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Wildlife experts analyze rare fatal bear attack in Glacier
Nearly three weeks after a 33-year-old hiker was killed in an apparent bear attack in Glacier National Park, quest…
Logan Health to close inpatient rehabilitation unit
Logan Health is closing its inpatient rehabilitation facility in February with plans to turn the facility into a surgical unit. It’s a decision hospital Co-CEO…
City removes 51 hazardous trees in Kalispell, urges watering amid dry conditions
City crews felled 51 hazardous trees in Kalispell parks and along boulevards in the autumn months.
Law roundup: Arrow lodged in truck a bullseye, not accident
An arrow was reportedly found lodged in a work truck in Kalispell and the person who called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Department didn’t think it was an accident.
PHOTOS: 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby
Scenes from the 53rd annual Sunriser Lions Ice Fishing Derby held on Smith Lake in Kila on Saturday, Jan. 4.
Two killed in icy crash at Evaro
Two people were killed Friday, including a Columbia Falls teenager, when the vehicle they were in was struck by a semi-trailer that jackknifed and slid out of control down U.S. 93 at Evaro, authorities say.
Montana Supreme Court orders judge to review Gianforte’s bill-tracking documents
The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Gov. Greg Gianforte may have legitimate legal reasons to withhold documents that could shed light about which l…
Effort to rename Libby bridge after fallen soldier headed to Legislature
When the state Legislature convenes next Monday in Helena, Sen. Mike Cuffe, R-Eureka, will introduce a bill to rename the Montana 37 bridge over the Kootenai River as it exits Libby in memory of former resident Art…
Radio personality George Ostrom dies
George Ostrom was a radio personality, newspaper owner, author, longtime newspaper columnist for the Hungry Horse News, avid hiker and humorist.
Flathead Lake Biological Station saw no invasive species slipped into local waters this past summer
Flathead Lake Biological Station released its 2024 Aquatic Invasive Species report recently, after pitching in to inspect more than 100,000 boats for invasive …
Mercer to seek appointment to open 20th District Court judge seat
The abrupt resignation of judge-elect Britt Cotter last week reopened a seat in the 20th District Court that had already been plagued with turmoil.
Big Mountain area to vote on resort tax
Residents of the Big Mountain Resort Area District will vote on implementing a resort tax this month. Mail-in ballots are due Jan. 21.
Holmquist to chair county commissioners
Flathead County Commissioner Pam Holmquist has been voted chair of the three-member commission.
Jury convicts Ronan man of exposing his child to fentanyl
A Lake County jury last month found a Ronan man guilty of negligent homicide in the death of his child due to fentanyl exposure.
Federal judge to hear arguments next week in Glacier National Park house case
Oral arguments in a case on whether the Flathead Conservation District has the authority to order a home removed from the banks of McDonald Creek in Glacier Na…
Law roundup: Firebug targets Ford Focus with Molotov cocktail
Bystanders doused a lit Molotov cocktail that was thrown underneath a white Ford Focus by a man who later fled the scene. Investigators found a Coca-Cola bottle filled with gasoline and stuffed with a rag still lit…