Lincoln County

Libby residents may not have access to drinkable tap water for some time. Lincoln County health officials issued a boil water notice last week. President Trump has approved an emergency declaration that allows up to $5 million in federal funding to support the health and safety of Montanans living in the affected areas.

Gianforte requests federal disaster declaration due to northwestern Montana flooding; Feds delay Medicaid work requirement applications; 51 people arrested in St. Regis drug bust.

Lincoln County officials are asking state regulators to adopt a less restrictive pollution rule for selenium in Lake Koocanusa. The current standard has been controversial on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border, but multiple attempts to roll it back have failed.

Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks awarded more than $2 million dollars in grants for a program that builds trails and maintains recreation areas across the state.

The federal government has declared Flathead and Lincoln counties as primary natural disaster areas due to ongoing drought.

Sanders County Sheriff's Office has recaptured escaped homicide suspect Chadwick Shane Mobley, according to the agency. Mobley was arrested Monday night in Plains, MT.

State funding to replace aging water infrastructure is getting a boost this year due to the recent federal bipartisan infrastructure bill. Lincoln County plans to move forward with local school board elections after its entire election department resigned last month, according to a county commissioner.

A disputed rule that sets an acceptable level of selenium pollution in a northwest Montana lake will stay in place after environmental officials agreed it complies with state law.

Former Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has won the GOP primary for Montana’s western U.S House district.

Federal health officials say people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can go about life mask-free, though some places still require them. Some local…