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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…
Gunman in Trump assassination attempt saw rally as 'target of opportunity,' FBI official says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The gunman in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden, re…
Summer snow coats Whitefish ski resort
Winter is a full season away, but Flathead Valley skiers were left salivating Wednesday after Whitefish Mountain Resort recorded a rare August snowfall.
Oregon man killed in wreck near Kila
A 26-year-old man from Oregon died after losing control of his vehicle on Managhan Lane near Kila on Tuesday, authorities say.
Suspect arrested in connection with bullet holes found in downtown Kalispell
Authorities on Tuesday arrested a 25-year-old Kalispell man in connection with bullet holes found on downtown businesses earlier this week.
Drug developed at University of Montana moves to cancer patient trials
MISSOULA – A compound discovered by the University of Montana Center for Translational Medicine has started Phase I clinical trials with cancer patients. The c…
Community comes together to build group home in Ronan
Several dozen volunteers were swarming the building site for Jake's House during the second weekend of August, carrying boards, sweeping concrete, putting in f…
Whitefish schools to use artificial intelligence program
Whitefish School District classrooms can use the artificial intelligence program Magic School Inc. this school year.
Law roundup: 911 caller thinks UFO is spy balloon
Someone called 911 to report a hot air balloon above Kalispell allegedly believing it was a Chinese spy balloon. Dispatch referred them to ...
Flathead County budget shows slight increase for taxpayers
Flathead County taxpayers are expected to see a modest increase in their county tax bill.
Kalispell City Council weighs funding options for service line replacement
Kalispell Public Works officials say they have identified and logged 10,000 service lines hooking into the city’s water system with about 600 left to go ahead …
Supplemental property tax sparks confusion across Flathead County
Kalispell resident David Maas said he pays his taxes in full every year, so learning a lien had been placed on his property for failure to pay came as an unwelcome surprise.
Colorado plans to relocate wolf pack as reintroduction effort stumbles amid livestock attacks
Wildlife agencies are trying to capture and relocate the first pack of wolves that formed under Colorado's ambitious wolf reintroduction program after the anim…
First snowfall of season to hit Glacier Park
The high terrain of Northwest Montana could see its first taste of winter Wednesday.
Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday filed a new indictment against Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election tha…
Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to "censor" some COVID-19 content during the pandemic …