Stations set up to check avalanche beacons

The Flathead Nordic Backcountry Patrol has installed four beacon check stations at popular backcountry sites to help strengthen its search-and-rescue program.

170-foot water tower to serve north Kalispell

A new 1-million gallon, 170-foot-tall water tower and associated well sites that will serve Kalispell are under construction on a knoll along U.S. 93 just north of Rose Crossing.

John Bolton book again delayed, this time to June 23

NEW YORK (AP) — John Bolton's book has again been delayed, according to listings on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble, both of which say “What Happened In the Room” has been pushed back from May 12 to June 23. The new date also appears on publisher Simon & Schuster's web site.

John Bolton book again delayed, this time to June 23

NEW YORK (AP) — John Bolton's book has again been delayed, according to listings on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble, both of which say “What Happened In the Room” has been pushed back from May 12 to June 23. The new date also appears on publisher Simon & Schuster's web site.

John Bolton book again delayed, this time to June 23

NEW YORK (AP) — John Bolton's book has again been delayed, according to listings on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble, both of which say “What Happened In the Room” has been pushed back from May 12 to June 23. The new date also appears on publisher Simon & Schuster's web site.

John Bolton book again delayed, this time to June 23

NEW YORK (AP) — John Bolton's book has again been delayed, according to listings on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble, both of which say “What Happened In the Room” has been pushed back from May 12 to June 23. The new date also appears on publisher Simon & Schuster's web site.

Rejects federal land transfer

The plan to transfer federal land to the state is a fool’s errand, based on wishful thinking and misinformation and funded by self-serving private interests. Here’s only one of many reasons this is a bad idea for Montanans. Even if state Sens. Jennifer Fielder, R-Thompson Falls, and Dee Brown, R-Hungry Horse, and other supporters are sincere when they proclaim none of those lands would be sold, the facts tell a different story.

BNSF completes cleanup of soils in Whitefish River

BNSF Railway last month completed excavation work in the Whitefish River to remove potentially contaminated soils.

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL: ACH 62, Cusick 42

DEER PARK - One more win stands between the

LEADING OFF: Bumgarner faces former Giants teammates in SF

A look at what's happening around the majors on Saturday:

LEADING OFF: Bumgarner faces former Giants teammates in SF

A look at what's happening around the majors on Saturday:

Loeffler campaign condemns photo with white supremacist

ATLANTA (AP) — The campaign of Georgia Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler is condemning a photo circulating on social media of her posing with a longtime white supremacist at a recent campaign event, with less than a month to go until the runoff elections that will determine the balance of the U.S. Senate.

Loeffler campaign: She had 'no idea' she posed with neo-Nazi

ATLANTA (AP) — The campaign of Georgia Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler is disavowing a photo circulating on social media of her posing with a longtime white supremacist at a recent campaign event, with less than a month to go until the runoff elections that will determine the balance of the U.S. Senate.

Loeffler campaign: She had 'no idea' she posed with neo-Nazi

ATLANTA (AP) — The campaign of Georgia Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler is disavowing a photo circulating on social media of her posing with a longtime white supremacist at a recent campaign event, with less than a month to go until the runoff elections that will determine the balance of the U.S. Senate.

WSU to host Long Beach State in NIT

Cougars play Wednesday, as does Idaho, which visits USF in CollegeInsider.com tourney; Boise State gets postseason bid

Washington State (19-12) will host Long Beach State (22-12) on Wednesday (7 p.m., ESPNU) in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament.

Spruce abuse

The holidays, for many, are a time of giving.

Lone skier triggers out-of-bounds slide

A lone skier triggered a slide last week on the southeast side of Hellroaring Mountain, which is above Hellroaring Basin and west of the hill with the TV and radio towers, which is west of Whitefish Mountain Resort's Summit House.

Idaho Fish and Game may save skeet club

The future of the Coeur d’Alene Skeet and Trap Club has been uncertain, due to an ongoing debate about the club’s annual rent. But the club may have found an unlikely rescuer: Idaho Fish and Game.

Fire danger extreme, Stage II restrictions implemented

Following weeks hot, dry weather conditions the fire danger is now listed as extreme.

Lone skier triggers out-of-bounds slide

A lone skier triggered a slide last week on the southeast side of Hellroaring Mountain, which is above Hellroaring Basin and west of the hill with the TV and radio towers, which is west of Whitefish Mountain Resort's Summit House.