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• Vehicle found in river near Potomac

  October 31, 2011 8:05 PM

  POTOMAC- Authorities received a call Monday evening of a car submerged in the Blackfoot River. Someone saw the car in the river Sunday night and called the authorities on Monday and upon arrival, The Montana Highway Patrol says they spotted the car, but were not able to get it... more »

• Family of drowning victim creates fund to pay for transport back home

  July 7, 2011 8:39 PM

  The family of an Oregon woman who drowned in the Blackfoot River on Tuesday has set up a benefit fund. The family says the money will be used to transport their mother back to Oregon. The fund is set up at Two Rivers Bank in Bonner under the... more »

• FWP issues Milltown area river closure reminder

  May 23, 2011 6:29 PM

  MISSOULA- The unofficial start of summer, Memorial Day, in nearly here and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials have issued a reminder that while the Milltown Dam is gone, work on the Clark Fork and Blackfoot rivers continues and the area remains closed to recreational use. The FWP Commissioners... more »

• Stimson site clean, public river access a year away Play Video

  May 5, 2011 6:14 PM

  BONNER- Stimson Lumber Company's Bonner property is now free of contamination and the Blackfoot River is free-flowing in its new riverbed alongside the site. "The habitat's been improved," Department of Environmental Quality state project officer Keith Large said. "The contaminations are gone, both the PCB's here at this site... more »

• Potomac School looks at future Play Video

  January 28, 2011 12:52 AM

  POTOMAC - Schools are trying to come up with ways to make their dollars stretch as Montana lawmakers consider possible big budget cuts. One such school that's bracing for the possible cutbacks is Potomac Elementary School, where officials told its district community of possible changes at the school at... more »

• Idaho hazing incident leads to sexual assault charges Play Video

  December 24, 2010 10:32 AM

  BLACKFOOT, ID - Four athletes accused of assaulting some of their fellow high school teammates last year appeared in an Idaho court on Thursday. It's a case which involves charges of sexual assault has the community divided. Anthony Clarke, Tyson Katseanes, Nathan Walker and Logan Chideser showed little emotion... more »

• Blackfoot River Challenge helping food bank

  June 16, 2010 2:46 PM

  MISSOULA - The organizers of the annual Blackfoot River Challenge are once again teaming up with the Missoula Food Bank to help the hungry in Western Montana. Folks taking part in this weekend's events are being encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to the event, and a portion of... more »

• FWP releases Blackfoot River use plan

  March 23, 2010 2:18 PM

  MISSOULA - Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has released a decision about the final recreation management plan for the Blackfoot River and permits will not be needed to float between the Harry Moran and Russell Gates fishing access sites. The final plan, which will be sued to guide future... more »

• More public lands come to Blackfoot Valley

  January 6, 2010 12:03 PM

  Montanans now have more public land to use after the Nature Conservancy transferred more than 4,100 acres in the Blackfoot Valley to the Bureau of Land Management. The move helps to eliminate the patchwork of intermixed public-private ownership that made it difficult and costly to manage the land for... more »