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Updated 5 hours, 39 minutes ago

Flathead National Forest clears way for salvage projects following winter windstorms

More than 500 acres of trees downed in December’s windstorms are slated for salvage, say Flathead National Forest …

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
Kalispell City Council approves housing subdivison

The subdivision, located at 155 Tronstad Road by U.S. 93, will consist of 39 single-family homes on 10 acres.

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
FEC seeks applicants for Youth Tour

Applications are open now through Nov. 15.

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
Suspect held in assault case charged with theft

Appearing before Judge Heidi Ulbricht, Ronald Eugene Donais pleaded not guilty to the assault charge last week.

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
Law roundup: Woman loses sleep counting teens instead of sheep

A group of 50 teens allegedly jumped a resident’s fence to get into the football game and she asked the <strong>Kalispell Police Department</strong> to keep an eye out on her property because of the destruction the…

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
Meet the candidate: Kyle Waterman, Democrat for SD-4

Meet the candidate: Kyle Waterman, Democrat for SD-4

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
Meet the candidate: John Fuller, Republican for SD-4

Meet the candidate: John Fuller, Republican for SD-4

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
Great Fish nets over $5M for local nonprofits

Whitefish Community Foundation awarded more than $5 million to 70 Flathead Valley nonprofit organizations during the Great Fish Awards Celebration Monday evening.

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
ImagineIF board looks at relocating Kalispell library branch

The ImagineIF Board of Trustees are calling a special meeting Thursday to discuss moving the Kalispell branch of the library into the Gateway West Mall, along …

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
College wrestler saves teammate from grizzly bear mauling

A college wrestler from a small Wyoming school helped his teammate survive a grizzly mauling over the weekend by trying to wrestle the massive bear off his fri…

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
Authorities locate man sought in connection with shooting

Authorities found this morning a man sought following an overnight shooting in Kalispell.

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
Holland Lake expansion could take place without full environmental assessment

Thousands of people are raising objections to a controversial plan to expand Holland Lake Lodge, especially after the U.S. Forest Service admits it made errors at the beginning of the process.

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
C-Falls man charged after allegedly threatening neighbor with gun

Peter James Clancy, 59, faces one felony count of assault with a weapon in Flathead County District Court stemming from the Aug. 14 disagreement near Parker Hi…

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
DPHHS announces new background check procedure for daycare operators after troubling report

Earlier this month, Montana lawmakers heard from the Department of Public Health and Human Services about a troubling audit report which said the state’s largest division had not detected sexual or violent offender…

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
Whitefish man enters plea in fatal DUI case

A Whitefish man last week pleaded not guilty to felony charges related to an alleged DUI crash in California that killed his teenage passenger.

Updated 3 years, 7 months ago
Law roundup: Neighbors seek to root out planter thief

A woman visiting a relative reportedly got a call from a neighbor that her patio furniture and planters were gone and it was the same patio where the neighbor had stuff stolen from. The neighbors had a suspect in m…