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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 …
DAR makes donation to warming center
The Daughters of the American Revolution, Chief Ignace Chapter in Kalispell, recently met for their annual holiday meeting and donation collection for a local …
Whitefish School District seeks input on expansion
Whitefish School District is seeking community feedback about the need for expansion at Whitefish High School and the activities complex.
Developer returns with new Columbia Falls subdivision plan
The River Highlands subdivision is back for a second go-around before the Columbia Falls City-County Planning Board in January.
Board OKs Tamarack Meadows subdivision in Columbia Falls
The Columbia Falls City-County planning board Dec. 13 approved a 103-lot subdivision on 47 acres called Tamarack Meadows at the north end of Meadow Lake Resort. It’s the last portion of the master plan that was app…
Company proposes tram up Columbia Mountain
Pursuit Glacier Park Collection is considering a tram that would run from Hungry Horse to about 1,000 feet below the summit of Columbia Mountain in the Swan Ra…
Power outage affects thousands as temperatures plummet
Thousands of homes in the Flathead Valley were without electricity Thursday after a regional power provider issued an emergency shutdown to one of its delivery…
Law Roundup: Woman uninterested in ‘meat-cute’
A tattooed man bearing the gift of bloody meat frightened a local woman, who asked that the Kalispell Police Department move him along.
Tester's bills targeting fentanyl trafficking sent to Biden
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester said this week that the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act includes key provisions to support law enforcement and combat illicit fent…
Proposal would expand Lake Five fishing access
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking public comment on a proposed donation that would add 4 acres to a public fishing access site on Lake Five near West…
Arctic front bears down on Northwest Montana
After a day of digging out, Northwest Montana residents are in for a frigid Thursday, with temperature readings that could plummet well below zero, and then so…
East Glacier man admits to murder charge
An East Glacier man accused of killing another man on the Blackfeet Reservation in 2020 admitted to the murder charge Dec. 19 in U.S. District Court.
Kalispell awarded $25M grant for West Reserve improvements
A $25 million federal grant has been awarded to the city of Kalispell to assist with major improvements along notoriously congested West Reserve Drive.
Law roundup: Quick-thinking resident snaps photo of stolen car
An amateur gumshoe tracking a suspicious-looking car may have uncovered a gang of thieves. The eagle-eyed resident contacted the Kalispell Police Department after watching the vehicle, a Subaru Outback, pull up to …
Man accused of threatening wife and children with gun sentenced
The Kalispell man accused of threatening his then-wife and children with a gun over the summer expressed remorse at his Dec. 15 sentencing in Flathead County D…
Alleged burglar tried to make off with candy
A man accused of breaking into a Kalispell business and stealing candy now faces a felony burglary charge in Flathead County District Court.