MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — As Montana’s COVID-19 case count continues festering, state prison officials say they are taking measures to stop the coronavirus from turning prisons into incubation pods, while a coalition of Montana groups has called for the governor to begin exercising clemency for high-risk inmates.
As Northwest Montana continues to grow as a hub for the high-tech sector, with both companies and individuals relocating here to run their operations worldwide, Bjorn Beer is a prime example of what that growing population of telecommuters looks like.
The Kalispell Parks and Recreation office on Monday was awarded the Gold Leaf Award — a top honor of a region that stretches from Canada to Mexico — for its 2016 Arbor Day event, which brought Kalispell students, teachers, businesses and organizations together for an educational event.
Habitat for Humanity got a $10,000 boost last week from its new neighbors in Columbia Falls, who have picked up where Habitat’s past boosters left off.
Kalispell City Council on Monday unanimously passed a noise ordinance amendment aligning the municipal code more closely with state disorderly conduct law.