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Whitefish pursuing grant for railroad overpass on East Second Street
The Whitefish City Council gave Public Works Director Craig Workman the go ahead to apply for a grant to build a $…
Affordable housing, COVID, dominate Kalispell council discussion
Recent hot-button topics such as COVID-19 restrictions and affordable housing continued to dominate the discussion at the Kalispell City Council’s Monday evening meeting, held virtually via Zoom videoconference.
Large forest project near Bigfork moves forward
Last week, the Flathead National Forest released a draft environmental assessment for a large forest management project near Bigfork that proposes a range of actions to provide recreation, timber management and fue…
Dog-at-large held captive by woman
A woman on Adams Street in Lakeside allegedly contained a dog found at large in her vehicle and told Flathead County Sheriff’s Office she was “not going to let it go this time,” claiming the owner had received a ci…
Kalispell man pleads guilty to threatening judge
A Kalispell man accused of threatening a Flat...
Bullock expands mask mandate, tightens restrictions
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock said Tuesday he is expanding a statewide mask mandate and tightening restrictions on businesses and public gatherings as cases of CO…
Glacier Park visitation up 60% in October
Glacier National Park officials on Tuesday reported a 60% increase in visitation numbers for October over the previous year.
Interest high in FVCC nursing program despite pandemic
Small groups of nursing students gathered around specialized maikin “patients” inside the lab at Flathead Valley Community College last Thursday afternoon.
Whitefish man faces felony weapon charge over video game dispute
A Whitefish man involved in the 2015 robbery of an undercover agent during a controlled drug buy is behind bars again after authorities said he fired a gun dur…
Kalispell community-needs public hearing Thursday
The city of Kalispell will hold a virtual public hearing to learn about community development needs at 1 p.m., on Nov. 19 via Zoom videoconference.
Columbia Falls standout athlete now administrator in Whitefish
Becoming an administrator was not always on the forefront of Tyler Jones’ mind as he progressed through his teaching career.
Sportsman owner Mike Gwiazdon dies at 79
Longtime Flathead Valley business and community leader Mike Gwiazdon died Friday at age 79 following his battle with cancer.
New COVID testing platform at KRH boasts faster, more accurate results
Kalispell Regional Healthcare recently began offering advanced COVID-19 testing capabilities through new, high-end technology that is considered by health-care…
The customer is not always right
An angry customer on U.S. 2 in Kalispell allegedly grabbed a cashier’s hand and attempted to yank them over the counter when he was told to leave and then knocked items off a shelf on his way out.
Bullock says no need to cut state services in next budget
HELENA (AP) — Gov. Steve Bullock released a draft budget for the next two years on Monday that does not cut essential state services or raise taxes. But the pr…
Montana Highway Patrol trooper shoots, kills man on I-90
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana Highway Patrol trooper shot and killed a man on Interstate 90 near Columbus, the patrol reported.