Randy Ray Belston, 74

Randy Ray Belston, who was born during a blizzard on Jan. 13, 1950, in Kalispell, passed away at home on July 28, 2024, at the age of 74 after a three-year battle with the debilitating lung disease, pulmonary fibrosis.

Police Calls: Transients, not trolls, found under bridge

Thursday, June 4

THE DIRT: Join the annual Bunker Hill Superfund Site tour

The Basin Environmental Improvement Project Commission (BEIPC) invites the public to attend its annual Bunker Hill Superfund Site Cleanup Tour on Wednesday, Aug. 27. The event offers a rare, firsthand look at environmental remediation and restoration efforts in the Silver Valley, one of the nation’s most significant cleanup initiatives

Montana Youth Challenge Academy graduates 103 cadets in 53rd commencement

Cadets completed the program’s 22-week residential phase, earning diplomas, certificates and scholarship opportunities to support continued education and career goals.

Eddy praises efforts as investigation continues

Northwest Montana Lakes Network in need of citizen science volunteers

The Northwest Montana Lakes Network is looking for lakeshore property owners and water recreationists to become citizen scientist volunteers.

Yesterdays: Trapping wolves for science in Glacier

Tests for the new Spruce Park damsite were underway. Plans were for a 350-foot tall earthen dam, with a 2,600 acre-foot reservoir. The dam was never built and today the site is in the Great Bear Wilderness.

PREP ROUNDUP: Davenport throws another no-hitter as Coeur d'Alene sweeps Lewiston

Results from Thursday's prep softball, basketball, golf and tennis matchups.

Biden meets Jacob Blake's family to start Wisconsin trip

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden began a visit to the battleground state of Wisconsin on Thursday by meeting with the family of Jacob Blake, the Black man whose shooting by a white police officer sparked days of sometimes violent protests.

Pompeo visits Israeli settlement in 1st by top US diplomat

JERUSALEM (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo paid the first-ever visit by a top U.S. diplomat to an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank on Thursday after announcing a new initiative to combat the international Palestinian-led boycott movement.

Kalispell Regional offers virtual doctor visits

Flathead Valley’s largest medical system is now offering a new technology where patients can log into virtual doctor appointments from anywhere with internet, anytime of day.

AP Exclusive: Gun found inside Epstein jail during lockdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators found a loaded gun Thursday that had been smuggled into the jail where Jeffrey Epstein killed himself last summer, following a weeklong lockdown that turned up other contraband and led to a criminal probe into guard misconduct, the federal Bureau of Prisons told The Associated Press.

AP Exclusive: Gun found inside Epstein jail during lockdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators found a loaded gun Thursday that had been smuggled into the jail where Jeffrey Epstein killed himself last summer, following a weeklong lockdown that turned up other contraband and led to a criminal probe into guard misconduct, the federal Bureau of Prisons told The Associated Press.

Kalispell Regional offers virtual doctor visits

Flathead Valley’s largest medical system is now offering a new technology where patients can log into virtual doctor appointments from anywhere with internet, anytime of day.

Polish leader's Trump card: a pre-election U.S. invite

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — President Donald Trump will be giving an image boost to Poland's populist president, Andrzej Duda, by hosting him at the White House next week, just four days before Poland holds a presidential election in which Duda is fighting for a second term.

Area churches offer variety of worship options

As a response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, local churches are responding, helping their congregations worship in a variety of ways, from Zoom and Facebook Live services to YouTube videos and more.

Churches offer in-person, online worship options

As a response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, local churches are responding, helping their congregations worship in a variety of ways.

Worship options available for the faithful

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, local churches are worshipping in a variety of ways, from Zoom and Facebook Live services to YouTube videos and more.

LT teams with toy drives to help underprivileged children

Pro Football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor has teamed with DonateAToy.org for his own charity, Fore Life, Inc., a Florida-based not-for-profit organization that uses the game of golf and its character-building skills to empower vulnerable youth to help them survive and succeed.

German state governor faces criticism over virus outbreak

GUETERSLOH, Germany (AP) — Authorities in Germany’s most populous state faced criticism Wednesday over their handling of a major coronavirus outbreak at a slaughterhouse that triggered a regional lockdown and saw residents barred from visiting other parts of the country.