High Court Rules for Power Company Over Montana Dams
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court sided with a power company Wednesday in a dispute with Montana over who owns the riverbeds beneath 10 dams sitting on three Montana rivers, although the governor of Montana quickly declared that the state really got most of what it wanted. In a case that reached back to the travels of Lewis and Clark more than 200 years ago, the court voted unanimously to throw out a state court ruling that could have cost the company, PPL Montana, more than $50 million.
Marines Square Off Against Army Vets in Burton Boxing Event
Shelley Burton is building on the excitement from two previous boxing events with another Friday night full of fights. The "Melee in the Mountains" will feature nine bouts between 18 Flathead Valley veterans in a charity event for Montana Wounded Warriors, an organization in Columbia Falls that provides outdoor opportunities like fishing and skiing for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The fights will be between local U.S. Marine and U.S. Army veterans, starting at 8 p.m. Friday at the Flathead County Fairgrounds. Doors will open at 6 p.m. General admission is…
USFS Backcountry Warning: Avalanche Danger ‘High’ in Northwest Montana
Recreationists are being asked to stay away from avalanche terrain in Northwest Montana as weather conditions have raised the danger level to high. The Flathead National Forest issued a special backcountry avalanche warning on Wednesday afternoon, calling conditions “very dangerous” in the Glacier Park and Flathead and Kootenai National Forest areas.
Attorney Questions Police Response Before Christmas Murders
An attorney for the Kalispell man who admitted murdering his former girlfriend and her daughter on Christmas day in 2010 is questioning law enforcement’s response to the events leading up to the killings, asserting that better communication is needed between agencies. Noel Larrivee, a lawyer with the state public defender office, said that while Tyler Michael Miller is responsible for the deaths of Jaimi Hurlbert, 35, and Alyssa Burkett, 15, there were a number of “missed opportunities” for law enforcement to derail the shootings.
Farm Bill for Eaters
Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow from Michigan announced that the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry will begin public policy hearings on the next Farm Bill. Luckily for Montana, Sen. Max Baucus sits on this committee that encourages farms to produce good food.
FWP Schedules Spring Hunter Education Classes in Kalispell
Registration is Saturday, March 24, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Headquarters on 490 North Meridian Road in Kalispell. Classes are held at Flathead High School from 6-9 p.m. on April 2, 3, 4, and 5. The field course is held on Saturday, April 7. Test night is Monday, April 9, 6-8 p.m. For more information call FWP at 752-5501. All hunter education classes are free of charge and open to hunters and non-hunters alike. By state law, anyone born after January 1, 1985, must have completed the Hunter Education Course…
Graffiti Suspect Charged with Resisting Arrest
A Kalispell man was arrested on Tuesday afternoon and accused of marking a vehicle at the Kalispell Center Mall with a “graffiti sticker” and resisting arrest. Gus Hill, 22, was spotted by a Kalispell police officer at about 4:30 p.m. placing a graffiti sticker on a car. When the officer attempted to confront Hill, he ran off and a foot chase ensued. During the short pursuit, a private citizen tackled Hill to the ground, holding him down until the officer arrived. Upon Hill's arrest, police found in his possession multiple cans of spray paint and stickers…
Porter Creek
03/03/2012 - 6:00 PM - Venue: The Belton Chalet
Can't Hardly Playboys
03/03/2012 - 6:00 PM - Venue: Paddy's Touchdown Lounge
03/03/2012 - 6:00 PM - Venue: Belton Chalet
Pickin' in the Parlor
03/03/2012 - 1:00 PM - Venue: Miracle of America Museum
Live Classic Country
03/03/2012 - 1:00 PM - Venue: Eagles Lodge
Cody Beebe and the Crooks
03/02/2012 - 9:00 PM - Venue: Great Northern Bar
"BE A STAR" Karaoke with Denise
03/02/2012 - 8:00 PM - Venue: Grizzly Den
Jason Singleton
03/02/2012 - 6:00 PM - Venue: The Lodge at Whitefish Lake
Open Mic Open Mic Open Mic
03/01/2012 - 9:00 PM - Venue: The Bandit
John Dunnigan
03/01/2012 - 9:00 PM - Venue: Great Northern Bar
Joy Junky
03/01/2012 - 8:30 PM - Venue: Crush Wine Bar
03/01/2012 - 8:00 PM - Venue: Sitting Duck
Re Bop
03/01/2012 - 8:00 PM - Venue: Red Room Basement Bar
Acoustic Open Mic
03/01/2012 - 6:30 PM - Venue: Truby's at Meadowlake Resort
Irish Jam
03/01/2012 - 6:00 PM - Venue: Split Rock Cafe
Karaoke with Jody
02/29/2012 - 9:00 PM - Venue: Rainbow Bar and Casino
Open Mic with Greg Grant & Linda Vigil
02/29/2012 - 9:00 PM - Venue: Craggy Range Bar and Grill
Steppin' 2 Rhythm with April
02/29/2012 - 7:30 PM - Venue: Blue Moon Nite Club
Bad Larrys
02/29/2012 - 6:00 PM - Venue: The Lodge at Whitefish Lake
02/29/2012 - 6:00 PM - Venue: Paddy's Touchdown Lounge
Karaoke
02/28/2012 - 9:00 PM - Venue: Applebee's
02/28/2012 - 6:00 PM - Venue: Blondies
Rocky Mountain Rhythm Kings
02/28/2012 - 12:00 PM - Venue: Snappy Sports Senter
Battle of the Bands Auditions
02/27/2012 - 1:00 PM - Venue: FVCC
The Guitar Republic
02/26/2012 - 7:30 PM - Venue: O'Shaughnessy Center
MWIV: Violin Virtuoso and Beethoven Mayuko Kamio
02/26/2012 - 3:00 PM - Venue: Flathead High School Performance Hall
02/25/2012 - 9:00 PM - Venue: Rainbow Bar and Casino
Smart Alex
02/25/2012 - 9:00 PM - Venue: Great Northern Brewery
Goodwood
02/25/2012 - 9:00 PM - Venue: Craggy Range Bar and Grill
02/25/2012 - 8:00 PM - Venue: Rocky Mountain Roadhouse
02/25/2012 - 7:30 PM - Venue: Whitefish Performing Arts Center
02/25/2012 - 6:00 PM - Venue: Paddy's Touchdown Lounge
02/25/2012 - 1:00 PM - Venue: Eagles Lodge
DJ J-ster Jazz
02/24/2012 - 9:00 PM - Venue: Scandal's All Ages Night Club
02/24/2012 - 9:00 PM - Venue: Great Northern Brewery
Christian Johnson's Student Showcase
02/24/2012 - 9:00 PM - Venue: Craggy Range Bar and Grill
02/24/2012 - 8:00 PM - Venue: Grizzly Den
Kenney Westbrook
02/24/2012 - 7:30 PM - Venue: Glacier Ridge Ranch
02/24/2012 - 6:00 PM - Venue: The Lodge at Whitefish Lake
Jarod Kerney
02/24/2012 - 6:00 PM - Venue: Colter Coffee
Open Mic
02/23/2012 - 9:00 PM - Venue: The Bandit
02/23/2012 - 9:00 PM - Venue: Great Northern Brewery
Christian Johnson Acoustic Showcase
02/23/2012 - 8:30 PM - Venue: The Blue Canyon Kitchen
Fretless
02/23/2012 - 8:30 PM - Venue: Crush Wine Bar
Open Mic NIght
02/23/2012 - 8:00 PM - Venue: Scandal's All Ages Night Club
Craig Barton & Friends
02/23/2012 - 7:00 PM - Venue: The Eastshore Smokehouse
Spring Wagon Stringband's Mid-Winter Sessions
02/23/2012 - 7:00 PM - Venue: The Boiler Room Coffee House
02/23/2012 - 6:30 PM - Venue: Truby's at Meadow Lake
02/23/2012 - 6:00 PM - Venue: Split Rock Cafe
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