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Girl in intensive care after Middle Fork rafting accident
A girl from Columbus, Ohio nearly drowned in a rafting accident on the Middle Fork last week. A GoFundMe campaign …
Plains man killed in crash in Missoula County
Alcohol and speed are suspected factors in a crash that killed a 27-year-old Plains man early Monday morning in Frenchtown.
Daycare director found career in working with children
Now, after 40 years at the daycare with 30 of those serving as director, Tammy Braseth is retiring to enjoy the next chapter of her life as a grandmother.
Whitefish takes another shot at transportation plan
City Council meets at 7:10 p.m. at City Hall, 418 E Second St.
Downtown parking garage up for vote at Kalispell Council
The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the City Hall, 201 First Avenue East.
Law roundup: Woman dumps junk in driveway drive-by
A woman in a red Chevy S10 reportedly threw a camper door and a tire in someone’s driveway.
Libby clinic holds asbestos screening in Kalispell
Under a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CARD can provide free asbestos-related disease screening for everyone who qualifies under the grant.
Law Roundup: Beware of ex bearing gifts
A woman called the Kalispell Police Department after finding a pile of “garbage” with a nasty note affixed to it on her porch.
Saving the history carved into landscape of Canada's Waterton Lakes National park
Using cutting edge laser scanning technology, archaeologists with the University of Calgary have created an extremely detailed model of the human-carved trees …
Law roundup: Cats responsible for eerie sounds under camper
A woman calling the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office from Kalispell reportedly thought her ex was the culprit again behind strange noises coming from under her camper and wanted deputies to get there “pronto” to ch…
Opponents pile on Republican Rosendale in US House debate
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale was slammed over his opposition to aid for Ukraine and votes against federal projects that could benefit Montan…
Montana site fouled by copper smelter to get final cleanup
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A subsidiary of London-based oil giant BP agreed to finish its cleanup of a 300-square mile site in Montana that's contaminated with ars…
Arraignment in Columbia Falls homicide case continued
The arraignment of accused killer Zain Alexander Ray Glass was delayed this week after his defense attorney requested additional time to secure a fitness evalu…
Officials sound the alarm on feral swine
The carcass of a dead pig found west of Lake Koocanusca prompted the Montana Department of Livestock (DOL) to hold meetings in both Libby and Eureka last week,…
PHOTOS: Great Northwest Oktoberfest in Whitefish
Attendees of the Great Northwest Oktoberfest in downtown Whitefish had a rollicking good time at Local's Night. The Oktoberfest celebration featured German foo…
DEQ drops violation against alpine coaster developers
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality retracted late last month allegations that developers planning an alpine coaster in Lakeside violated state cod…