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Glacier Park transportation plan calls for more parking, more shuttles
Glacier National Park officials revealed preliminary plans for a permanent transportation plan for the Going-to-th…
Guymon, Owens on Republican ballot for Whitefish’s HD 5
Republican candidates Catherine Owens and Shawn Guymon will face off for the Montana House District 5 Republican nomination in the June 2 primary election, wit…
Flathead currently has no confirmed active COVID-19 cases
As of Tuesday morning, data from the Flathead City-County Health Department showed Flathead County currently has no active confirmed cases of novel coronavirus.
In a quiet school, Glacier Park seedlings are flourishing
The halls of Columbia Falls High School remain still during the coronavirus crisis, but tucked away on the southern side of the building, a small corner of lif…
Bigfork woman allegedly pulls gun on couple
A Bigfork woman has pleaded not guilty to threatening a couple with a gun during a recent incident on Cascade Drive.
Flashy dresser ‘not fresh out of prison’
Someone called the Whitefish Police Department because they saw a man in a “bright orange jumpsuit.” The man was spotted riding a bike wearing the jumpsuit and sporting bleach blonde hair. The caller pointed out th…
School election results tallied
Unofficial results were tallied Tuesday night from school trustee elections at Cayuse Prairie, Evergreen, Fair-Mont-Egan, Kalispell and Marion school districts. Election results for Bigfork and Columbia Falls schoo…
Under the Big Sky concert postponed until 2021
The two-day Under the Big Sky music festival planned July 18-19 just east of Whitefish at Big Mountain Ranch has been postponed until July 17-18, 2021, organiz…
Bullock announces $123 million in coronavirus relief
Gov. Steve Bullock announced the first round of emergency grants on Tuesday funded through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security – or CARES – Act.
Kalispell council OKs modified utility rate increase
The Kalispell City Council decided on a new utility rate and impact fee schedule at their Monday night meeting, with most council members present in the City Council Chambers and some using Zoom videoconference.
Discussion on West Valley concrete, asphalt plant postponed
The Flathead County Board of Adjustment is postponing discussion on a proposed West Valley concrete and asphalt plant until its June 2 meeting.
Glacier’s iconic Red Bus Tours suspended through June
The company that operates Glacier National Park’s iconic fleet of red buses will suspend tours through the end of June due to uncertainties surrounding the nov…
US, Wyoming urge rejection of ruling that blocked bear hunts
Attorneys for the U.S. government and the state of Wyoming are urging an appeals court to throw out significant portions of a ruling that blocked the first gri…
Tiny Montana school to be among first in US to reopen
A tiny public school in Montana will be among the first in the U.S. to resume classroom teaching this week after being closed for nearly two months due to the …
Man wants reckoning for driver
A man called Kalispell Police Department to report a reckless driver, and told dispatchers he was following them because he wanted them caught. He purportedly declined to talk to dispatchers or answer what kind of …
Water tank, well planned for north
The city of Kalispell is progressing with plans to add a new 1 million-gallon water storage tank and a public water supply production well north of Rose Crossing.