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Kalispell Middle School teacher wins History Teacher of the Year Award
All the work tanning hides, building log cabins, panning for gold and garnets, grinding wheat and churning butter,…
State commission to reform Montana's mental health system launches
A new state commission dedicated to rebuilding Montana’s mental health system met for the first time last week.
Law roundup: Man’s gunshot wound allegedly not accidental
Someone called the Kalispell Police Department alleging a man accidentally shot himself in the leg, but it turned out to be his groin.
Groups object to Gunsight Lake fish project
Local environmental groups are objecting to a Glacier National Park plan to establish native bull and westslope cutthroat trout in Gunsight Lake.
Whitefish likely to ask voters to approve spending resort tax dollars on community housing
Whitefish City Council voted unanimously earlier this month to review a proposed financial plan that reallocates resort tax funds to include community housing.
Mule deer quotas adjusted in response to spring surveys
While mule deer populations remain steady in portions of the state, spring green-up surveys conducted by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks wildlife biologists s…
'Big fruit year' say cherry growers
Flathead cherry season is here, and lots of sweet, juicy cherries are ripe and ready to eat. “Big fruit this year,” said Bruce Johnson, a board member of the F…
Stage 1 fire restrictions to begin Saturday across Northwest Montana
Northwest Montana fire managers on Wednesday decided to enact stage 1 fire restrictions across the region beginning Saturday.
Whistleblower tells Congress the US is concealing 'multi-decade' program that captures UFOs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is concealing a longstanding program that retrieves and reverse engineers unidentified flying objects, a former Air Force intelligen…
Updated: Biden's son Hunter pleads not guilty to 2 tax crimes after agreement with prosecutors falls through
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden's son Hunter pleaded not guilty Wednesday to two tax crimes after a deal with federal prosecutors unraveled during …
Traps removed after no sign of the grizzly that killed a woman near Yellowstone
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Wildlife workers on Tuesday halted their efforts to capture a grizzly bear that killed a woman over the weekend near Yellowstone Nationa…
Major automakers unite to build electric vehicle charging network they say will rival Tesla's
DETROIT (AP) — Seven major automakers say they're joining forces to build a North American electric vehicle charging network that would rival Tesla's and nearl…
Troy Dispatch no longer taking calls for service
Emergency and non-emergency dispatch services for the Troy Area District were transferred to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch on Monday, July 17.
Zinke seeks money for Kalispell infrastructure project
Federal money for community infrastructure projects in Kalispell and on the Blackfeet Reservation may come within the year.
Law roundup: Husband shot by paintball gun
Drama unfolded at Woodland Park when a woman called the Kalispell Police Department to report that her husband was reportedly shot by paintball guns controlled by boys standing on the hill behind the pool.
Judge approves $9M settlement for Blackfeet telecomms customers who alleged discrimination
A federal judge has approved a $9 million class action settlement involving a nonprofit telecommunications co-op that will pay back millions in capital credits to several hundred tribal members of the former Browni…