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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…
Bear incidents tax wildlife managers
Grizzly bears and their interactions with people continue to challenge wildlife managers in the Flathead Valley.
Glacier Park gathers input on ticketed entry proposal
Glacier National Park wrapped up a series of conversations this week with businesses and area chamber of commerces over a proposal to create a ticketed entry s…
Odd characters wear out welcome
A man told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office he wanted three strange characters removed from a location. One of them apparently walked around the place reading Bible verses, then locked himself in a bathroom. An…
Montana reports two more deaths due to COVID-19
Montana reported a ninth death tied to an outbreak of COVID-19 at a nursing home in Billings
Fire destroys businesses in Gardiner, a Yellowstone gateway
A fire destroyed several businesses in the Yellowstone National Park gateway town of Gardiner just six weeks after the Montana entrances to the park reopened
Montana man sentenced to life in prison in double homicide
A judge has sentenced a western Montana man to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his mother and the mother of his two children
Family sues man accused of DUI homicide
The family of a Kalispell man who died in a suspected drunk driving crash last month has sued the man accused of the crime.
Flathead fire danger rating now moderate
Flathead area fire managers moved the fire danger rating to moderate on Tuesday as fuels are expected to continue to dry out this week and next.
Most local students headed back to school
Evergreen, Bigfork, Columbia Falls, Kalispell and Whitefish school districts will open in August for the 2020-21 school year unless otherwise directed by the s…
Man rescued after fall in Glacier National Park
A man from New York was rescued by Glacier National Park crews and Two Bear Air after he fell and slid down a snowfield on Mount Oberlin at Logan Pass.
Bullock directive mandates face coverings
Face coverings will be required in certain indoor spaces and for certain organized outdoor activities in Montana following a directive issued Wednesday by Mont…
Montana reports record 145 new virus cases, 37 hospitalized
Montana reported a record 145 additional coronavirus cases on Wednesday, including 72 in Gallatin County
SmartLam debuts new facility at former Plum Creek site
Cross-laminated timber manufacturer SmartLam is bringing production back to the Columbia Falls facility where Plum Creek Timber Co. and later Weyerhaeuser oper…
Man heads into the woods to test Molotov cocktail
Someone claiming to work for the Montana Department of Justice was out shooting in the area of Tally Lake and Mountain Meadow roads in Whitefish when a man allegedly pulled up in a vehicle and displayed a bottle fu…
Libby man accused of shooting horse faces federal gun charges
A man accused of animal cruelty in Lincoln County is now facing federal gun charges after authorities allegedly discovered machine guns and silencers inside hi…