Tuesday Jun 30 | Flathead Beacon
Clean Lakes Start With Clean Boats
State officials don't want zebra or quagga mussels in Montana, so they're taking preemptive action now.
Wednesday: RV Vandalism, Beetle Pesticide, Polson Ponzi
Good morning; on the Beacon today, 33 vehicles at Gardner's RV and Trailer Center were vandalized Monday night, with death threats.
Camas Prairie man accused of abandoning 17 horses
A Camas Prairie man accused of abandoning 17 horses without food or water has been arrested in Missoula.
Horse abuse suspect nabbed in Missoula
The man on the run from Sanders County authorities for animal abuse charges was caught in Missoula.
Forest thinning jobs keep loggers working
KALISPELL - Forest thinning projects aimed at reducing wildfire risk are keeping loggers and log haulers at work during the housing slump.
We the People for April 13, 2009
Greg Hinkle We have finished with HB2: General Appropriations. This is the funding bill for the state for the next two years.
Bonner's Ferry man commits suicide in Montana jail - Thu, 09 Apr 2009 PST
MISSOULA a ' Authorities say a 22-year-old North Idaho man committed suicide in the Sanders County Detention Center shortly after he was captured by residents for allegedly robbing a convenience store in Trout Creek.
Man killed in Sanders Co. accident
A man died in a single vehicle rollover accident which happened in Sanders County on Wednesday night.
Trout Creek robber commits suicide in jail
An Idaho man committed suicide in jail after the Sanders County Sheriff's Department picked him up for an armed robbery.
Sheriff: Inmate commits suicide after robbery
Authorities say a 22-year-old Idaho man committed suicide in the Sanders County Detention Center shortly after he was captured by residents for allegedly robbing a convenience store in Trout Creek.
Neglected horses in Sanders County up for adoption
Today the Sanders County Sheriff's Department gave the public an opportunity to get to know the neglected horses found near Camas Prairie last summer, before giving them up for adoption.
State unemployment increases, again
The state Labor Department says Montana's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 6% in February.
Renaming Montana's "S-word" places
Pulling Oneself from the Ground, or Sam Resurrection, along Thompson River near Thompson Falls, c. 1915.
Western Montana unemployment soars
The unemployment rate in Western Montana is soaring to some of the highest levels in decades, with 5 of 7 counties now showing double-digit numbers, and one at nearly 20% of the working population without a ...
Arlee Man Found Frozen to Death After Car Accident
Authorities say a 21-year-old Arlee man who went looking for help after he crashed his car into a creek was found frozen to death Tuesday in a field near the wreck site.
Driver in Hot Springs wreck dies of exposure
A man has died of exposure while trying to walk for help in sub-zero temperatures after his car crashed into a Sanders County creek.
"We celebrate 76 old places and 76 new names," said Jennifer Perez Cole, Indian affairs coordinator for Gov.
Northwest Montana's Unemployment Rates Highest in State
Flathead County's unemployment rate rose to 8.7 percent in December, the fourth highest unemployment rate of Montana's counties and nearly double the rate here from December of the previous year.
MT unemployment rate on the rise Montana's unemployment rate is on the rise. For the first time in nine years the number tops 5%. The state Department of Labor reports the December unemployment rate is 5.4% up ...
Hot Springs man dies of crash injuries
A Hot Springs man has died of injuries suffered in a crash on Highway 28, about two miles north of Hot Springs.