Lincoln County News

Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Neil Duram says that Morgan Jackson, 19, was headed southbound on U.S. Highway 93 at around 6:50 p.m. Friday, when he crashed and died.

Eric John Rick Vogel, a former radio announcer in Libby, Montana, will not be broadcasting any more shows for awhile.

A late October fire here reduced a judge's desk to ashes and scorched her robe, engulfing the entire room, melting her computer and spreading into the duct system.

Close to 300 people packed the Flathead County Fairground clinic Wednesday afternoon, waiting for their chance to get an H1N1 vaccination.

Lincoln County voters headed to the polls on Tuesday to pick mayors and councilors.

It is a big election year for cities around Lincoln County as four mayoral seats are up for grabs.

Help for people in Libby facing asbestos-related illnesses could start as early as next month.

Ernie Ornelas, Marcia Boris, and Roman Zylawy introduced themselves to voters as the GOP candidates for sheriff, county attorney, and county commissioner.

Authorities are investigating after a judge's office in Eureka was broken into and set ablaze over the weekend.

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Organizers of a petition drive to recall the Lincoln County sheriff in western Montana have failed to turn in any signatures.

Two women are facing charges in what authorities describe as a prostitution and forgery ring involving several jurisdictions in northwest Montana.

CUT BANK - A third trial date has been set for three Cut Bank brothers who are accused of felony assault charges in the beating of Glacier County Commissioner Ron Rides at the Door.

The trial of three brothers accused of beating a Glacier County commissioner was postponed because the lead prosecutor in the case was hospitalized.

LIBBY - The trial of three Cut Bank brothers accused of assaulting a Glacier County commissioner has been postponed.

The trial of three men from Cut Bank accused of assaulting a Glacier County Commissioner has been continued.

On August 20, the Lincoln County, Montana County Commission voted to place a ballot measure on the November 3, 2009 ballot, asking voters if they wish to switch county elections from partisan elections to non-partisan elections.

Sen. Tester's Forest Jobs and Recreation Act breaks a log jam between logging and wilderness which has existed in Montana for more than 25 years.

Sen. Tester's Forest Jobs and Recreation Act breaks a log jam between logging and wilderness which has existed in Montana for more than 25 years.

A 25-year-old Libby man has died in a weekend motorcycle crash on U.S. Highway 2 in Lincoln County.