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Montana voters will be able to register to vote on Election Day, judge rules
A Montana judge has blocked the state from limiting voter registration on Election Day, concluding the move would …
Whitefish looks to rezone gateway property
The approximately 11-acre property, recently annexed into the city, is located at the northwestern portion of the U.S. 93 and Montana 40 intersection.
Kalispell City Council to consider signing off on mobile home communities' grant applications
Kalispell City Council will vote to sign off on applications from two mobile home communities for federal funding to connect their properties to the municipali…
Law roundup: Goats go wild, harass man and eat screen
Two goats running wild purportedly tried to attack a man in Kalispell. The man
As Kalispell City Council prepares to expand Parkline Trail, users praise the multi-use path
On a beautiful day last week, walkers and local business owners praised Kalispell’s multi-use Parkline Trail as City Council eyes expansion of the repurposed r…
Local legislators react to Zephyr's silencing
Flathead Valley lawmakers had a front row seat last week to a sequence of events that thrust Montana into the national spotlight and ignited a debate about wha…
Women settlers brought community to the Flathead Valley
Women and their labor were vital to many aspects of life in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Some accounts from history might have you believe they were not in …
Community briefs
Kalispell Women’s Connection meets; Dahlia sale; Flathead Democrats spring banquet May 6; Hopa Mountain accepting scholarship applications
ImagineIF Board continues looking at Gateway, but has stipulations
The ImagineIF Board of Trustees has decided to continue pursuing the Gateway Community Center as the new home for its Kalispell branch, but members still hope …
Law roundup: Female chapped about lifetime ban
A female was allegedly detained after stealing Chapstick and given a lifetime ban to all the sore’s locations.
Lake County awaits final decision on funding PL 280
House Bill 479, a bill originally introduced by Ronan Rep. Joe Read and Bigfork Rep. Bob Keenan, has passed the House and advanced out of the Senate Finance an…
State jobless rate drops again
Montana reported another all-time low unemployment rate in March, but Northwest Montana counties lag behind the state as a whole.
Portion of East-Side Hungry Horse Reservoir Road closed
Warming temperatures and spring snowmelt are contributing to increased water levels on rivers and lakes, and saturated soils across Flathead National Forest, especially on roads and trails. All forest users shoul…
PHOTOS: Kalispell's Arbor Day celebration 2023
Third-grade students from School District 5 gathered for a day full of activities including environmental education booths, park beautification, tree planting …
Montana latest to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors
Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill Friday to ban gender-affirming medical care for young transgender people — the battle over which ended with the re…
Montana requires prior approval for Medicaid-paid abortions
Montana physicians will have to provide prior documentation showing that an abortion is medically necessary before the state's Medicaid program will authorize …