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Updated 19 hours, 14 minutes ago

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…

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Construction expected to cause lane closure on Rose Crossing

Motorists can expect construction on the eastbound lane of Rose Crossing in Kalispell beginning Tuesday and continuing through Wednesday

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Whitefish looks to settle federal class action suit

Whitefish is signaling its intention to settle a class action lawsuit filed against the city involving impact fees.

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Business owner honored for commitment to automotive trade

Rick Crook was inducted into the WyoTech trade school Hall of Fame.

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Kalispell City Council set to decide on Main Street Safety Action Plan

Kalispell City Council will consider adopting the Main Street Safety Action Plan and weigh funding of recommended traffic safety projects during its regular me…

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Law roundup: Kalispell's Royal Highness: ‘Off with her head’

A woman in a restaurant, who claimed to be royalty, reportedly brushed off a cashier/on-site manager by telling her she would “have her head taken off.” Her Highness ...

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Remembering the Mann Gulch fire, 75 years on

Seventy-five years ago, earth and sky turned into fire.

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Creating a world for recovery – virtual reality game aims to help brain injury patients

This is the premise of “The Last Reef” a video game created by NeuroAnimation, a company founded by Johns Hopkins University researchers Omar Ahmad and Promit …

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Law roundup: Woman blasts neighbor’s robust sprinkler

A woman alleged a neighbor was intentionally turning a sprinkler on at “full blast” to damage her fence and was “not paying for it.”

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Glacier National Park rangers recover body of drowning victim in Avalanche Creek

Glacier National Park officials believe the body of 26-year-old Siddhant Vitthal Patil from India was recovered on Saturday after weeks of searching for the dr…

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
PHOTOS: Classic cars and trucks rumble into Evergreen Show 'N Shine 2024

Scenes from the Evergreen Show 'N Shine car show at Conlin's Furniture on Saturday, Aug. 3.

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Montana designs new hurdles for abortion clinics ahead of vote to protect access

HELENA — Montana is proposing wide-ranging rules for licensing abortion clinics under a disputed state law, raising a new potential obstacle for patients even …

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Economist urges local governments to loosen land-use regulations

High housing prices are likely here to stay, but factors such as local land-use regulations are limiting the growth of supply, according to a midyear economic …

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Unemployment rise spurs fears of slowdown, yet recession signals have been wrong — so far

WASHINGTON (AP) — A surprising rise in the U.S. unemployment rate last month has rattled financial markets and set off new worries about the threat of a recess…

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Harris raised a massive $310 million in July, as she looks to reset November's race against Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris ' campaign announced Friday that it raised $310 million last month, an eyepopping sum showing that donors who on…

Updated 1 year, 9 months ago
Kalispell teen crowned Miss Amazing

Andrea Chandler of Kalispell was crowned queen in the teen division at the National Miss Amazing pageant. “The experience was just incredible. It was a dream c…