Montana Supreme Court says officers must have more than a hunch to search a vehicle

What began as a minor traffic stop in eastern Montana became a drug bust three years ago. But a recent Montana Supreme Court ruling has overturned the conviction, and put more safeguards in place, saying a minor – nearly trifling – stop can’t transform into a search-and-seizure operation without clear probable cause.

Hurdler, he is

Glacier's Ethan Anderson has grown to love his signature events

The question for Ethan Anderson coming out of middle school was: Is he a hurdler, or isn’t he?

PREP GIRLS SOCCER: Lake City bounces Coeur d'Alene, advances to state play-in match

Lake City (14-0-1), which won its 13th straight district championship, advances to face the sixth-place team from District 3 (Boise area) in a state play-in match next Saturday at Lewiston High at 1 p.m.

The sacrifice of Purple Hearts

In Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 889 Commander Bob Martin's opinion, the Purple Heart is an honor that absolutely should be awarded to those who have earned it. "The Purple Heart is given to people who paid the ultimate price," he said Thursday. "Those who got it and didn’t make that ultimate price, they were in lockstep. They almost paid the ultimate price. The guy who got it, he gave the government a check and told them to cash it with his life."

The sacrifice of Purple Hearts

In Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 889 Commander Bob Martin's opinion, the Purple Heart is an honor that absolutely should be awarded to those who have earned it. "The Purple Heart is given to people who paid the ultimate price," he said Thursday. "Those who got it and didn’t make that ultimate price, they were in lockstep. They almost paid the ultimate price. The guy who got it, he gave the government a check and told them to cash it with his life."

Flathead County commissioners grant unanimous approval of Flathead Lake Club

The contentious members-only resort backed by Arizona-based Discovery Land Company is planned to include two golf courses, a fitness center, spa, restaurants and 359 residential lots set to be built west of U.S. 93 near Blacktail Mountain.

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Whittaker shines as Vikings ease away from Moscow

It was also the first victory in the second stint at Coeur d’Alene for Leiss, who coached the Vikings from 2004-13.

6A DISTRICT 1 GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP: A record night, and trip to plan .... Colvin smashes Viking scoring record, sends team to fourth straight district title

Coeur d’Alene (21-2), fourth in the MaxPreps.com rankings, which are used to seed the state tournament, won the best-of-3 series 2-0 and advances to state starting next Thursday at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa.

STATE 5A SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT: Big third inning lifts Blackfoot past Lakeland ... Zimmerman homers early, but Hawks face long road back

Lakeland (21-6) will face Burley (17-11) in a loser-out game today at 9 a.m. Burley, the seventh seed, lost to second-seeded Vallivue of Caldwell 8-7 in an opening round game later on Thursday.

Jobs Plus: Next 30 years could be even healthier

Jon Ness leaned forward. With a gleam in his eye, he pulled a sheet of paper from the folder in front of him. His was the look of a card dealer who knows he's drawing an ace for himself — maybe because every card in this deck is an ace.

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NEW YORK — At sundown, two vertical beams of bright blue light shot upward through the darkened New York City sky, evoking the twin towers in an annual tribute visible for miles.

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