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Convicted rapist sentenced to 40 years in Montana State Prison
A man whose rape of a teenager came to light when someone working on his laptop found video evidence of the crime …
Biden tells Hill Democrats he won't step aside amid party drama and "it's time for it to end'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, in a letter to congressional Democrats, stood firm against calls for him to drop his candidacy and called for an end to …
Sew inspired — Flathead High student goes to nationals with repurposed sewing project
Flathead High School student Cassidy Hanson has a creative flair in her approach on sewing, baking and art projects.
Law roundup: Dogs attracted to pickup’s pungent odor
Dogs were reportedly attracted to sniffing a pungent odor emanating from a red pickup that had been parked in a lot since October.
Two men drown in Glacier Park Saturday
A 26-year-old man and a 28-year-old man drowned in two different areas of Glacier National Park Saturday, July 6. One body has been recovered.
Logan Health Children’s celebrates fifth birthday by honoring patients with Hall of Heroes
The new Hall of Heroes display in the children’s hospital was unveiled on July 1 as part of a celebration of the fifth anniversary of the opening of Logan Heal…
UM law school alumna donates African art collection to museum
She remembers drawing patterns with a compass and protractor as a child and papering her bedroom walls – when allowed by her mother – in burlap. Decades later,…
Sacred Waters ferments beer competition honor into expansion
The brewing company entered several of its beers in the 2024 competition also known as the “Olympics of Beer” and ended up with a bronze medal in the “best chi…
Law Roundup: Boom go the fireworks, all night long
Multiple reports of huge fireworks being shot off in Kalispell's city limits. One group got "mouthy" when asked to simmer down for the evening.
Small wildfire contained in Sanders County
Smokejumpers on Thursday, July 4 attacked a small wildfire that cropped up in a forested area of rural Sanders County.
Glacier Park home on market for $15 million
A home on Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park has hit the open market. While other properties in Glacier have been sold in the past few years, none have had…
County officially takes over Columbia Falls' doughnut
The Flathead County commissioners on Thursday unanimously voted in favor of interim zoning for the former doughnut of properties around the city of Columbia Falls.
Whitefish City Council approves contested airport hangar
Whitefish City Council on Monday approved a conditional use permit for a 5,400 square-foot hangar at the Whitefish airport despite public opposition.
Local dinosaur hunters bring bones back to the Flathead
Aamon Jaeger’s friends and family tried to dissuade him when he started buying land in Arizona, sight-unseen, off of eBay in the hopes of finding petrified woo…
Survey shows a drop in the area’s homeless population, but shelter leaders aren’t convinced
The region’s homeless population declined over the past year, according to a survey conducted over the winter months, but nonprofit leaders say they have seen …
Groups claim Glacier Park’s bull trout project violates federal law
Glacier National Park biologists have undertaken an effort to stock mountain whitefish, west slope cutthroat trout and bull trout to Gunsight Lake, a high alpi…