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Montana snowpack rapidly melted in May
Throughout May, warm temperatures across Montana led to a rapid melt off of the state’s snowpack, which sits “larg…
Montana writers featured during series at Whitefish Community Library
Kicking off the series on Friday, Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. is Montana's 10th Poet Laureate Mark Gibbons.
North Valley Food Bank launches winter food drive
To address the growing number of local residents who need food assistance, the food bank holds the annual FEED LOVE Food Drive from Feb. 2 through Feb. 16.
Applications open for Whitefish workforce housing assistance program
This initiative is designed to support the workforce living and working in the Whitefish area by providing rental assistance to retain housing and facilitate entry into new rental units.
Flathead Valley housing nonprofits begin partnership
Northwest Montana Community Land Trust and Habitat for Humanity of Flathead Valley have signed a memo of understanding to work together to build homes that will remain permanently affordable and available only to i…
Man accused of aiming gun at family given pretrial diversion
A Flathead County District Court judge has dismissed a felony case against a man accused of aiming a gun at a family in a vehicle last year after he received a…
How Montana’s federal races are stacking up money-wise to start 2024
Year-end political campaign finance filings from politicians vying for the three federal offices up for election this year in Montana show at least $30 million…
Man accused of leading smear campaign charged with stalking
Authorities are holding Daniel Edward Duffey, 39, in the county jail with bail set at $50,000 following his Feb. 3 arrest by Whitefish Police officers.
Kalispell City Council to put local government review before voters
During a short meeting Monday, Kalispell City Council unanimously approved a slate of resolutions, including one putting a possible review of local government …
Humane Society of Northwest Montana seeks donations following burst pipes
The Humane Society is holding a Boiler Blues Fundraiser from Thursday, Feb. 8 through Thursday, Feb. 22 to mitigate the repair costs.
Gianforte talks internships, work experience at Glacier High School
Gov. Greg Gianforte talked career and technical education with Glacier High School students and faculty Tuesday, highlighting Kalispell Public Schools for its …
Law roundup: Package contains disturbing contents
Flathead County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a confused and concerned Kalispell woman who reportedly received a package containing...
Economic forecast predicts slow growth for state
This was the summary offered by Patrick M. Barkey, the director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana, at the 49th annua…
Trump is not immune from prosecution in his 2020 election interference case, US appeals court says
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals panel ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump can face trial on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 electio…
Flathead County sees rise in syphilis cases, mirroring national trend
Flathead City-County Health Department officials say the area is seeing an increase in cases of syphilis over the last several years, falling in line with a na…
Former Montana Supreme Court justice joins other top judges in support of keeping Trump off ballot
Another notable Montana leader has joined a group of retired state Supreme Court justices throughout the country to urge the United States Supreme Court to uph…