Polson School District receives grant to provide summer meals for kids

Polson School District #23 is among the eight organizations that will receive a portion of $75,000 in grant money from No Kid Hungry to help ensure Montana kids get the food they need to grow and thrive this summer.

Broadband on the table in Silver Valley

Shoshone County prepares for June internet testing to secure funding

“Where are we now, and where do we want to be?” Those were the two questions Colleen Rosson posed to community stakeholders at the BEAD meeting to get broadband connectivity to Shoshone County Thursday at Shoshone Fire District No. 1.

Matthew Weaver in His Natural Habitat

Yellow shirt a missed opportunity

Time is now to comment on Rock Creek mine

The Draft Supplemental EIS for the proposed Rock Creek mine has been released for public comment by the Kootenai National Forest. If you are a long-term resident, you are probably familiar with this proposal and remember the controversial public hearings that took place in the mid- to late-'90s, the protest marches across the Long Bridge, and the series of lawsuits filed by the Rock Creek Alliance that have kept mine developers from turning ground.

Caution urged to ensure Fourth fun

SANDPOINT — Plenty of good times are in store for local Independence Day celebrators — but between fireworks and plentiful drinks, it’s worth taking care to ensure they end well.

As Sandpoint grows, so does its interest in art

SANDPOINT As Sandpoint grows, so does its interest in art.

Left out in the cold

St. Vincent de Paul won't open Cd'A warming shelter

COEUR d'ALENE - A financial shortfall will prevent St. Vincent de Paul from opening its Coeur d'Alene warming shelter this winter.

A van hit a teenage boy at the intersection of Third Street and Second Avenue West in Columbia Falls, and Three Rivers Emergency Medical Service took him to North Valley Hospital.

Three Rivers Emergency Medical Service

Tire company pays $185,000 in case over harassment

The Daily Inter Lake

Gunshots meant to scare bear

The Flathead County Sheriff's Office got a report of gunshots near a Hungry Horse store on U.S. 2 Sunday night. It turned out to be someone firing a gun to scare off a bear.

Flathead sheriff

Security guards at an Evergreen box store spotted a woman allegedly shoplifting a crucifix early Saturday evening. When confronted, she threw the crucifix on the ground and kicked a guard before guards held her to the ground to await deputies to arrest her, the Flathead County Sheriff's Office said.

Board supports new apartment building

Kalispell Planning Board members on Tuesday unanimously supported a permit for Depot Place, a new apartment building for low-income seniors.

Woman trapped in car wash OK

Kalispell police

North Dakota firm to buy Evergreen Implement

OTHELLO — Othello-based Evergreen Implement is being bought by Fargo, North Dakota-based RDO Equipment, the largest independent John Deere retailer in the United States.

Law roundup: Upset manager wants man gone stat, in 911 call

An impatient store manager allegedly called 911 because the Kalispell Police Department didn’t race to the scene to move along a bothersome transient after repeated calls.

Blacksmith offers self-reliance skills in New Agrarian School workshops

At an age where many of his friends are retiring, blacksmith Jeffrey Funk is opening a school.

When a food bank becomes a grocery market

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Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat

Belarus authorities free detainees as protests grow

MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Authorities have freed at least 2,000 people detained amid demonstrations across Belarus after a disputed presidential election as they sought Friday to stem rising public anger over a brutal police crackdown on peaceful protests and avoid Western sanctions.

At least 6 killed in wildfires that devastated parts of the Hawaiian island of Maui, official says

Acting Gov. Sylvia Luke issued an emergency proclamation on behalf of Gov. Josh Green, who is traveling, and activated the Hawaii National Guard to assist