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Flathead County says it gets to appoint Planning Board members in lawsuit response
The conservation district filed a lawsuit against county commissioners and the Planning and Zoning Department afte…
Flathead County moves to stage 2 fire restrictions Saturday
Flathead and Sanders counties will move to stage 2 fire restrictions beginning Saturday, Aug. 5.
Niarada Fire surges to 8,400 acres; evacuations ordered near Spotted Bear complex
Command of the Niarada Fire west of Elmo was turned over to the Northern Rockies Complex Incident Management Team 3 on Wednesday morning.
The Pittsburgh synagogue gunman will be sentenced to death for the nation's worst antisemitic attack
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The gunman who stormed a synagogue in the heart of Pittsburgh's Jewish community and killed 11 worshippers will be sentenced to death for per…
Blackfeet tribe of Montana declares emergency over Medicaid scam that lured members to Arizona
BROWNING, Mont. (AP) — A widespread Medicaid scam that left an unknown number of Native Americans homeless in metro Phoenix is being declared a public health state of emergency by the Blackfeet Nation of Montana af…
Discounted Northwest Montana Fair carnival tickets available
A limited number of discounted tickets for the carnival at the 2023 Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo are on sale now at all Whitefish Credit Union branches, th…
PEO awards scholarship to Flathead senior
The scholarship recognizes the accomplishments of graduating high school young women planning to pursue post-secondary education based on leadership, academics…
Big Mountain Road pavement project to begin
Big Mountain Road will undergo pavement preservation work starting Aug. 7, according to the Montana Department of Transportation.
Law roundup: Woman reports fraudulent job posting
A woman allegedly realized a job listing she responded to was fraudulent and told police they company had requested money from her, which she didn’t pay, and that she then received a fraudulent check for $20,000 to…
Witness to shooting given suspended prison sentence
The man who accompanied convicted murderer Zackary Mass on the night he killed Gabriel Wagoner in a Kalispell apartment received a suspended 10-year sentence f…
Despite criticisms, Glacier National Park officials see upsides to ticketed entry system
Glacier National Park’s pilot vehicle reservation system has drawn criticism in recent months, most vocally from U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke, but officials say data s…
Private security firm begins patrolling downtown Kalispell
Private security patrols meant to curb vagrancy in downtown Kalispell kicked off last week with the business groups behind the effort reporting raising over $1…
Trump charged by Justice Department for efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss
Donald Trump was indicted on felony charges Tuesday for working to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the run-up to the violent riot by his supporter…
Fire danger raised to 'extreme' in Flathead County
The fire danger level for Northwest Montana was elevated to “extreme” on Tuesday, prompting Flathead County commissioners to declare a state of emergency for t…
Libby man charged after alleged Russian roulette game ends in death
A Libby man facing charges involving the death of another local man on Memorial Day weekend during a game of Russian roulette appeared in Lincoln County Distri…
Survey gauges Whitefish residents' attitudes toward tourism
A Whitefish tourism group is asking residents to take a survey that gauges attitudes toward visitation.