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Montana man charged for threats to Democratic US senator
February 24, 2023 GMTMISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man has been charged with threatening the life of Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester via voicemails left at his Kalispell office, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
Kevin Patrick Smith, 45, pleaded not guilty Thursday to two felony counts of threats to injure and murder a U.S.
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Hunter who mistook dog for wolf cited for animal cruelty
October 27, 2022 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — A Montana woman was cited for animal cruelty Thursday for shooting and skinning a 6-month-old husky and posting pictures of herself with the animal online bragging that she had shot a young wolf, officials said.
1 dead in plane crash into Montana’s Flathead River
October 3, 2022 GMTTHOMPSON FALLS, Mont. (AP) — A person was killed after piloting a plane in western Montana into some power lines and then crashing into the Flathead River.
Hunter who mistook dog for a wolf is under investigation
September 27, 2022 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) —
Montana authorities said Tuesday they were investigating the shooting of a 6-month-old dog by a woman who skinned the animal and posted pictures of herself with the pelt, believing she had killed a young wolf.
Shooting at Montana bar leaves woman dead, husband wounded
August 29, 2022 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Authorities said a man shot two people, killing a woman and seriously injuring her husband, during a weekend altercation at a bar in northwestern Montana near Glacier National Park.
Florida man dies in fall on steep slope in Glacier park
July 26, 2022 GMTWEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — A 79-year-old Florida man has died in a fall in Glacier National Park while he was trying to scramble up an off-trail slope with a group of friends, park officials said Tuesday.
Glacier Bancorp: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
July 21, 2022 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) _ Glacier Bancorp Inc. (GBCI) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $76.4 million.
The bank, based in Kalispell, Montana, said it had earnings of 69 cents per share.
Deep snow delays opening of Glacier’s Going-to-the-Sun road
July 7, 2022 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road could have its latest opening since it was constructed in 1933 as crews continue to clear deep snows from the popular and scenic highway.
Randy Weaver, participant in Ruby Ridge standoff, dies at 74
May 12, 2022 GMTSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Randy Weaver, patriarch of a family that was involved in an 11-day Idaho standoff with federal agents 30 years ago that left three people dead and helped spark the growth of anti-government extremists, has died at the age of 74.
2 killed in Montana crash of airplane built from kit
May 2, 2022 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — A single-engine airplane built from a kit crashed in a field northwest of Kalispell over the weekend, killing both people on board, Flathead County officials said.
Glacier Bancorp: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
April 21, 2022 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) _ Glacier Bancorp Inc. (GBCI) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $67.8 million.
The bank, based in Kalispell, Montana, said it had earnings of 61 cents per share.
Montana man sentenced to 100 years for killing wife
March 9, 2022 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — A western Montana man has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for killing his wife in December 2020 by beating and strangling her and throwing her down a flight of stairs.
Glacier park taking Sun Road reservations starting March 2
February 7, 2022 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — People who want to travel on Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park this summer will need reservations again this year as the park works to manage congestion on the scenic, alpine highway, park officials said.
Boy dies in apparent drowning at Montana hot springs resort
January 31, 2022 GMTBUTTE, Mont. (AP) — Authorities in Montana say they are investigating the apparent drowning of a 14-year—old boy at a hot springs resort pool.
Butte Silver-Bow Sheriff Ed Lester says the incident happened Friday at Fairmont Hot Springs west of Butte.
Kalispell man convicted of homicide in death of wife in 2020
January 16, 2022 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — A Kalispell man has been convicted of deliberate homicide in the December 2020 death of his wife.
A Flathead County jury deliberated for five hours on Friday before finding Bradley Jay Hillious, 35, guilty in the death of Amanda Hillious, 33, the Flathead Beacon reported.
Man sentenced for crashing into house, killing resident
January 7, 2022 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to four years in prison for crashing his pickup truck through the wall of a house south of Kalispell, killing a man who was sleeping inside.
Thomas Owen Lefevre, 22, was sentenced to 20 years in prison with 16 years suspended during a hearing Thursday before District Court Judge Heidi Ulbricht in Kalispell.
Man struck and killed after crash on snowy Montana highway
January 6, 2022 GMTBUTTE, Mont. (AP) — An 84-year-old man was struck and killed after his vehicle was involved in a crash on a snowy highway in southwestern Montana, the Montana Highway Patrol said Thursday.
The Kalispell man's sport utility vehicle was involved in one of two crashes that happened Wednesday afternoon near the Fairmont exit on Interstate 90, about three miles (five kilometers) south of Anaconda, the patrol said.
Montana man gets 55 years in cement brick beating death
December 31, 2021 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — A western Montana man has been sentenced to 55 years in the Montana State Prison for using a cement brick to beat another man to death in July 2019.
Leigh Garrett Medina, 46, was sentenced Thursday by District Court Judge Dan Wilson, who rejected a defense request that 30 years of the sentence be suspended, the Flathead Beacon reports.
‘The Bag Lady’ helps keep homeless warm with winter jackets
December 25, 2021 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Barbara St. John calls herself “The Bag Lady.” She has a lighthearted approach to a serious undertaking: providing jackets that turn into sleeping bags for Kalispell’s homeless population.
Montana, Montana State players finalists for defensive award
December 8, 2021 GMTHELENA, Mont. (AP) — Linebackers from Montana and Montana State are two of the three finalists for the defensive player of the year award in the FCS, sponsor Stats Perform announced Wednesday.
Montana State senior Troy Anderson of Dillon, University of Montana junior Patrick O'Connell of Kalispell and Florida A&M junior Isaiah Land of Buffalo, New York, are the top three vote getters for the Buck Buchanan Award.
Decomposing bodies of 2 men found northeast of Kalispell
December 3, 2021 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — The decomposing bodies of two men were found outside a residence near Lake Blaine, northeast of Kalispell, Flathead County officials said.
The bodies were found on Tuesday afternoon after a neighbor requested a welfare check, Sheriff Brian Heino told the Flathead Beacon.
Glacier National Park superintendent Jeff Mow to retire
November 12, 2021 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Glacier National Park Superintendent Jeff Mow is retiring from the National Park Service at the end of the year.
Mow has worked for the agency for 33 years, the last eight at Glacier National Park in northern Montana, while the park dealt with destructive wildfires, rebuilding the historic Sperry Chalet which was destroyed by fire in 2017, record visitation and a pandemic.
Born to climb: Low-key climber tops Glacier’s imposing peaks
October 31, 2021 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — A trident of snow-marbled summits straddles the low-slung stretch of the Continental Divide at Marias Pass, commanding the attention of rubbernecking motorists skirting the southern boundary of Glacier National Park.
Montana commission delays choosing congressional districts
October 31, 2021 GMTHELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s redistricting commission delayed a decision on a map dividing the state into congressional districts after an all-day meeting on Saturday.
The commission failed to reach a consensus on the map proposals they were considering, instead kicking the decision until after receiving more public comments next week as they speed towards a November 14 deadline.
Man charged in fitness center killing pleads not guilty
October 28, 2021 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges alleging he killed the manager of a Kalispell fitness center after the manager told him he could no longer live in his car in the parking lot.
Transient charged in Kalispell fitness center shooting
September 30, 2021 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — A transient man has been arrested and charged for a shooting outside a Kalispell fitness center in which the center’s manager was killed and another man was injured.
The charges were filed Tuesday and District Judge Dan Wilson issued an arrest warrant on Wednesday for Jonathan Douglas Shaw, 35, for deliberate homicide and attempted deliberate homicide for the Sept.
Officials identify fitness center manager killed by gunman
September 17, 2021 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Officials in Flathead County have released the name of the Kalispell Fuel Fitness manager who was shot and killed during a confrontation with a man who had been living in his car in the facility's parking lot.
Witness: Parking lot eviction leads to fatal shooting
September 16, 2021 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — A man who had been living in a car in the parking lot of a fitness center in Kalispell for several weeks shot and killed the center's manager after being told he could no longer stay there, the assistant manager said Thursday.
US Forest Service OKs Swan Valley forest, habitat plan
September 13, 2021 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service has given preliminary approval to a plan for road-building, logging and other forest management measures in Montana's Swan Valley with the goal of reducing fire danger and enhancing habitat for several federally protected species, the agency said.
Glacier’s Sun Road reservation system alleviated crowding
September 9, 2021 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Glacier National Park’s reservation system for the Going-to-the-Sun Road ended Monday after a three-month trial run. For the remainder of the 2021 visitor season, all that’s required to get on the scenic thoroughfare is a standard park pass.
Rafters find human remains in drought-lowered Montana river
September 7, 2021 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Rafters spotted human remains in the Flathead River while floating past a fishing access site northeast of Kalispell, Flathead County officials said.
Sheriff Brian Heino said the remains found Monday appeared to have been in the river for a long time, the Daily Inter Lake reported.
Fire near Montana lake destroys homes, triggers evacuations
August 1, 2021 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — A wind-driven wildfire destroyed more than a dozen homes, outbuildings and other structures around northwestern Montana's Flathead Lake after the flames jumped over a state highway, authorities said Sunday
Tears, politics and money: School boards become battle zones
July 10, 2021 GMTRAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Local school boards around the country are increasingly becoming cauldrons of anger and political division, boiling with disputes over such issues as COVID-19 mask rules, the treatment of transgender students and how to teach the history of racism and slavery in America.
Montana driver who struck girl at bus stop sentenced
June 14, 2021 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — A Montana woman has been given a six-year deferred prison sentence over striking a 6-year-old girl with her car after the girl got off a school bus near Whitefish in November 2019.
Amtrak Empire Builder resumes daily service across Montana
May 25, 2021 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Amtrak's Empire Builder train has resumed daily service from Chicago to Seattle and Portland, including a dozen stops along Montana's Hi-Line, after cutbacks made due to the pandemic.
15-year-old girl struck, killed by van near Columbia Falls
May 21, 2021 GMTCOLUMBIA FALLS, Mont. (AP) — A minivan struck and killed a 15-year-old girl who was walking along a road northwest of Columbia Falls, the Montana Highway Patrol said Friday.
The victim was walking west on the edge of Tamarack Lane at about 9:40 p.m.
Glacier National Park demand outweighs ticket availability
May 6, 2021 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Park officials in Montana have made additional reservation tickets available this week for Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park after receiving complaints that the park was selling out too quickly...
State moves to dismiss murder charge in domestic killing
April 28, 2021 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — The state of Montana has filed a motion to dismiss a deliberate homicide charge against a domestic violence victims’ advocate in the shooting death of her ex-husband...
Montana faith groups, advocates show LGBTQ support
April 11, 2021 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Shortly after the deadly 2016 mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, Courtney VonLindern, who is gay and non-binary, was walking through downtown Missoula in a state of dejection when they spotted a pride flag displayed in the window of the United Methodist Church, a symbol of support to the LGBTQ community during a period of intense vulnerability and pain...
California man pleads guilty to killing Montana man
April 8, 2021 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — A California man has agreed to plea guilty to negligent homicide in the killing of a Montana man during an altercation last summer outside a Whitefish bar, according to court documents...
Former Montana Gov. Stan Stephens dies at 91
April 5, 2021 GMTHELENA, Mont. (AP) — Former Montana Gov. Stan Stephens, a radio journalist who became a leading Republican lawmaker, has died...
Another Montana man charged in US Capitol breach
March 12, 2021 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Another Montana man has been charged in the U.S. Capitol breach on Jan. 6, when Congress was certifying the Electoral College vote in favor of President Joe Biden...
Montana man faces $9.9M fine for racist, harassing robocalls
January 27, 2021 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man is facing a $9.9 million fine from the Federal Communications Commission after he sent racist, anti-Semitic and harassing robocalls to tens of thousands of phones across eight states...
Kalispell man, convicted of killing wife, dies in prison
April 10, 2020 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — A Kalispell man who was convicted of killing his wife 40 years ago has died in prison after an extended illness, Department of Corrections officials said.
77-year-old retired teacher first Montana coronavirus death
March 27, 2020 GMTHELENA, Mont. (AP) — The first person in Montana to die of a coronavirus-related illness was a high school biology teacher from Washington state who had retired about a decade ago to a lakeside home near the Cabinet Mountains...
Man kills grizzly in self-defense, keeps claws as a memento
January 18, 2020 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man told authorities that he cut off a grizzly bear's claws as a memento after shooting it in self-defense because he was mad that the bear was going to eat him, according to court records.
Izaak Walton Inn on Glacier’s southern border turns 80
December 22, 2019 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Drive east on U.S. Highway 2 along the southern edge of Glacier National Park, take a right at the only turn into Essex, go down the snow-covered road, park your car and get out...
Sheriff confirms body found in Montana is missing Oregon boy
August 1, 2019 GMTLIBBY, Mont. (AP) — Officials confirmed Thursday that the child's body found in a remote area of northwestern Montana was a missing boy from Oregon and that he had been shot in the head...
Montana searchers find body of missing Oregon child
July 28, 2019 GMTMEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — The body of a missing Oregon boy whose parents died in an apparent murder-suicide is believed to have been found in a remote area of Montana, police said...
Polson woman leads Montana’s only accredited sailing school
July 10, 2019 GMTKALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — There's nothing quite like a sailor's life. The phrase alone begets visions of adventure, of pristine white boats cruising the open sea, exploring new shorelines wherever the wind may blow — and let's not forget the rum.