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Kalispell City Council to vote on federal grant for pedestrian safety upgrades
Kalispell City Council is expected to vote Monday on whether to pursue a federal grant to improve pedestrian safet…
COVID-19 case confirmed at Bigfork Middle School
A student at Bigfork Middle School has tested positive for the coronavirus, Superintendent Matt Jensen told parents in an email sent out Thursday afternoon.
Yellowstone has second-busiest August, tourism still down
Yellowstone National Park had its second-busiest August on record but tourism is still down substantially this year, park officials said Thursday.
LAW ROUNDUP: Don’t give a dog a bone
A man’s neighbor reportedly wouldn’t stop giving his dogs food and bones, so he called the Kalispell Police Department and said his dogs have food allergies and bones get stuck in their throats.
60 schools in Montana have seen at least one COVID-19 case
About sixty schools in Montana have seen at least one confirmed case of COVID-19 in a student or staff member since the beginning of the school year, Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock said Wednesday.
Justices overturn doctor's convictions in overdose deaths
A split Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a former western Montana pain doctor's convictions of negligent homicide in the overdose deaths of two of…
Montana universities see decline in enrollment amid pandemic
Two universities in Montana have reported declines in student enrollment, attributing the drop to shifted student plans during the pandemic as debates continued over remote learning or in-person instruction.
'Nothing left in the bucket': Wildfire resources run thin
Justin Silvera came off the fire lines in Northern California after a grueling 36 straight days battling wildfires and evacuating residents ahead of the flames.
U.S. outlines sweeping plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccines
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to all Americans, assuming a safe and effe…
Bigfork, Flathead high schools report positive COVID-19 cases
Bigfork and Flathead high schools notified families of positive cases of COVID-19 Tuesday evening.
Whitefish man gets jail time for investment fraud conspiracy
A Whitefish man was sentenced to 87 months in prison Tuesday for his role in a multimillion-dollar international investment-fraud conspiracy.
MT Solar boosts production with game-changing robot
MT Solar, a small manufacturer in Charlo with a big reach, recently acquired a game-changing piece of robotics technology.
Man believes ex is behind surveillance plot
A man calling from U.S. 2 in Kalispell allegedly wanted to speak to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office about “unauthorized surveillance at his location,” and possibly thought his ex was behind it.
Kalispell eyes redevelopment of downtown parking lot
The Kalispell City Council held a virtual work session via Zoom videoconference on Monday evening to discuss two ideas related to funding and development within the city.
Livestock, online auction drew solid support at fair
Based on the most recent numbers from the 2020 Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo, highlights from this year’s event included market livestock entries, the online livestock auction and the rodeo.
County rejects tax “holiday” option for employees
The Flathead County commissioners voted Tuesday to not move forward with implementing a “tax holiday” that would have allowed the county to stop withholding payroll taxes paid by county employees beginning on Sept.…