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Columbia Falls Planning Commission gives Teakettle Heights positive recommendation
The Columbia Falls Planning Commission on Wednesday sent a positive recommendation for the Teakettle Heights subdi…
Montana snowpack remains above normal
State hydrologists are optimistic about Montana’s deep mountain snowpack heading into spring runoff season.
Ongoing dispute over family jewels
A man told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office his daughter stole his deceased wife’s jewelry and he wanted it back. The daughter said she had returned the jewelry and her father had lost it when he was intoxicate…
Coronavirus forces new approaches to fighting wildfires
They are two disasters that require opposite responses: To save lives and reduce the spread of COVID-19, people are being told to remain isolated
Data suggests state’s curve flattening
Case statistics from the state health department and data from Google suggest social distancing and isolation measures are helping to flatten Montana’s coronav…
Murder victim’s family relieved after killer dies in prison
The family of a Flathead Valley woman who was murdered by her husband in 1979 is feeling relief after the killer died in the Montana State Prison.
Montana issues permits for mine over advocates’ protests
Environmental regulators have approved plans for a long-disputed copper mine in central Montana
Yellowstone closure likely to delay summer tourist season
The superintendent of Yellowstone National Park says it likely won’t reopen until May or later, delaying the start of its traditional summer season for million…
Hiker fends off grizzly attack in Montana prairie
A hiker is recovering after fending off a bear attack with his pistol Wednesday evening in the prairie east side of the Bob Marshall Wilderness.
Snow, damaging winds on tap Saturday
Flathead Valley residents enjoying the recent warm weather should brace themselves for a big change this weekend. Winter weather returns with a vengeance beginning Friday night as a cold front ushers in damaging wi…
Child’s unkempt hair upsets ex-wife
A man reportedly wanted to advise Whitefish Police Department that his ex-wife was angry with his current wife about the condition of their child’s hair, accusing him of child abuse. He thought she might make this …
Business is blooming at local garden centers
Even with the COVID-19 outbreak, most local greenhouses have seen an increase in customers since spring has sprung.
Local company steps up to produce masks for first responders
The need for cloth masks increases daily, especially following the recent update to the Centers for Disease Control’s coronavirus guidelines that states everyo…
CSKT lands, boat launches only open to tribal residents due to COVID-19
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council recently passed a resolution to limit access of its lands for recreation.
Troy woman a tried and true believer in bear spray
The bears are out and wildlife officials are sounding their refrain to “be bear aware.”
Wildfire fighting plan eyes 1,000 miles of new fuel breaks
A plan to help in the battle against devastating wildfires creates fuel breaks 400 feet wide along nearly 1,000 miles of roads in southwestern Idaho and southe…