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Flathead Valley Community College holds 58th annual commencement May 15
Commencement will take place in Wachholz College Center.
Montana Passes Significant Health Policy Changes in Controversial Session
Republican leaders’ banishment of a transgender lawmaker from floor debates in the recently ended Montana legislative session seized the nation’s attention. It also overshadowed significant health policy changes an…
New Libby Police chief sworn in
It’s official: Cody Ercanbrack is the new Libby chief of police.
Mission student's ledger art selected to hang in Congress
Cedar Hunt's recent painting, “Girl on Horse,” won the Congressional Art Competition for Montana’s First Congressional District, represented by U.S. Congressma…
Biker arrested for high-speed chase, drug possession pleads not guilty
Ryan Daniel Mills, 38, appeared before Judge Robert Allison in Flathead County District Court for his arraignment on either the felony drug possession charge o…
Glacier's Sun Road opens to Lake McDonald Lodge
A portion of Going-to-the-Sun Road opened to vehicles on the west side of Glacier Park on Friday morning. Visitors can now drive as far as Lake McDonald Lodge.
Montana to ban foreign adversaries from buying property
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana has become the latest state to regulate the ownership of assets by foreign adversaries.
Kalispell FFA competitors advance to nationals
The Kalispell FFA agronomy team and three individual state champions have advanced to the National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis in November.
Daines, Tester spearhead legislation to ease banking restrictions on cannabis industry
Montana Sen. Steve Daines helped reintroduce the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act into the Senate this week in an effort to allow legal cannabis busines…
Kalispell Public Schools to interview interim superintendent candidates
Kalispell Public Schools board of trustees unanimously selected three candidates to interview for the interim superintendent position on Tuesday.
UM to celebrate graduates at May 13 commencements
The University of Montana will celebrate the over 2,000 graduates who make up the class of 2023 during its spring Commencement celebrations on Saturday, May 13.
Whitefish Community Foundation awards grants at May 18 event
Whitefish Community Foundation invites the public to its annual Community Grants Award Celebration on May 18 at the O’Shaughnessy Center in downtown Whitefish.
Community members take up zoning effort in Lakeside
Galvanized by a controversial development that is nearing completion despite deep community opposition — owing in part to a lack of regulations — Lakeside resi…
Law roundup: Trashy neighbor’s mess includes drugs
A caller told authorities they saw a drunk man hop into a green Subaru station wagon festooned with Bernie Sanders stickers and drive off.
Francom stepping down as Troy Schools superintendent
Troy Junior and Senior High School Superintendent Jacob Francom announced his resignation last week.
WHO downgrades COVID pandemic, says it's no longer emergency
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdo…