3, 2023 midnight

Abortion clinics sue state over new restrictions

Montana abortion providers on Friday sued the state health department in an attempt to block a new rule adopted by the Gianforte administration’s health department that restricts how the state will pay for abortions through its Medicaid program.

July 5, 2017 1:14 p.m.

Life Flight Network no longer offering memberships

Life Flight Network, which is a not-for-profit air medical service, can no longer selling memberships in Montana. This is the result of legislative House Bill 73, which was recently signed into law by Governor Steve Bullock. In an unrelated move, Life Flight is now in-network with Montana’s two large insurance companies, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana and Pacific Source. The two companies reaches about 90 percent of the commercial insurance in Montana.

September 2, 2020 2:55 p.m.

Oregon bowhunter killed by wounded elk

Authorities say a bow hunter was killed when an elk he had wounded charged at him and gored him in the neck with its antlers.

August 7, 2024 midnight

COLUMN: Olympic bummer

You had one job France: put on an Olympics.

March 22, 2018 12:58 p.m.

St. Regis students heading to Nationals for BPA competition

In May, nearly 5,000 students from all over the U.S. will travel to Dallas/Fort Worth Texas to compete with other teens at the National Leadership Conference and competition for Business Professionals of America. This will include five students from St. Regis who won a chance at a national award during State competition in Billings earlier this month. The top three in individual competition and the top 5 in team competition qualify for Nationals held May 9-13.

Idaho reaches deal to reimburse hunters who kill wolves
October 27, 2021 midnight

Idaho reaches deal to reimburse hunters who kill wolves

Idaho officials will make available up to $200,000 to be divided into payments for hunters and trappers who kill wolves in the state through next summer.

October 14, 2010 9:31 a.m.

Share records

Billy Hill’s most recent campaign brochure states, “Billy has a proven record of accomplishment as a military noncommissioned officer, Korea and Vietnam...” Review of Billy Hill campaign material and interviews published in local newspapers throughout his numerous campaigns for sheriff show a number of references to his tour of duty in Korea. 

Clifford Roy Warnken
December 28, 2022 midnight

Clifford Roy Warnken

Clifford Roy Warnken

November 25, 2020 midnight

Kvelve's Comments: How much technology is too much?

Wow! I thought it may have been a dream from the 1960s, but it was a commercial on the boob tube...

Teacher uses nature's classroom
October 15, 2008 midnight

Teacher uses nature's classroom

At 9 a.m. Thursday morning, Alberton teacher Maureen Froehlich gave a new, perhaps more effective, meaning to the phrase, “no child left behind.”

Plains man pleads not guilty to distributing meth
February 5, 2025 midnight

Plains man pleads not guilty to distributing meth

A Plains man is accused of attempting to distribute drugs in Lake County. Leon Charles Hendry, 55, entered a plea of not guilty in District Court in Polson Jan. 15 to criminal possession with intent to distribute.