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Upper Seven Law announced that 24 "unlawfully detained individuals" had been released from the Cascade County Detention Center. More are expected to be released as the court considers further petitions, according to Andres Haladay, an attorney with Upper Seven. The post Dozens of warrantless arrests deemed wrongful in class-action immigration case appeared first on Montana Free Press .

A person infected with measles visited Flathead County from Sept. 8 to Sept. 11, exposing people at three known sites across the valley, health officials announced Sunday. Officials said they are awaiting test results on a suspected case and said more exposure sites may be identified. The Flathead City-County Health Department confirmed two measles cases […] The post Health Officials Identify Three Measles Exposure Sites in Flathead County appeared first on Flathead Beacon .

A Montana law regulating the use of generative artificial intelligence in campaign ads has been dealt a blow by a federal judge on the basis of freedom of speech concerns. U.S. District of Montana Judge Susan Watters has blocked Montana’s Commissioner of Political Practices and attorney general from policing the AI-generated ads of former Republican […] The post Federal Judge Blocks Montana’s AI Campaign Ad Law appeared first on Flathead Beacon .

PLUS: Commission taking another look at Homeland grant. The post City to put $5.3 levy before voters this spring appeared first on Montana Free Press .

PLUS: Commissioner airs concerns about casino proposal. The post Marking 100 years since the loss of CMR appeared first on Montana Free Press .

In early September, a van leading a caravan home stopped on Big Muddy Creek Bridge, marking the boundary of the Fort Peck reservation. Families embraced, tears were shed, and the smell of burning sage lingered. In the back were three wooden caskets draped in the flags of the Assiniboine and Sioux. Over the following days, community members celebrated, processed and grieved the repatriation of three long-separated members who died at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. As one former tribal official put it: “They are home where they belong.” The post ‘Where they belong’: Fort Peck…

As PacifiCorp pursues the sale of the Bigfork Hydroelectric Project on the Swan River, officials confirmed that multiple buyer proposals were submitted by the Sept. 4 request-for-interest deadline, according to spokesperson Drew Marine. Marine told the Beacon that officials will review the proposals before entering discussions with “one or multiple” parties. A final decision likely […] The post PacifiCorp Receives Multiple Buyer Proposals for Bigfork Dam Ahead of Sale Deadline appeared first on Flathead Beacon .

Rollins Where: 20994 Park Lane Price: $1,100,000 What: Four-bedroom, three-bath home Square Feet: 2,766 In Flathead Lake’s Shelter Bay Estates, this four-bedroom home offers shared lake access, a boat ramp, and a community sport court just steps from the door. Inside, barn wood floors, a finished basement, and sweeping lake-and-mountain views set the tone, and […] The post Floor Space: What You Can Buy for About $1,100,000 appeared first on Flathead Beacon .

You may think you have the right to vote. The right to exercise your constitutional franchise to select the candidate of your choice. You would be wrong. In Montana, that right no longer exists. The politicians have seen to that. They have filtered your choices for you, and left your right to choose on the floor of the legislature […] The post Denied: Your Right to Write In appeared first on Flathead Beacon .

Since Iris Sharp started at Food Access and Sustainability Team (FAST) Blackfeet in late 2023 — a nonprofit dedicated to improving food security and traditional food knowledge on the Blackfeet Nation — she’s spent her time helping campaign for a new community food resource center. Staff ran feasibility studies and interviewed funders about potential interest, […] The post FAST Blackfeet Blesses Ground for New Food Resource Center appeared first on Flathead Beacon .

Montana’s history and landscapes are colored with the remains of historical mining. This industry shaped the state we know today, but we have learned from the scars left behind and worked hard to heal them. There are treasured pieces of public land my family hunts that are littered with the remains of small-scale mining. The […] The post Montana Mines and How We Move Forward appeared first on Flathead Beacon .