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New owner begins renovating former Outlaw Inn, details plan for extended-stay rentals
Columbia Falls developer Mick Ruis has begun renovating the former Outlaw Inn after its previous owner left the bu…
Woman injured in deputy-involved shooting in Libby
A Libby woman was shot and wounded by a law enforcement officer last weekend at a residence just south of Libby, authorities say.
Auditors say Office of Public Instruction may have misspent $67M of federal funding
State auditors told Montana lawmakers that they’ve uncovered more than $67 million in questionable spending of federal pass-through money in the state’s educat…
Flathead Audubon’s annual Birds of Prey Festival is Saturday
Flathead Audubon will hold the 15th Annual Birds of Prey Festival on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Lone Pine State Park in Kalispell.
Auditors clear former Commerce Department director of wrongdoing
An annual report into fraud, waste and abuse in Montana shows that the number of reports may have increased in 2024, but the Legislative Audit Division that oversees the complaint investigation said the number of c…
Senate Dems will prioritize Montana and Ohio seats, campaign chief says
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee said Tuesday his top priority this November is defending incumbents in tough races — …
Workshops look at how river regulation could impact the future of recreation
Colin Maas, manager of the Smith River south of Great Falls, presented on the water body, one of the most highly regulated by FWP. “How we got from no restrict…
Neighbors oppose proposed subdivisions on Tronstad Road
The developers Jon Sonju and Frank Garner, two former Republican lawmakers, are looking to develop twin subdivisions, Tronstad Meadows and Whitetail Crossing, on around 110 acres between the highway and Whitefish S…
Law roundup: Cleanup of drunk man in row seven
Someone called the Kalispell Police Department asking them to check on the welfare of a semi-conscious and highly intoxicated barefoot man possibly in his early 20s who was reportedly discovered in row seven of a p…
Great Fish Community Challenge ends Sept. 13
The deadline to support 80 Flathead Valley nonprofit organizations raising funds in the 10th annual Great Fish Community Challenge is Sept. 13 at 5 p.m.
Glacier Park to temporarily close Sun Road due to mudslide hazard
Glacier National Park officials planned to proactively close the alpine section of Going-to-the-Sun Road on Wednesday night as a potent rainstorm was expected …
Gianforte honors veterans, remembers 9/11 in Kalispell
Gov. Greg Gianforte honored three local veterans for their service at a Patriot Day ceremony Wednesday in downtown Kalispell that marked the 23rd anniversary o…
9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zero
With presidential candidates looking on, some 9/11 victims' relatives appealed to them Wednesday for accountability as the U.S. marked an anniversary laced wit…
Kalispell couple admit to defrauding Social Security of nearly $200k
A Kalispell couple on Tuesday admitted to stealing nearly $200,000 from the Social Security Administration by falsely reporting their living and financial situation so they could receive more benefits on behalf of …
US inflation reaches a 3-year low as Federal Reserve prepares to cut interest rates
WASHINGTON (AP) — The post-pandemic spike in U.S. inflation eased further last month as year-over-year price increases reached a three-year low, clearing the w…
Mountain range mural sweeps color through Whitefish tunnel
Whitefish artist Grace Isabell has been painting a new mural of Whitefish’s surrounding mountain ranges in the pedestrian tunnel beneath the Baker Avenue viadu…