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Kalispell police shoot, kill man suspected of ramming car into vehicles

ASHLEY NERBOVIG ashley.nerbovig@missoulian.com
17 hrs ago

A police officer in Kalispell shot and killed a man Friday after responding to a report of a suspect driving a car into other vehicles on purpose, according to a news release.

Deputy forest supervisor named for Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest

21 hrs ago

DILLON — Mike Goicoechea was recently named deputy forest supervisor of the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.

Daines honors Butte cop's heroism during visit to Butte

DAVID McCUMBER david.mccumber@mtstandard.com
Feb 26, 2021

Butte Police Officer Nick Butorovich had a good reason to wear his dress blues Friday. He accepted honors from from a United States senator.

Campus athletic alcohol bill passes second reading

JORDAN HANSEN jordan.hansen@Missoulian.com
Feb 26, 2021

A bill winding its way through the state Legislature that would allow beer and wine to be sold to the general public at college athletics events across Montana is inching closer to becoming law.

Committee narrowly approves Good Samaritan expansion to help curb human trafficking

By James Bradley Legislative News Service UM School of Journalism
Feb 26, 2021

HELENA — Good Samaritan laws provide immunity for people reporting crimes. A bill advancing in the Montana Legislature would expand those laws to also apply to sex workers.

National News

This mom lost everything after winning the visa lottery. Now, she wants another chance

NYT: Second former aide accuses Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment

MA: 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL, 2 MEN SHOT DURING SHOOTOUT

Brown: Biden's transparency on MBS doesn't matter if outcome is the same

Schools

Wrestlers Prepare For Last Weekend Before Tournaments

By Faye Persinger
Feb 20, 2021

Another weekend of wrestling has come and gone, drawing us clo…

Power Schools 2020/2021 Honor Roll Quarter 2 and First Semester

Jan 29, 2021

Seniors

Students Named To UM Dean’s, President’s Lists

Jun 12, 2020

The students listed below made UM’s spring semester 2020 Dean’…

National Sports

New day, new teams, more dominant wins for Missouri softball

Pitching still has questions to be answered for Missouri baseball

Missouri hangs on after late-inning comeback against Omaha

Obituaries

State

Linda Wordean Schattilly

23 hrs ago

Linda Wordean Schattilly, 72, of Fairfield passed away peacefully F…

State

Floyd “Bud” B. Frisbee

23 hrs ago

Floyd “Bud” B. Frisbee, our husband, father, grandfather, great-gra…

Opinion

Crimes Against Humanity in Erdogan’s Turkey

Alfred de Zayas | RealClearWire
Updated Feb 26, 2021

On September 15, Turkish diplomat Volkan Bozkir took over the office of the chairperson of the United Nations General Assembly — the deliberative body of an organization tasked with protecting human rights — a tragic irony, as his country stands as one of the worst rights offenders in the world. In Turkey’s hands, that gavel is a bludgeon.

Great American Stories: Fats Domino

Carl M. Cannon | RealClearWire
Updated Feb 26, 2021

Business/Energy

Motorsports technology meets the road: The 2022 Porsche 911 GT3

By Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Feb 16, 2021

ATLANTA, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Porsche continues the tradition of transferring what it learns on the race track directly to cars designed for the road in its latest model, the new 2022 911 GT3. Making use of extensive lightweight materials, refined aerodynamics and a motorsports-derived double wishbone front axle layout, the new 911 GT3 aims to raise the bar once again.