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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,…
Sanders County derailment spurs memories of 1999 'Silver Bullet Derby'
Sunday’s Montana Rail Link derailment along the Clark Fork River near Paradise brought back memories for some Sanders County locals who recalled a similar inci…
Conrad Mansion volunteer showcases history through fashion
Each year Teresa Knutson puts on a new historic clothing exhibit focusing on 19th- and 20th-Century fashion which are on display on all three floors of the his…
Whitefish looks at small subdivision in southern part of city
City Council meets at 7:10 p.m. at City Hall, 418 E Second St.
Kalispell City Council to discuss proposed housing developments
Kalispell City Council meets at 7 p.m. in City Hall, 201 First Ave. E. Residents can also attend the meeting online via Zoom.
Law roundup: Neighborhood problem brought to deputies
Someone with a “neighborhood problem” in Kalispell sought out the help of the Flathead County Sherriff’s Office.
Trump returns to New York to face charges in criminal probe
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump flew Monday from Florida to New York for his historic booking and arraignment on hush money charges, as the natio…
Freight train derails into Clark Fork River
A Montana Rail Link freight train derailed in Sanders County on Sunday morning, sending multiple railcars into the Clark Fork River.
Warming Center occupants share their stories
With homelessness on the rise in Flathead County, recent discourse in public meetings and letters to the editor have debated the problem's causes and solutions.
A night at the Warming Center
Most nights, the Kalispell shelter fills up and has to turn people away to fend for themselves.
Law roundup: Woman doesn't go with the flow
Someone allegedly told the Kalispell Police Department they returned to their motorhome in a parking lot to find the lock had been messed with and urine on the floor inside.
At least 26 dead after tornadoes rake Midwest, South
Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed at least 26 people in small towns and big cities across the South and Midwest, tearing a path through t…
Fiery derailments renew Americans' focus on railroad safety
Americans are renewing their focus on railroad safety after a string of recent derailments, especially two fiery ones involving hazardous chemicals in Ohio and…
U.S.-Canada agreement to address transboundary mining pollution
The Biden Administration announced at the end of March that the U.S. and Canada intend to come to an agreement this year to reduce and mitigate the impacts of …
U.S. 93 north of Kalispell gets traffic signal
The intersection of U.S. 93 and Rose Crossing north of Kalispell is undergoing some major changes to accommodate increasing traffic spurred by new development …
Water main work closes busy Kalispell street
Fifth Avenue WN between Railroad Street and Center Street will be closed for about two weeks in April while the Kalispell Water Department undertakes a water main relocation project.