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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…
ImagineIF Foundation invited back to Great Fish Challenge
The ImagineIF Foundation is once again participating in the Great Fish Challenge a year after the nonprofit behind the fundraising drive dropped the organization, citing decisions made by the county library system’…
County board of adjustment considers Bigfork vacation rentals
The Flathead County Board of Adjustment on Tuesday will look at two separate requests regarding vacation rentals in Bigfork.
Homeless shelter resident accused of raping roommate
Prosecutors filed one count of felony sexual intercourse without consent against Christopher John Boer, 39, in Flathead County District Court following his Jul…
Union, Logan Health reach tentative contract agreement
Members of the Service Employees International Union 1199NW at Logan Health are voting on a tentative contract agreement this week after months of negotiations…
Law roundup: Man hogs area with trailer to go shopping
The man reportedly driving a Subaru that was pulling a stainless steel trailer must have thought he owned the place when he reportedly parked in a traffic lane, blocking northbound traffic, got out and then went in…
Crews respond to fire complex on Spotted Bear
A dry lightning storm July 29 lit up as many as 17 new wildfires on the Flathead National Forest.
Drought earns Flathead, Lincoln counties natural disaster area designation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture designated Flathead and Lincoln counties primary natural disaster areas Monday.
Wildfire at Niarada races to 5,000 acres
A wildfire west of Elmo raced across Montana 28 on Sunday, leaving a scorched swath of 5,000 acres in its wake.
Montana’s anti-drag law on hold
A federal judge in Helena on Friday temporarily blocked state officials from enforcing Montana’s new law restricting drag story hours and drag shows ahead of o…
Man questioned in Montana after Arizona woman reappears following four years missing
A man was detained and questioned by police and his Montana apartment searched as authorities tried to piece together the mysterious disappearance and sudden reappearance this week of Alicia Navarro, who was 14 whe…
Shelter opens in Kalispell for wildfire evacuees
An emergency shelter for people displaced by the Northwest Montana wildfires opened Sunday night in Kalispell.
Law roundup: Woman points bat at people in parking lot
A woman wearing a black tank top and glasses was allegedly waving a bat around, pointing it at people and charging toward them in a parking lot.
Wildfire closes Montana 28 west of Elmo
At least three new fires were sparked in the Mission Valley on Sunday following the passage of a dry lightning storm.
Machinery sparked fire north of Whitefish Lake
A heavy aerial and ground attack kept a wildfire near homes on the north end of Whitefish Lake in check over the weekend.
Turner’s ‘jog’ down reservoir complete
Mike Turner on Saturday morning successfully aqua jogged the length of the Hungry Horse Reservoir.