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PHOTOS: Memorial Day ceremony in Whitefish honors fallen troops
Whitefish VFW Post 276 hosts a Memorial Day ceremony at the Whitefish Cemetery on Monday, May 25, 2026.
Federal judge hears arguments over allowing the Flathead Warming Center to open this winter
MISSOULA – Lawyers for the Flathead Warming Center argued in federal court Friday to keep the overnight shelter open this winter while it sues over the revocat…
Elections 2024: Debo Powers candidate for District 3 Montana House of Representatives
Democrat Debo Powers, a retired teacher, is hoping to return to the Legislature after filling a vacancy for House District 3 in 2019.
Glacier Park International Airport expansion project gets another infusion of federal money
Glacier Park International Airport earned another $2.5 million in federal funding this month for its ongoing terminal expansion project.
In response to CWD discovery, white-tailed deer licenses increased for Flathead Valley
The number of antlerless white-tailed deer hunting licenses will be increased in the Flathead Valley's Hunting District 170 following the detection of chronic …
Elections 2024: Lukas Schubert candidate for Montana House District 8
Republican Lukas Schubert, a recent graduate of Glacier High School, is looking to secure a spot in the Legislature for House District 8 after beating incumben…
Elections 2024: Beth Sibert candidate for Montana District 8 House of Representatives
Democrat Beth Sibert, a political newcomer who grew up in Kalispell and works at Logan Health on the behavioral health and patient rehabilitation unit, is vyin…
Law Roundup: It's gotta be the shoes
A caller reported a man panhandling with a sign saying his family needs help. They also said that they would not give the panhandler money because he had nice shoes on, according to the Kalispell Police Department.
Harassment on the streets: Homeless individuals share experiences
A lawsuit filed in federal court earlier this month regarding the operation of a Kalispell shelter claims that anti-homeless sentiment in the last few has been…
Sarah Broussard donates $500k to Logan Health for behavioral health
Logan Health has received a $500,000 contribution from Sarah Broussard to bolster behavioral health services at the hospital system.
A cub of famous Wyoming grizzly No. 399 has been unseen since his mom's death but odds look good
The death of the world's most famous grizzly bear on a highway in western Wyoming has made an orphan of its cub, but biologists say the youngster's chances of …
County commissioners pick design firm for new jail
Flathead County commissioners on Thursday selected a firm to design a potential new jail facility for the county.
Chronic wasting disease detected for first time in wild deer in Flathead Valley
Chronic wasting disease was recently detected in a white-tailed deer in Kalispell.
Montana Attorney General Knudsen faces law license suspension
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen could be suspended from practicing law for 90 days under a disciplinary council recommendation to the state Supreme Cou…
Montana's yodeling cowboy Wylie Gustafson keeps playing traditional country songs
Wylie Gustafson will perform for the Press Play show on Nov. 1, a lunchtime concert series hosted by the Daily Inter Lake.
Residents sue Gianforte over property taxes
Residents from Silver Bow and Gallatin counties are asking a state district court judge to force the Montana Department of Revenue to recalculate residential p…