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Two masks. Bars of motel-sized hand soap. A cleaning solution akin to bleach. Those are the items Gabriel Little Dog, 45, said he received at the Montana State Prison to help fight the coronavirus behind bars. Watching the pandemic take a grip on the rest of society struck fear inside him, he said. “You hear on TV about people dying,” he said. He wondered if his chances were worse if he contracted the virus in confinement, inside the men’s prison in Deer Lodge. “You’re stuck … ‘If...

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Listen • 0:37 Photo of Boyd Allen Camper from an FBI affidavit charging him for involvement in the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. A fifth Montanan now faces federal charges for his alleged involvement with the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6.  The federal government has charged Boyd Allen Camper on four counts, including disorderly or disruptive conduct on the Capitol Building or grounds, and parading, demonstrating or picketing in Capitol build...

Another Montana man has been charged in the U.S. Capitol breach on Jan. 6, when Congress was certifying the Electoral College vote in favor of President Joe Biden.

Tristan Scott FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2013, file photo, Ingrid Forsmark kayaks on Kintla Lake in Glacier National Park, Mont. Public access to Glacier National Parks east entrances has been prohibited since March 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, creating worries for businesses that rely on tourism. (AP Photo/Matt Volz, File) March 08, 2021 - 8:30 AM KALISPELL, Mont. - Public access to Glacier National Park’s east entrances has been prohibited since la...

With east Glacier closed to help tribe, businesses fret Tristan Scott, Flathead Beacon FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2013, file photo, Ingrid Forsmark kayaks on Kintla Lake in Glacier National Park, Mont. Public access to Glacier National Parks east entrances has been prohibited since March 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, creating worries for businesses that rely on tourism.Matt Volz/AP KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Public access to Glacier National Park’s east entranc...

KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — The owners of MudMan Burgers in Montana have paid $121,690 in...

The announcement was made as Governor Gianforte signed Senate Bill 65 into law. SB 65 is the COVID-19 liability protection bill.

Masks in Glacier National Park? Even Outdoors? Oh brother. Here we go. You may have to wear a mask at Glacier National Park, even outdoors? And here we thought we could head to the great outdoors to escape some of this nonsense. KJJR Radio out of Kalispell shared a story from the Flathead Beacon on their KJJR Facebook page. According to the Beacon report, Glacier National Park Superintendent Jeff Mow highlighted a number of challenges facing the park this summer, particularly employee housing....

Montana: Illegal Alien Homicide Suspect Still on the Loose An illegal alien who is a suspect in multiple homicide cases in Canada, was detained and then released by the US Border Patrol near Whitefish, Montana after he claimed he was an American citizen. Somali national Naseem Ali Saleh Mohammed is apparently still on the loose. Sheriff Brian Heino said Mohammed was taken into the custody of the Border Patrol in Whitefish; agents scanned his fingerprints and found no history of criminal convict...