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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…
Flathead Industries expands in Kalispell
Flathead Industries' expansion is coming in the form of a larger clearance store under construction on the corner of Fifth Avenue West North and East Montana S…
Passion for the natural world takes Ronan grad to Costa Rica
Mollie Sydnor, a 2023 graduate of Ronan High School, likes turtles, water and the natural world. Those interests converged during a recent internship at the Pa…
Next phases of luxury development near Whitefish up for consideration
A luxury estate in rural Whitefish is seeking approval from Flathead County for 24 homesites in its next phases of development.
Man accused of threatening motorist with a machete
Prosecutors brought Steven James Lundgren, 65, up on one count of assault with a weapon following his Aug. 5 arrest.
Law roundup: Woman worries fight with the devil will bother guests
A man was reportedly heard screaming that he was fighting the devil and a woman called the Kalispell Police Department that his spiritual warfare would bother her guests.
Kalispell to begin work on Grandview Wells site
A portion of Grandview Drive will be closed from Wednesday through Thursday for work on the Grandview Wells site, according to Kalispell officials.
Showing sheep is serious business for competitors at Northwest Montana Fair
The sheep show kicked off in the Trade Center at the Flathead Fairgrounds on Tuesday, where FFA and 4-H members competed in showmanship and market and breed ju…
Black bear mauls 3-year-old girl in tent at Montana campground
RED LODGE, Mont. (AP) — A black bear mauled and injured a 3-year-old girl in a tent at a private campground in Montana just north of Yellowstone National Park …
Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo opens at the fairgrounds
Enjoy a carnival ride, get some tasty food from the midway and take in the thousands of exhibits on display at the 2024 Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo this wee…
Law roundup: Property feud goes back three decades
Fed up with a longstanding feud with a neighbor, a resident asked the Kalispell Police Department to intervene. They accused their neighbor of regularly trespassing on their land for about three decades. Finding th…
Kalispell Planning Commission to consider residential developments
The Kalispell Planning Commission will consider two proposals for residential and commercial developments in Kalispell on Tuesday.
Youths go whole hog in showing pigs at the Northwest Montana Fair
It’s been a hard year for hogs and illness, but with precautions in place, it was on with the show at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Monday morning.
Butte woman killed in wreck on Montana 83
A 43-year-old Butte woman died in a motor vehicle collision on Montana 83 northeast of Bigfork on Friday.
The US government wants to make it easier for you to click the 'unsubscribe' button
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the name of consumer protection, a slew of U.S. federal agencies are working to make it easier for Americans to click the unsubscribe butt…
Americans' refusal to keep paying higher prices may be dealing a final blow to US inflation spike
WASHINGTON (AP) — The great inflation spike of the past three years is nearly spent — and economists credit American consumers for helping slay it.