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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…
Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates
President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row.
Trump again calls to buy Greenland after eyeing Canada and the Panama Canal
The president-elect is renewing unsuccessful calls he made during his first term for the U.S. to buy Greenland from Denmark, adding to the list of allied count…
Retiring Flathead County Clerk of Court piloted office into the digital age
The Flathead County Clerk of Court office is responsible for logging and maintaining a variety of records, including court documents, marriage licenses, and pa…
Law roundup: No HOA stamp of approval for tattoo trailer
A woman complained about an ongoing issue of an unattached “tattoo trailer” parking on the street in her neighborhood
Missing Kila man died in car crash, authorities say
A Kila man reported missing earlier this month died in a single-vehicle crash near Lakeside on Dec. 10, authorities report.
Bojangles Diner closes the door on decades of nostalgia
“The main point has always been community,” said owner Tena Bowen. “Bojangles is just a building and without the community, you have just an empty building. [T…
Hope Thrift spreads a sense of hope in the community
Hope Thrift, located at 105 6th Ave. W., is located behind Bob and Peggy’s Houses. From decorations to winter jackets to games, the store boasts an assortment …
Residents implore county commissioners to approve housing program
Funds available to Flathead County through a state program are desperately needed to address a shortage of workforce housing, advocates say, but with the clock…
Seasonal sounds: Brass instruments star of unique Christmas concert
Musicians played tubas, euphoniums and baritone in a unique roughly one-hour concert performing at the Red Lion Hotel.
Law Roundup: Unwanted package not considered evidence
Despite notifying her bank of a fraud charge on a credit card and freezing her accounts, a package from Victoria’s Secret was still delivered to a caller.
Glacier High students host event to foster community for English language learner students
Marlo Carpenter and Quinn Berkram organized the event held in the Edgerton Elementary library after noticing students enrolled in the language program can feel disconnected from their schoolmates.
Bill to clean up abandoned mines signed into law
In 1999, U.S. Sen. Max Baucus of Montana took to the floor of the Senate to introduce a bill intended to help clean up abandoned and inactive hardrock mines ac…
House approves funding bill and sends to Senate hours before government shutdown deadline
Hours before the start of a federal government shutdown, President-elect Donald Trump doubled-down Friday on his insistence that a debt ceiling increase be inc…
Kalispell woman admits to identity theft charges in scheme that used hospital patient records
A Kalispell woman accused in a scheme to activate and use stolen credit or debit cards with personal information obtained from patient records at Kalispell Regional Medical Center admitted to fraud charges Dec. 20,…
Alberta's premier says Americans will pay a lot more for gas if tariffs applied on Canada
The premier of Canada's oil-rich province of Alberta said on Thursday that Americans will pay a lot more for gas if President-elect Donald Trump imposes a 25% …