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Montana snowpack rapidly melted in May
Throughout May, warm temperatures across Montana led to a rapid melt off of the state’s snowpack, which sits “larg…
National Merit semifinalists named for 2023 competition
Three local students were recently named National Merit semifinalists.
Community briefs: Golden retriever gathering; chili competition
Golden retriever gathering Saturday in Whitefish; Chili competition and wiener dog races Saturday in Lakeside
Kalen Young tapped as director of Whitefish hospital foundation
Flathead Valley native Kalen Young was recently named as the new executive director of the Logan Health Whitefish Foundation.
Friday is final day to donate to Great Fish Challenge
Today at 5 p.m. is the deadline to support 70 Flathead Valley nonprofit organizations raising funds in the 8th annual Great Fish Community Challenge. The fundr…
DAR completes highway clean-up
Members clean a two-mile section of U.S. 2 East, just west of the Glacier Park west entrance.
Mussel tainted boat snagged in Whitefish
On Aug. 31, a mussel-infested boat attempting to launch in Whitefish Lake was stopped by the Whitefish Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Inspection Program.
Law roundup: Pair of friends make bone-rattling discovery
Halloween came early for a pair of friends taking in a sunset from a gravel pit near Kalispell.
Call fails for Montana special session on budget surplus
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — An effort by some Republicans to call a special session of the Montana Legislature to discuss returning excess tax revenue to residents failed, the Secretary of State's Office said Thursday.
Money approved for states to build car-charging network
The Biden administration said Wednesday it has approved ambitious plans by 34 states and Puerto Rico to create a national electric vehicle charging network as …
Empire Builder back on track following union deal
Freight rail companies and unions representing tens of thousands of workers reached a tentative agreement to avoid what would have been an economically damagin…
Montana defies order on transgender birth certificates
Just hours after a Montana judge blocked health officials from enforcing a state rule that would prevent transgender people from changing the gender on their b…
Tentative labor deal averts threat of nationwide rail strike
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a strike that could have been devastati…
A community call to support a faithful friend
A community call to support a faithful friend
Accused burglar back behind bars after missing arraignment
Krystal Dawn Shears, 28, was released on her own recognizance Aug. 29, but missed her Aug. 31 arraignment in Flathead County District Court. Judge Heidi Ulbric…
Admitted thief receives suspended sentence
Nathaniel Ray Warner, 25, pleaded guilty to a single felony count of theft in Flathead County District Court in late June.