Articles Written By: Megan Strickland
HELENA — The Montana Supreme Court has denied a real estate tycoon’s appeal to rehear a case disputing a $12 million Flathead County ruling that resulted from construction on Shelter Island in Flathead Lake. The court on April 14 denied a petition for rehearing filed by attorneys for Don...
HELENA – State prosecutors, public defenders and the Montana Supreme Court agree: a man convicted in 2008 of incest will need to be resentenced. The high court ruled April 14 that Douglas Guill, 63, needs to be awarded credit for time served in the case where he was sentenced to five concurren...
RAVALLI – Six sheep escaped from the National Bison Range were killed by Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes wildlife managers last week because of concerns that the animals may have come in contact with disease-carrying domestic livestock. Tom McDonald, director of the tribal division of ...
RONAN — A violent offender is behind bars again after a short pursuit that involved multiple county agencies. According to Lake County Sheriff Don Bell, Glen Parker, 45, of Ronan, was arrested on Haystack Mountain Lane around 9 p.m. April 14 after a brief pursuit. According to Bell, P...
Montana Speaker of the House Austin Knudsen quashed an effort by House Democrats to blast the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Water Compact bill to the floor of the statehouse on Monday, after the bill received an adverse committee report that would have prevented it from advancing. House Democrats...
HELENA – State officials say they intend to spend the summer re-writing some rules for legislative lobbying, after a complaint was filed April 3 against agencies working for passage of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Water Compact. The complaint, filed by Flathead County Republican...
RONAN – Ronan City councilmembers and staff have been pondering a solution to the recurrent problem of dogs running amok around town, and they say fixing the problem boils down to one major barrier: money. Councilmembers said they will likely set aside funding in the next fiscal year to get so...
HELENA – A Lake County man will continue serving a 25-year sentence, with 10 of those years suspended, for felony driving under the influence after the Montana Supreme Court refused to grant an appeal on April 7. Wayne TwoTeeth, 48, was sentenced to the Montana State Prison on Jan. 9, 2014 for...
RONAN — Arlee Head Start has reopened after being closed for more than a month because of low-level meth contamination, though testing indicates there may be additional contamination in the community. The early education facility that serves 38 students was closed in mid-February after a meth ...
ST. IGNATIUS – The St. Ignatius Airport may have a new pilot’s lounge soon, although cuts to the state airport board make it unlikely for runway upgrades to be on the horizon in the near future. Lake County Joint Airport Board representative Rick Newman told the St. Ignatius Town Council...
