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Signage and displays marking Banned Books Week will be missing from ImagineIF Libraries this year after the library system’s board of trustees advised staff against celebrating it.

Rural America's population has outgrown that of urban areas.

Before their legal case can proceed, people charged with crimes in Montana must understand the charges they face and participate in their own defense. But because of bottlenecks in services across the country, people in jail with serious mental illness are waiting months to receive the care needed to “restore” their competency to stand trial.

There’s a story behind every quilt that Linda Hanson has labored to make inside her studio in Marion.

Katherine Margaret Dedrick, 35, was charged with witness tampering in relation to a standoff in May in Libby.

KALISPELL — Inside the white-brick hallways of the Flathead County Detention Center, Jail Commander Jen Root walked up to a steel door with a small window and pointed inside.

KALISPELL — Inside the white-brick hallways of the Flathead County Detention Center, Jail Commander Jen Root walked up to a steel door with a small window and pointed inside.

The top 10 counties with the largest population gains grew 10 times faster than the national average, impacting school resources, farmland prices and more.

Rural America is booming, but the population growth that’s boosting local economies is also putting a strain on everything from schools to housing and roads.

Rapid growth gets a lot of attention in Montana, but a whopping 25% of our counties have experienced drops in net migration from 2020 - 2022. Some counties saw hundreds moving out.