ARTICLES BY SAM WILSON
Voters react to Gianforte assault charge
Montana voters went to the polls Thursday to select a new congressman in a tight statewide race — one that may have grown tighter following reports and a misdemeanor citation alleging that Republican candidate Greg Gianforte body-slammed a reporter during a campaign event the night before.
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Grizzly death inquiry suggests new safety measures to protect bears, mountain bikers
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Avalanche victim was well-known Whitefish firefighter, outdoor athlete
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Rep. Ryan Zinke accepts nomination as Secretary of the Interior
Ryan Zinke, the Republican Congressman representing Montana’s at-large U.S. House district, on Dec. 15 announced he had accepted President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination to serve as the next Secretary of the Interior.
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Zinke's accepts job as Trump's interior secretary
Ryan Zinke, the Republican Congressman representing Montana’s at-large U.S. House district, on Thursday announced he had accepted President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination to serve as the next Secretary of the Interior.
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Skier Hilary Lindh returns to Whitefish
Long before she would go on to become a world champion downhill skier and Olympic silver medalist, a 15-year old Hilary Lindh competed in her very first International Ski Federation race on Big Mountain in Northwest Montana.
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Boating restrictions enacted on Canyon Ferry, Tiber reservoirs
Montana has enacted restrictions prohibiting boats from launching in Canyon Ferry and Tiber reservoirs as part of its effort to reduce the threat posed by invasive mussel larvae, confirmed for the first time in state waters last month.
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Swan Lake netting yields no new walleye
While invasive mussel discoveries worry the state’s fisheries experts, Swan Lake provided a small ray of sunshine after Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ annual lake-trout netting program was completed last month with no new walleye caught in the popular fishery.
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Flathead residents give holiday boost to Standing Rock protest
After collecting about $4,000 worth of donations, tepees, cold-weather clothing and other gear, Whitefish environmental educator Brett Holmquist set off Tuesday across Montana to spend Thanksgiving at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota.
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Valley snow in forecast for Sunday
A cold-weather system is expected to finally bring seasonal temperatures and snow to Northwest Montana by the end of this weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Missoula.
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State political commissioner rules Fish, Wildlife and Parks violated ethics code
Montana’s chief political regulator on Tuesday found the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks responsible for three code-of-ethics violations, after the agency allowed a political committee to use public resources in its 2014 opposition to a ballot initiative to ban trapping on public lands.
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Egan Slough expansion rejected
The Flathead County Commissioners on Monday nixed one of the strategies being pursued by opponents of a proposed water bottling facility near Creston, unanimously rejecting a proposal to expand the Egan Slough Zoning District.
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Flathead legislators selected for leadership positions
Several legislators from Northwest Montana have been tapped for leadership and committee chair positions in the 2017 Montana Legislature, following the Republican and Democratic caucuses last week.
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Tribe closes waters to boats over mussel concerns
The Blackfeet Nation announced Monday it would close all its waters to both motorized and non-motorized boats, citing last week’s announcement confirming Montana’s first-ever detection of invasive mussels in the nearby Tiber Reservoir.
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