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Montana FWP releases draft administrative rules to manage grizzlies if delisted
July 2, 2023 midnight

Montana FWP releases draft administrative rules to manage grizzlies if delisted

Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks issued its first look last week at draft rules for how the state plans to manage grizzly bears should the federal government agree to delist them as endangered species in areas of Montana.

July 2, 2023 midnight

Fighting the fentanyl crisis in Montana

Families and communities across Montana are being devastated by illicit fentanyl — a drug so powerful that just 2 milligrams, the amount that would fit on the tip of a pencil, is considered a potentially fatal dose.

Zinke wants water released from Hungry Horse Reservoir to fill Flathead Lake
June 29, 2023 4 p.m.

Zinke wants water released from Hungry Horse Reservoir to fill Flathead Lake

Flathead Lake’s low water level this summer has drawn the attention of Western Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke, who called the situation an “oncoming crisis.”

Blackfeet release bison at Chief Mountain
June 29, 2023 midnight

Blackfeet release bison at Chief Mountain

The Blackfeet Tribe on Monday released a herd of 24 bison in the Chief Mountain Wilderness. The animals could end up in Glacier National Park, the first herd in the park in almost 150 years.

Shoshone County not seeking death penalty in Kellogg massacre case
June 28, 2023 12:50 a.m.

Shoshone County not seeking death penalty in Kellogg massacre case

Shoshone County Prosecuting Attorney Benjamin Allen will not seek the death penalty as a sentencing option for accused murderer MajorJon Kaylor, according to a release from his office.

Volunteers help put new roof on Superior's Kingdom Hall
June 28, 2023 midnight

Volunteers help put new roof on Superior's Kingdom Hall

Wearing her purple hard hat and matching safety glasses, a high visibility shirt and work boots, Naomi Kovarik will temporarily leave behind her regular job as a window washer and bookkeeper to help put a new roof on the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Superior.

Local campgrounds fill up as summer arrives
June 28, 2023 midnight

Local campgrounds fill up as summer arrives

Having a camper, trailer, RV or motorhome has always given people freedom to go when they want and stay where they want to, up until the summer of 2023.

June 28, 2023 midnight

Andrew Cadman honored for response during St. Regis shooting

The afternoon of Saturday, March 18 at the Travel Center in St. Regis is still very fresh in the minds of those that were bystanders or first responders to a hostage situation and resulting shootout that left one person dead.

Superior author details family, community history in "A Boomer's Story"
June 28, 2023 midnight

Superior author details family, community history in "A Boomer's Story"

It took a little over three years for Superior native Kathryn McKinney Verley to accomplish her dream of writing and publishing a biography on her life, her family’s remarkable military history, and her relatives heritage.

June 28, 2023 midnight

COLUMN: Hunting excursion

I don’t mean to jump the gun, no pun intended, but the way time is flying by, hunting season will be upon us in the wink of an eye.

Gambles Hardware expanding Plains location
June 28, 2023 midnight

Gambles Hardware expanding Plains location

One of the signs of business success is often expansion.

Plains B&B joins yard sale event
June 28, 2023 midnight

Plains B&B joins yard sale event

It is an iconic symbol of days gone by. Caring people purchased her and re-purposed her.

Teams from across region join Cornhole Festival
June 28, 2023 midnight

Teams from across region join Cornhole Festival

Troy Graves, a mountain of a bearded man from southern Idaho, summed it up perfectly. “It’s fun and it’s for a good cause,” he said while practicing before the opening rounds of the 2023 Cornhole Festival tournament Saturday on a scenic chunk of land alongside the Clark Fork River between Plains and Thompson Falls.

Cleanup begins after freight train derails into Yellowstone River
June 28, 2023 midnight

Cleanup begins after freight train derails into Yellowstone River

Montana Rail Link has begun cleaning up a derailment that occurred Saturday morning on a bridge near Reed Point, southeast of Big Timber, sending rail cars loaded with molten sulfur and asphalt into the Yellowstone River.

June 28, 2023 midnight

Scholarship winners

This year the Sandpiper Art Gallery and Gifts takes great pleasure in announcing that two deserving students were recently awarded scholarships amounting to $1,500 each.

June 28, 2023 midnight

Montana lawmakers report letters with mysterious powder

Republican lawmakers in Montana received letters containing white powder as federal agents investigate mysterious substances similarly mailed to GOP officials in two other states.

June 28, 2023 midnight

What to know about property tax appraisals

Property tax appraisals are currently arriving in the mail.

June 28, 2023 midnight

Protecting the next generation

Montana children are our most precious resource. There has been an unprecedented push to sexualize our children.

June 28, 2023 midnight

Property appraisal notices set to arrive

The Montana Department of Revenue is mailing property classification and appraisal notices to all owners of residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural land properties.

June 28, 2023 midnight

Public health officials remind Montanans that rabies remains a threat

State and local public health officials are reminding Montanans to be aware of the risk for exposure to rabies as summer approaches.