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Flathead teen turns emergency lights on for first responders
May 19, 2025 midnight

Flathead teen turns emergency lights on for first responders

Emergency medical services are not designated as essential, unlike firefighters or police, which means Montana isn’t required to fund them. A resolution that started as a Flathead High School student’s class project may change that.

May 19, 2025 midnight

Letters to the editor May 19

Letters to the editor May 19

Kalispell residents invited to weigh in on Main Street road diet
May 19, 2025 midnight

Kalispell residents invited to weigh in on Main Street road diet

Kalispell residents can weigh in on City Hall’s plan to slim down Main Street on Monday night.


May 19, 2025 midnight

Bobcats place second at Big Sky Track & Field Championship

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Stellar individual performances on Saturday at the 2025 Big Sky Outdoor Track & Field Championships powered Montana State's track and field teams to runner-up team finishes at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

Water tower would address storage shortage in south Whitefish
May 19, 2025 midnight

Water tower would address storage shortage in south Whitefish

Construction of a water tower in Whitefish appears to be the solution to a properly functioning system along U.S. 93 South by increasing storage.

May 19, 2025 midnight

Legals for May, 19 2025


May 19, 2025 midnight

Law roundup: Chapped thief banned from store locations

An alleged shoplifter was banned from all the store’s locations for one year for stealing $10 lotion.

Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer
May 18, 2025 4 p.m.

Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday.

Law enforcement agencies respond to questions spawned by recent detention of Venezuelan immigrant
May 18, 2025 12:05 a.m.

Law enforcement agencies respond to questions spawned by recent detention of Venezuelan immigrant

Local law enforcement officials maintain that little has changed in the way they interact with immigration officials, despite lingering questions regarding the recent detainment of an immigrant in Whitefish.


May 18, 2025 midnight

Zinke draws a ‘red line’ on public lands

The U.S. House last week launched the new bipartisan Public Lands Caucus, and it couldn’t have happened at a more critical time.

Repairing history: Workshop lays the foundation for restoration of historic Mountain Brook School
May 18, 2025 midnight

Repairing history: Workshop lays the foundation for restoration of historic Mountain Brook School

The little white schoolhouse has stood sentinel over Mountain Brook since 1922, though a myriad of safety concerns now bars the building from use. Cracks zigzag through the concrete foundation.

May 18, 2025 midnight

Letters to the editor May 18

Letters to the editor May 18


Darline Radabah, 75
May 18, 2025 midnight

Darline Radabah, 75

Darline Radabah, 75, passed away at her home in Kalispell surrounded by her loving family.

May 18, 2025 midnight

Legals for May, 18 2025

May 18, 2025 midnight

Flathead Business Watercooler

Happenings related to business in the Flathead Valley


Brian Hamond, 66
May 18, 2025 midnight

Brian Hamond, 66

Brian D. Hamond, loving husband, father and grandfather, retired Spokane Police detective and proud Navy veteran, passed away on May 11, 2025, at the age of 66.

May 18, 2025 midnight

Freedom Caucus fought against tax relief

Montanans are being crushed under the weight of skyrocketing property taxes. Longtime residents are watching their tax bill soar as wealthy out-of-staters scoop up land and inflate home values across Montana.

May 18, 2025 midnight

Freedom Caucus fought against tax relief

Montanans are being crushed under the weight of skyrocketing property taxes. Longtime residents are watching their tax bill soar as wealthy out-of-staters scoop up land and inflate home values across Montana.


May 18, 2025 midnight

Montana’s growth depends on smart investment policy

Montanans understand that building something meaningful requires time, determination and some risk.

Alleged knife-wielding shoplifter given suspended jail sentence and fine
May 18, 2025 midnight

Alleged knife-wielding shoplifter given suspended jail sentence and fine

Dominic Austin Prichard, 32, picked up a felony robbery charge after allegedly trying to make off with $158.93 in unpurchased goods from a Hutton Ranch Road store about 7:35 a.m., June 19.