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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…
Ontario slaps 25% tax increase on electricity exports to US
Ontario's premier, the leader of Canada's most populous province, announced that effective Monday it is charging 25% more for electricity to 1.5 million Americ…
UM researcher reflects on 30 years of wolves in Yellowstone
Thirty years later, Mark Hebblewhite is a professor of ungulate habitat ecology at the University of Montana. He and the University’s W.A. Franke College of Fo…
Law roundup: Man's approach to reckless driver is rocky
A man called the Kalispell Police Department aggravated over a woman who allegedly passed him when it wasn’t safe, throwing rocks up at his vehicle.
Gravel beach plan aims to mitigate shoreline erosion on Flathead Lake
Pebbled beaches are the norm for much of Flathead Lake’s natural shoreline, but a combination of high summer water levels and frequent storms have cut much of …
FVCC Chef's Table dinner delights the palate while providing learning opportunity
Created and prepared by students of Flathead Valley Community College’s Culinary Institute of Montana, each Chef’s Table dinner series features a thoughtfully …
Closures expected as Glacier National Park repairs infrastructure systems
The project is expected to span three years, starting in fall 2025 with repairs in the Two Medicine and St. Mary areas. According to a story map published by t…
Law roundup: Police have hands full with jittery bunch
Officers responded to a call about a man who reportedly came running out of a gas station, yelling at himself, and got into a white Ford Edge where he and a passenger began violently rocking back and forth in their…
Efforts to recover skiers buried in Alaska avalanche on hold because of dangerous conditions
Efforts to recover the three men who died in an avalanche Tuesday while they were on a guided heli-ski trip in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood were halted …
Kalispell Social Security office has lease terminated by DOGE
Tony Rebich regularly stops into Kalispell’s Social Security Administration office.
Highway department plan examines access points on U.S. 93
The department is holding two in-person open houses for the Kalispell-Whitefish Access Plan
Columbia Falls police officers recognized for life saving efforts
Two Columbia Falls police officers were recognized at the March 3 city council meeting for saving lives while on duty in separate incidents.
Labor board temporarily reinstates laid-off Forest Service workers’ employment
The approximately 360 Montana-based federal Forest Service workers laid off in a blanket federal workforce reduction initiative may soon return to their positi…
Kalispell Public Schools offers new scholarship program for employees
Kalispell Public Schools has launched Empowering Educators, a competitive scholarship program to help employees transition into teaching or obtain needed endorsements for hard-to-fill positions, particularly in spe…
Flathead High School speech coach wins Assistant Coach of the Year
Flathead High School's Scott O’Donnell was selected as Montana’s west district National Speech and Debate Association Assistant Coach of the Year.
Kalispell Public Schools puts $2.97 million levy before voters
Voters will decide the fate of a Kalispell Public Schools $2,967,757 high school general fund levy May 6.