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Senate confirms Steve Pearce to lead the BLM in a party-line vote
The U.S. Senate narrowly voted to approve Steve Pearce’s nomination to lead the Bureau of Land Management. Pearce,…
Resort opens Saturday for summer season
After an early closure to the winter season, Whitefish Mountain Resort is looking forward to its summer, which begins today, June 13.
Historic train engine hit by vandals
Sitting stationary along the defunct railroad track east of Kalispell, a decommissioned historic train engine doesn’t have anywhere to go to escape vandalism.
4 COVID-19 cases reported on Flathead Reservation
Health officials with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes on Friday confirmed four positive COVID-19 cases on the Flathead Indian Reservation.
More Glacier Park roads to reopen Monday
More of Glacier National Park will open to the public on Monday, including Camas Road and the North Fork area, according to a press release.
Montana has 10 new COVID-19 cases, 2 inmates test negative
Montana health officials announced 10 new cases of COVID-19 from among 1,245 tests performed Thursday
Kalispell Planning Board supports group home
The Kalispell Planning Board on Tuesday unanimously recommended the Kalispell City Council approve a proposed conditional-use permit for a girls group home on Eighth Avenue East.
Two grizzlies captured, relocated in Lincoln County
In late May, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks captured two grizzly bears in two separate incidents in Northwest Montana and relocated the bears to remote areas.
Man gets jail time for endangering child
A Kalispell man accused of being under the influence of methamphetamine while holding his infant son was recently sentenced to serve time behind bars.
Kalispell Public Schools summer meal program starts June 15
Starting Monday, June 15, Kalispell Public Schools food service will serve free summer meals to 14 sites around Kalispell and Evergreen.
‘Some kind of rumbling’ in Whitefish
A homeowner told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office they thought they felt an earthquake in Whitefish. They said they felt “some kind of rumbling” and asked law enforcement to report back if they found out anythi…
Glacier plow crews reach Logan Pass, begin tackling Big Drift
Glacier National Park plow crews reached Logan Pass this week and have started clearing the Big Drift, according to a park spokesperson.
Local man killed in Jefferson County crash identified
A 20-year-old Kalispell man who died June 6 in a traffic accident in Jefferson County south of Helena has been identified as Austin Lamar DeMars.
With his sights on Senate, Bullock still battling Trump
With the balance of the closely divided U.S. Senate in play in November’s election, tens of millions of dollars are expected to be dumped into the Senate race …
C-Falls cancels Heritage Days
Columbia Falls Heritage Days has been canceled, Shirley Reynolds, president of the Heritage Days committee, said this week.
Montana justices order Texas businessman to pay taxes
The Montana Supreme Court has upheld an order that a retired Texas businessman pay the state more than $500,000 in income tax, interest and penalties for money earned from 2008 to 2012