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Kalispell Council seeks $25M grant for roundabouts, crosswalk upgrades along Main Street
Kalispell City Council on Monday voted unanimously to pursue a federal grant to improve pedestrian safety on Main …
United Way establishes COVID-19 relief fund
Northwest Montana United Way in Kalispell is currently accepting applications for the organization’s recently established COVID-19 relief fund that offers reli…
Yoga Hive closes studios in Kalispell, Columbia Falls
Yoga Hive is closing its Columbia Falls and Kalispell locations due to the economic hardship caused by COVID-19. Because of the pandemic, founder Mollie Busby …
Psychologist: Kids feel stress of pandemic too
As adults around the country continue to adjust to the new normal brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, America’s younger generation is also having to naviga…
Crews douse fire at old CHS silos
A fire broke out in the old CHS Feed Center silos Tuesday afternoon in downtown Kalispell.
Next phase of Montana's reopening plan begins June 1
Gov. Steve Bullock announced on Tuesday that Montana would move to phase two of the state’s reopening plan starting June 1.
Dark money group ordered to report Montana campaign spending
Montana's top political cop says a secretive group that aired election ads including images of Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Fox violated state campaign laws
Judge: Early end for refuge occupation leader's supervision
A federal judge has ended Oregon refuge occupation leader Ryan Payne’s federal supervision a year and a half early
Heavy rain to bring rise in rivers
Steady rain this week is expected to cause a sharp rise in rivers and streams across Northwest Montana.
Daines proposes fund for ‘very small’ businesses
A bipartisan bill introduced this week by U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., aims to ease some of the economic pains facing mom-and-pop sized businesses across America.
Steer towers over Kalispell ranch
On a small hobby ranch off Old Reserve Drive in Kalispell, a massive Holstein steer named Moose grazes.
Tally Lake District timber, fuels project moves forward
A large-scale commercial timber and fuels project in the Tally Lake Ranger District will move forward in the planning process after the Flathead National Forest completed a draft decision notice on the proposal las…
Man stranded under the influence
A man on Haven Drive in Kalispell purportedly called Flathead County Sheriff’s Office to tell them he was drunk, sitting on the side of the road, couldn’t get a hold of any taxis and had no friends to call and give…
Yellowstone National Park partially reopens for day use
Tourists are being allowed back into Yellowstone National Park for the first time in nearly two months
Montana State plans new class schedule in response to virus
Montana State University has announced the school’s fall semester will begin two weeks earlier than normal and end before Thanksgiving in an attempt to limit the spread of the coronavirus on campus
Montana boater injured by mother grizzly in attack near cub
A Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks official says a mother grizzly bear attacked a boater who inadvertently came between the parent and her cub