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Tribal groups join lawsuit seeking restoration of $127 million in canceled farm grants
In March, the USDA canceled 49 of 50 Increasing Land, Capital and Market Access Program grants designed to support…
Law roundup: After hitting the sack, man told to hit the road
A modern-day Rip Van Winkle got a rude awakening after a passerby found him sleeping in bushes and called the Kalispell Police Department.
Lincoln County awards landfill expansion contract to Washington firm
An eastern Washington company recently won the bid to expand the Lincoln County Landfill.
St. Patrick's Day presentation features Montana's Irish general
The Northwest Montana Westerners, a local history group, celebrates St. Patrick's Day with a look at Montana's Territorial Governor and Civil War general Thoma…
Kalispell City Hall kicks off land use plan education campaign with open house
City planners and poster boards were staked out at Bias Brewery in downtown Kalispell on Wednesday evening for the municipality’s first open house in its effor…
Judge orders Trump to reinstate probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump's administration to reinstate thousands — if not tens of thousands — of probati…
The park's poet: Glacier's 'Ranger Doug' dies at age 98
He was a poet, a storyteller and an educator, entertaining everyone from young tourists to the future president of the United States.
Poll: 3 in 4 Montanans concerned about being able to afford housing in near future
Almost 3 in 4 Montanans were concerned about being able to afford housing in the state over the next five years, according to a Montana Free Press-Eagleton Pol…
Law roundup: Tenant tired of daily stampede
A lower-level apartment dweller was aggravated by the upstairs tenant and her child who reportedly were home about 15 minutes before stomping around like elephants “to bother” her.
Suspected drug dealer facing distribution charge
A man allegedly caught with nearly a pound of methamphetamine outside a Kalispell casino in February is facing a felony drug distribution charge in Flathead County District Court.
It's all uphill from here. How skimo improves physical and mental health
On any winter day at Whitefish Mountain Resort, it’s common to see a handful of people making the trek up the mountain.
Public engagement kicking off as Kalispell works on new land use plan
Efforts to stoke public involvement as the city drafts a new land use plan are kicking off, according to Colorado-based planning firm Logan Simpson.
Montana Department of Transportation holds open house for U.S. 93 access plan
The Montana Department of Transportation is starting work on a plan to inform traffic safety measures and guide reduced congestion along U.S. 93 as Kalispell a…
Sheehy proposes new wildland fire response time
A bipartisan U.S. Senate bill seeking to centralize wildland firefighting operations and set a national wildfire standard response time has been introduced to …
Man dies from injuries after falling from chairlift at Montana ski resort
A 37-year-old man died after falling from a chairlift that was having a mechanical problem at a Montana ski area, according to the local sheriff and a spokespe…
Seeley Lake man killed in head-on crash with semi
A Seeley Lake man is dead after colliding head-on with a semi-truck Tuesday morning on the Seeley-Swan highway.