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Girl in intensive care after Middle Fork rafting accident
A girl from Columbus, Ohio nearly drowned in a rafting accident on the Middle Fork last week. A GoFundMe campaign …
Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens to remain jailed while he awaits trial, judge rules
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former FBI informant charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden's family must remain behi…
Rep. Matt Rosendale files for U.S. House run after brief Senate campaign
Rep. Matt Rosendale filed to run for re-election in his U.S House seat Saturday after suspending a short-lived campaign for Senate earlier this month.
US airman dies after setting himself ablaze outside Israeli Embassy in Israel-Hamas war protest
WASHINGTON (AP) — An active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force has died after he set himself ablaze outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., while decla…
RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel will leave post on March 8 as Trump moves to install new loyalists
NEW YORK (AP) — Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel will leave her post on March 8, having been forced out of the GOP's national leadership as D…
Determination and compassion — A student leader’s perseverance through pain
As an aspiring neurosurgeon, the 4.0 student is prepared to be immersed in academia for at least the next decade with the end goal of obtaining a medical degre…
Kalispell City Council to discuss next steps after court order annulling elections
Kalispell City Council is expected to receive legal advice Monday on how best to move forward following a district court decision earlier this month annulling …
Law roundup: Man found trespassing unloads burden
An older man with a walker was reportedly found trespassing on a property. When the person told him to leave, he proceeded to defecate in the alley and then moved along.
Whitefish considers resort tax rebate changes for seasonal residents
Since Whitefish’s resort tax was initiated in 1995, at least 25% of it has been allocated to property tax relief. At a work session last week, the City Council…
Civil War reenactor takes students back through history
When the kids arrived in the classroom after recess, Inman separated the group into two — the Confederacy and the Union. He referred to groups when talking abo…
RoboScout Squad codes a state win, ready for world championship
The Kalispell-based RoboScout Squad motors forward to the FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship in Houston after a stellar performance at the state level.
Border security a top issue for candidates, Republicans and Democrats alike
Politicians and candidates from across the political spectrum in Montana are seizing upon the crisis on the southern border in the lead up to the November elec…
Law roundup: Couple hit in a drive-by pepper spraying at store
Kids in a gray Jeep reportedly drove by a grocery store in a gray Jeep and fired pepper spray on a couple and turned onto East Idaho Street. A man told ...
Columbia Falls teen is dead in Kentucky; man arrested on murder charge
An 18-year-old Columbia Falls man is dead and a 21-year-old suspect has been arrested, according to NBC News in Kentucky.
Small, nonthreatening balloon intercepted over Utah by NORAD
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A small, nonthreatening balloon spotted flying high over the mountainous Western United States was intercepted by a fighter jet over Utah…
Federal judge quizzes lawyers in Flathead National Forest plan lawsuit
In the case, conservation groups allege the U.S. Forest Service and Fish and Wildlife Service are again failing to protect grizzly bears and bull trout by skir…