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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…
Bullock staffer fired after offensive tweets surface
A staffer in Montana Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock’s senate campaign was fired Thursday after a history of racist, sexist and homophobic tweets surfaced
Health-care providers want fair significantly downsized
At a Flathead County Fair Board meeting Thursday evening, a local pediatrician presented a letter signed by 140 Flathead Valley health-care professionals who do not believe the Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo shou…
Whitefish council denies fee extension for Alta Views
The Whitefish City Council last week rejected a request for a one-year extension for the Alta Views subdivision to pay a required fee in lieu of affordable hou…
School district in throes of accommodating on-site learning
A majority of respondents to a survey emailed to Kalispell Public Schools families regarding whether or not they want to return to school were favorable to on-…
Water rights bill moves to U.S. Senate
Legislation aimed at settling a long-running water-rights dispute in Western Montana cleared another hurdle on Wednesday as it moved out of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. The Montana Water Rights Protectio…
Grandmother faces child endangerment charge
A Polson woman is facing a felony charge after authorities allege she drove drunk and crashed her vehicle with her 8-year-old grandson in the car.
Pet food available to those affected by pandemic
More than 9,000 pounds of pet food will be distributed over the next few days to provide relief to those affected by COVID-19.
Fire in tree is just moonlight
Someone on Empire Loop in Kalispell told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office there was a “tree on fire in the subdivision.” The caller said he could see flames, but then he called back and said he realized the fir…
Kalispell VA Clinic employee tests positive for COVID
An employee with the Veterans Affairs Clinic in Kalispell recently tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently in isolation, according to clinic officials.
Campfire-caused fire jumps river, grows in acreage
Fueled by hot, dry and windy conditions, two wildfires continue to burn in Western Montana on tribal land.
Columbia Falls man missing in Glacier
Search efforts are underway in Glacier National Park for Barry J. Tragen, a 68-year-old Columbia Falls resident.
Madison County officials searching for reported plane crash
Officials in southwestern Montana are searching for a small airplane after a passenger called and reported it had crashed
Montana announced 2 COVID deaths; unemployment declines
Montana health officials have announced two more deaths due to COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to 57
Buffalo Hill Terrace resident tests positive for COVID-19
A female resident in the Buffalo Hill Terrace assisted-living facility in Kalispell has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently in isolation.
Blankenship river site barraged with campers
A free camping site along the Flathead River at Blankenship looks more like a small village than a wild and scenic river this summer.