Blackfoot Valley Dispatch - The Blackfoot Valley's News Source Since 1980

 — Updated 1/30/2023

DENVER –  Tax season kicked off Jan. 23, and IRS Criminal Investigation reminds U.S. taxpayers to take extra steps to protect their identities and wallets when filing their... — Updated 1/30/2023

In the last 11 years, the city of Havre has had 255 water main breaks. The city's public works director, Dave Pederson, says 46 of those breaks happened in the last two years... — Updated 1/30/2023

Supporters Say Clarifying "Proficiency-Based Learning" Will Allow More Students to Personalize Their Education HELENA – Supporters of a bill that aims to allow more Montana... — Updated 1/24/2023

HELENA – One week before Gov. Greg Gianforte was scheduled to give his State of the State address to the Montana Legislature, a panel of lawmakers tabled and then revived one of... — Updated 1/24/2023

HELENA -- Three University of Montana School of Journalism students are providing daily and weekly news coverage of the 68th Montana Legislature to scores of news organizations... — Updated 1/24/2023

Lincoln firefighters spent part of Sunday, Jan 15 at Station 3 east of Lincoln getting to know the latest addition to the Lincoln Rural Fire District's fleet of emergency vehicles,... — Updated 1/19/2023

BOZEMAN - Montana has the second highest demand for leaders per capita in the country, according to the findings of a report that will be presented in a Montana State University... — Updated 1/16/2023

HELENA – The laws that regulate water, arguably Montana's most valuable natural resource, are complex and tied to nearly every industry in the state, so when lawmakers gather in... — Updated 1/16/2023

COLUMBIA FALLS - When Karl Weeks started volunteering with the Columbia Falls Fire Department 23 years ago, he'd get called to duty every few days for things like car accidents,... — Updated 1/25/2023

PHOENIX, Ariz. (Jan. 3, 2023) - Montana is the No. 18 growth state in America, according to the U-Haul® Growth Index analyzing customer moves during 2022. People arriving in... — Updated 1/24/2023

Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the most influential figures of the 21st century. King's tireless activism during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s improved the... — Updated 1/16/2023

The Lincoln High School Wildlife Biology Class took a hike to the Blackfoot River bottom south of the Lincoln Airport Friday afternoon, Jan. 6. The student strapped on snowshoes... — Updated 1/16/2023

Kids on snowmobiles zipped back and forth across the meadow below the Ponderosa Snow Warriors clubhouse as part of a Snowmobile Safety Education Course, Saturday, Jan. 14. Six... — Updated 1/19/2023

HELENA -- The Senate will now debate a bill passed in committee Friday that would double the limit on payments to landowners who opt to participate in the Block Management Program,... — Updated 1/16/2023

FWP Header Three grizzly bears test positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza HELENA – Three juvenile grizzly bears tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza... — Updated 1/19/2023

The Lewis and Clark County 911 Center received 49 calls for service in the Lincoln area between Jan. 1 and Jan. 26, 2023.  Six of those calls were traffic stops performed by... — Updated 1/30/2023

A plume of snow follows a Lewis and Clark County snow plow as Lincoln-area County RoadsMaintenance Supervisor Pete Dempster clears Stemple Pass Road on... — Updated 1/16/2023

Week four of the 68th Legislative Session wrapped up on Friday, Jan. 27. Since my move from the House to the Senate, I've been assigned to the Senate Taxation, the Public Health... — Updated 1/30/2023

In 1841, a physically imposing, twenty-three year-old Frederick Douglass leaned against the rail of a ferry headed for Nantucket. He contemplated the wake widening out behind him... — Updated 1/30/2023

This week I'll be traveling, and for the first time in a very long time (three years to be exact), I'll be "heading home." I'm excited for the trip and the opportunity to spend... — Updated 1/24/2023

Brad's idea of a good time is to swim across the lake at the base of the Grand Tetons, then hike to the top peak and back again on the same day. Sometimes his wife Sheila will... — Updated 1/24/2023

With the holidays behind us and Congress gearing up for a new session, I look forward to continuing my mission fighting for our Montana way of life in Washington, D.C. Under... — Updated 1/24/2023

Q: I've had a lot of sorrow in my life and it seems my friends are weary of my troubles. I suppose others have problems equal to mine but for me it can't get worse. My family tells... — Updated 1/25/2023

One of the most often used behavioral descriptors today is Attention Deficit Disorder, which basically means unable to sit still or focus for longer than a few minutes. All... — Updated 1/16/2023

Submitted on behalf of Speaker of the House Rep. Matt Regier, Speaker Pro Tempore Rep. Rhonda Knudsen and Major Leader Rep. Sue Vinton The 68th Montana Legislature is officially in... — Updated 1/16/2023

Richard "Dick" Gannon, 81, died on Jan.25, 2023, surrounded by the love of his family. He is survived by his wife, Debbie Gannon of Lincoln; children, Steve (Peggy) Gannon of Fort... — Updated 1/30/2023

Richard "Dick" Gannon, 81, died on January 25, 2023, surrounded by the love of his family. He is survived by his wife, Debbie Gannon of Lincoln; children, Steve (Peggy) Gannon of... — Updated 1/27/2023

Myrna Kay (Daniel) Orr, of Lincoln, Mont. died in her home, surrounded by her family, on Jan. 4, 2023. She was 80 years old. Myrna was born on Sept. 24, 1942 in Great Falls, Mont.... — Updated 1/19/2023 Full story

Steve Williamson Stocks was the youngest of four children born to William Heber and Ella Maude (Williamson) Stocks. He was born on the 4th day of August, 1925, in the beautiful... — Updated 1/19/2023