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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,…
Full length of Sun Road opens to cyclists, hikers this weekend
For the first time this summer, Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road will be open in its entirety to hikers and bikers this weekend.
Glacier Park visitation rebounds in May
Glacier National Park visitors seemed to be taking advantage of the final days before the summer reservation system went into effect as the park saw its third …
Eureka man accused of killing father arrested in LA
A Eureka man accused of killing his father on Memorial Day is in custody in Los Angeles County.
Northern pike threatening two popular fisheries
Recent surveys found growing populations of illegally introduced northern pike in Shady Lane Pond in Evergreen and Lake Mary Ronan near Dayton, creating harmfu…
One scandal too many: British PM Boris Johnson resigns
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation Thursday after droves of top government officials quit over the latest scandal to engulf h…
Officials ID man killed in Whitefish motorcycle crash
The Flathead County Sheriff's Office has identified a 22-year-old man who died in a motorcycle crash near Whitefish on June 30.
Coram man arrested for criminal endangerment entangled in family dispute
Joseph Thomas Oliver, 36, entered the plea before Judge Dan Wilson in Flathead County District Court on June 30.
Man accused of throwing knife at kids pleads not guilty
Timothy Wayne Wilde, 58, entered the plea during his June 30 arraignment before Judge Heidi Ulbricht in Flathead County District Court.
State Library Commission votes down proposed prism logo
Commissioners for the Montana State Library voted Tuesday to reject a redesigned logo for the agency, weeks after some commissioners raised concerns that the l…
Kalispell approves emergency water restrictions ordinance
The ordinance provides the city manager the authority to implement water restrictions, if necessary, based upon water usage levels and availability of water at…
Woman hospitalized after drunk man allegedly fires gun in house
George Paul Herne, 19, faces a single felony count of criminal endangerment after allegedly firing off a round in a Bison Drive home in the early morning of Ju…
Law roundup: Man hangs up his hat in portable toilet
A man reportedly took up sleeping quarters in a portable toilet in Columbia Falls. When someone asked him to leave, he got out, picked up his bags, went back inside the toilet facility, and locked the door.
Blackfeet Tribe to use dogs to sniff out disease and contaminants
Kenneth Cook used a mallet and a chisel to crack into a pig’s skull in the gravel driveway outside his home on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northwestern…
Montana Secretary of State receives recount request for PSC District 5
Montana Public Service Commission candidate Derek Skees requested a recount in the District 5 GOP primary after earning 11,146 votes to winner Ann Bukacek’s 11…
New library board trustee saddened by reaction to appointment
ImagineIF’s newest trustee said she is saddened by the reaction to her appointment, but remains committed to supporting the library system and reaching out to …