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Construction of new Flathead County jail celebrated with groundbreaking ceremony
Nearly 20 people involved with the project posed for the photo-op, including the three county commissioners, Sheri…
Negotiators close on a nearly $2 trillion virus aid package
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top congressional and White House officials emerged from grueling negotiations at the Capitol over the nearly $2 trillion coronavirus rescue …
Thailand imposes state of emergency to control coronavirus
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's government approved on Tuesday a one-month state of emergency allowing it to impose stricter measures to control the coronavirus that…
Virus chaos snarls farm workers as new season buds in Europe
GENTHIN, Germany (AP) — Asparagus grower Henning Hoffheinz is looking at blue skies, a record-early harvest – and a big problem.
Arizona death prompts warning against self-medication
PHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix-area man has died and his wife was in critical condition after the couple took chloroquine phosphate, an additive used to clean fish t…
Thailand's prime minister says his government is declaring a state of emergency to control the coronavirus outbreak
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's prime minister says his government is declaring a state of emergency to control the coronavirus outbreak.
Virus takes toll on Nevada newspapers, online visits soar
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The virus outbreak is taking its toll on media in Nevada, with closures of rural weekly and alternative urban weekly publications and curtailment of sections published in the state's largest metro…
Olympic torch relay: No torch, no torchbearers, no public
TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympic torch relay will start Thursday as planned in northeastern Fukushima prefecture — but with no torch, no torchbearers, no public,…
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OLYMPICS
3 nominees announced for circuit judge in central Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Three people have been nominated to serve as a judge for the 11th Judicial Circuit in central Kentucky, officials said.
From top to bottom line: Everest closing means financial hit
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Apa Sherpa knows firsthand all the risks of climbing Mount Everest. He's been to the summit 21 times.
China to end lockdown of most of virus-hit Hubei province at midnight; restrictions on Wuhan to remain until April 8
BEIJING (AP) — China to end lockdown of most of virus-hit Hubei province at midnight; restrictions on Wuhan to remain until April 8.
Identity theft victim wants justice
A man called Whitefish Police Department claiming his identity was stolen 20 years ago, and since then, the identity thief has “gotten in trouble” with the law and “he has had to prove that he is not the person tha…
From beer to tools, businesses deliver
Flathead Valley customers are getting more than a few special deliveries these days as local businesses adjust to limit the spread of COVID-19 throughout the community.
Kalispell students win at regional science fair
Kalispell Middle School students Dyson Linden and Keanu Ng are among six winners of the Montana Tech Regional Division II Science Fair held March 12.
Tribal school is first to offer bachelor’s in nursing
The fall of 2020 marks a new era for the nursing department at Salish Kootenai College in Pablo.