Daniel Ament speaks to Charlo students about his life before and after a vaping-related, double-lung transplant.

Double-lung transplant recipient warns about dangers of vaping

LAKE COUNTY — In 2019, a 16-year-old boy from Michigan was the first person in the world to receive a double lung transplant due to a vaping related illness. Since then, Daniel Ament has made it his mission to edu...

Samantha Rensvold (left) in relief for Avery Starr.

Polson softball

Legislative Notes

During my second tour to Iraq as a U.S. Marine, my unit was tasked to help secure the Syrian border. We had received intel that Iran was sending weapons into Syria to smuggle across the border for use against American t...

Abortion restrictions struck down by state court

A state district court judge in Yellowstone County has ruled that three Republican-backed abortion restrictions passed in 2021 are unconstitutional, delivering another blow to conservatives who support limiting when and how Montanans can terminate pregnancies and a win for advocates of reproductive...

14C District Tournament

Annie Garbagnati remains productive while social distancing.

Wild photo for April 22, 2020

Bird watching: Come rain, sun or snow, birds are getting ready for their busy season.

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Wild photos for March 18, 2020

Montana Co-op gets grant to create community food hubs

RONAN — The Montana Co-op is working to increase community connection first with food then, as Co-op president Jason Moore says, “by using the three C’s - curriculum, community, and cafeteria.” T...

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Chronic wasting disease sampling results continue to come i

News from FWP MONTANA – Samples from 25 deer harvested around the state tested positive for chronic wasting disease in November. The majority of the new positive samples were from animals harvested within CWD Management Zones, where the disease is known to exist. Two of the positive samples wer...

Montana records first suspected case of CWD in wild elk

News from FWP Montana recorded its first suspected case of chronic wasting disease in wild elk. The cow elk was harvested by a landowner on private land northeast of Red Lodge in November and samples were extracted from the carcass in Billings on Nov. 6. Tests results confirming the suspe...