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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 …
Samaritan House receives another $750,000 grant for shelter expansion
Executive Director Chris Krager said the $750,000 grant puts fundraising about halfway to the $16.9 million needed for the project, which will allow the Kalisp…
White House, tribal leaders hail 'historic' deal to restore salmon runs in Pacific Northwest
The Biden administration, leaders of four Columbia River Basin tribes and the governors of Oregon and Washington celebrated on Friday as they signed papers for…
Native American tribes gain new authority to stop unwanted hydropower projects
Federal regulators have granted Native American tribes more power to block hydropower projects on their land after a flurry of applications were filed to expan…
Glacier projects 40% increase in revenue from campground fees in 2024
With busier campgrounds and a recently implemented fee increase, front country camping is projected to bring approximately $2.4 million into Glacier National P…
Law roundup: Resident wants to apply vigilante justice to traffic violations
Sick of speeding motorists, a resident lobbied the Kalispell Police Department to issue him a dozen stop signs so he could put them up on each avenue in the area to slow drivers down.
Montana judge dismisses high-profile child protection case and contempt hearing for Glasgow couple
A highly public child protection case involving a transgender teenager that has stirred up online conservative outrage, created blowback for Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte and sparked legal challenges at the Montan…
Flathead County purchases property for potential jail
Flathead County will purchase a large piece of property south of Kalispell as a potential location for a future jail.
Firefighters union drumming up support for Kalispell's public safety levy
The Kalispell Firefighters Association, International Association of Fire Fighters Local 547, is holding a Feb. 24 event at Black Rifle Coffee Company at 10 a.m. to drum up support for the city’s proposed public sa…
ImagineIF Libraries returns to original Flathead County Libraries name, hires Dugan as new director
The county library system’s board of trustees voted Thursday to drop the ImagineIF Libraries brand and revert back a moniker last used a decade ago.
Whitefish ski patrollers file petition to unionize
David Kerner is passionate about his work as a ski patroller at Whitefish Mountain Resort. Clocking in early, making the rounds to prep the slopes each morning…
FEC says Daines failed to disclose more than $1M during re-election bid in ’20
A spokesperson for Steve Daines called it “a minor bookkeeping issue,” but the Federal Elections Commission found that Montana’s junior senator failed to discl…
State health department returns to near ban on transgender birth certificate changes
The Montana state health department has announced its return to a near prohibition on individuals updating the sex on their birth certificates to match their g…
Tester urges Biden administration to support replacement of unsafe Bigfork bridge
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester last week sent a letter pressing Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on Bigfork’s historic Bridge Street Bridge, which authorities …
Bat-wielding suspect earns suspended jail sentence
A 57-year-old man accused of taking a wooden bat to his ex-girlfriend in Marion last year received a suspended jail sentence in Flathead County District Court …
Law roundup: Search is on for Squiggles the goat
Squiggles the nanny goat went missing in Bigfork. Squiggles is a 2-foot-tall black and white female, about 30 pounds, with coloring that forms a curvy shape on her forehead.