Coeur d'Alene middle schoolers hunt for fossils within ancient rocks

Middle schoolers tap into natural history thanks to Stonerose Interpretive Center

Tap, chip, tap, chip, tippity tap tap tap... Eureka! "We actually split it!" Lakes Middle School seventh grader Alex Terry announced Thursday morning as he and classmate Ruby Zaike worked open a piece of ancient sedimentary shale. Guests from Stonerose Interpretive Center and Eocene Fossil Site in Republic, Wash. have been visiting middle school classrooms this week sharing the joy of discovery with aspiring paleontologists in the Coeur d'Alene School District.

Herberger's, Cenex sites eyed for new library

Officials with ImagineIF Libraries have their eyes set on two spaces that could potentially become the new home of the Kalispell ImagineIF Library, including the Herberger’s building at the west end of the Kalispell Center Mall.

Biologist talks the evolution of bear management

Tim Manley, retired Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologist and bear specialist, pulled up a National Geographic video of the Craighead brothers from their 1950s-70s Yellowstone grizzly project.

Herberger's, Cenex sites eyed for new library

Officials with ImagineIF Libraries have their eyes set on two spaces that could potentially become the new home of the Kalispell ImagineIF Library, including the Herberger’s building at the west end of the Kalispell Center Mall.

The Memorial Day travel rush is off to an early start

People began loading up their cars and jumping on planes across the U.S. on Thursday as the long Memorial Day weekend kicked off. Even as politics and the nation's aging air traffic infrastructure rattle the U.S. travel industry, Americans were expected to get away in record numbers.

Why the pandemic left long-term scars on global job market

Esther Montanez's housecleaning job at the Hilton Back Bay in Boston was a lifeline for her, a 31-year-old single mother with a 5-year-old son.

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Editorial Roundup: US

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

The Latest: NDakota National Guard tells people if positive

BISMARCK, N.D. — National Guard soldiers have helped notify 800 people who tested positive for the coronavirus but initially weren’t told because of a backlog of cases.

Saudi officials: 2 wounded in blast at non-Muslim cemetery

PARIS (AP) — Two people were wounded Wednesday when an improvised explosive device targeted a ceremony of French, American, British, Italian and Greek officials commemorating the end of World War I at a cemetery in the Saudi city of Jiddah, according to official statements.

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Top Republican says Trump committed 'impeachable offenses'

The Latest: Burning Man Project committed to ticket refunds

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.

The Latest: New Zealand reports only 18 new cases of virus

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.

MATCHDAY: City, Liverpool meet in Premier League blockbuster

A look at what’s happening around European soccer on Sunday:

MATCHDAY: City, Liverpool meet in Premier League blockbuster

A look at what’s happening around European soccer on Sunday:

Italy, EU pledge support for Tunisian jobs to slow migration

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — As growing numbers of migrants cross from Tunisia to Europe, top Italian and European Union officials promised Monday to support Tunisian development efforts to create jobs and keep young people from trying to flee the North African country.

Costs outweigh the benefits?

Before leak, NSA mulled ending phone program

Rising (sun) economy?

Falling yen to make Japan's goods more affordable

TOKYO (AP) - Attention, bargain-hunters around the world: Japanese goods - from cars to televisions - are going on sale.

Teamwork, adaptation, and generosity at Bonner General Health

To say this past year was a challenge for the entire world is an understatement. Here at Bonner General Health, it was no different.

Pope John Paul II

The world lost an extraordinary individual last weekend with the death of the Pope John Paul II.