FWP warns recreationists, residents to be bear aware

As winter gives way to spring, recreationists are taking advantage of the warmer weather to get outside.

FWP urges visitors, residents to be bear aware

Bears are emerging from their dens, a time when conflicts with people tend to increase.

Officials still waiting for results on possible river contamination

Flooding on the Clark Fork River has officials concerned regarding the former Smurfit-Stone landfill in Frenchtown. A dark stream of water could be seen from outside the berm that separates the river from the landfill. The dark plume shows the underground movement of water from the berms to the river, but state and federal officials said it just might be sediments that were churned up from the high flows.

Loss of trees at prominent intersection heartbreaking

Not a tree left standing. That was predictable, never the less it is a visual shock and heartbreaking. The beautiful grove that greeted travelers at the entrance to Whitefish, the busy corner of Montana 40 and Highway 93, is gone forever. Gone in the blink of an eye, overnight it seems; the five acre forest that formed a welcoming salute on the way into town was cleared to the bare ground.

Swinging bridge to be done by late June

Contractors building the new Kootenai River Swinging Bridge, scheduled to be finished by the end of June, started mapping out their construction plans this week.

Law roundup: Overcome by fumes, a worker raises a stink

Feeling lightheaded from the fumes, an employee called the Kalispell Police Department to report their manager for mixing epoxy incorrectly.

U.S. lacks room to store oil; price collapse next?

Smith resigns as SSA director

Says Athlete's Choice purchase was too good to pass up

Fern, Bennett face off in race for House District 5

Two candidates are running to represent House District 5 in the Montana Legislature.

Families of Lebanese blast victims plead for outside inquiry

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s judicial investigation of the Beirut port explosion started with political wrangling over the naming of a lead investigator, military threats to jail leakers and doubts over whether a panel appointed along sectarian lines could be fully impartial.

Add wild onions to your garden/landscape

For centuries here and abroad, cultures have used wild onions and their relatives — as food and medicine.

Family: CoiNuts owner took children's investment

Says Mitchell quoted Bible to close 'sale' of gold and silver

Restaurant owner, ex-college athlete among victims of unrest

One man was the beloved owner of a Louisville barbecue restaurant who provided free meals to officers. Another was a man known as “Mr. Indianapolis," a former star football player. Yet another was a federal officer working security during a protest.

Polson Lube is excited to join Ronan with second location

Polson Lube is in the process of constructing a new location off Round Butte Road, next to the Ronan VFW, and father-and-son owners, Dennis and Nick Baughman, are excited to join the community this August.

Clippers win Game 7 at Memphis

NBA/NHL

From the archives - May 6, 2021

From the archives - May 6, 2021

From the archives - May 6, 2021

From the archives - May 6, 2021

DEQ: Toxins found again in soil near wood treatment facility

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Oregon Health Authority are looking into elevated levels of dioxins, a group of toxic chemical compounds, in soil samples taken around the J.H. Baxter Street wood treatment facility, south of Roosevelt Boulevard in Eugene.

DEQ: Toxins found again in soil near wood treatment facility

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Oregon Health Authority are looking into elevated levels of dioxins, a group of toxic chemical compounds, in soil samples taken around the J.H. Baxter Street wood treatment facility, south of Roosevelt Boulevard in Eugene.

Hurricane Isaias lashes Bahamas while Florida battens down

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Isaias snapped trees and knocked out power as it blew through the Bahamas on Saturday and headed toward the Florida coast, where officials said they were closing beaches, parks and coronavirus testing sites.