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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,…
1/6 panel hears of Trump's pressure on Justice Department
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump hounded the Justice Department to pursue his false election fraud claims, striving in vain to enlist top law enforcement officia…
ImagineIF board accepts building for Bigfork branch
The ImagineIF Library Foundation has raised half of the $1.6 million needed to turn the Bethany Lutheran Church Ark Building in the new library, which will giv…
Supreme Court expands gun rights, striking New York limits
In a major expansion of gun rights, the Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public.
Study finds microplastic pollution in Flathead Lake
They’re in our oceans and rivers. They’re in the food we eat and the water we drink.
Columbia Falls outdoor company aids areas affected by Yellowstone flooding
RightOnTrek, a Columbia Falls-based outdoor company, joined with government agencies and nonprofit disaster relief groups last week to aid evacuees caught in f…
Senate deal raises hopes for reduction in gun suicide
A bipartisan U.S. Senate agreement negotiated after high-profile mass shootings in Texas, New York, and Oklahoma lacks gun access restrictions that advocates say are needed to prevent such attacks. But the deal’s f…
Law roundup: Man wants to know, should he stay or should he go?
A man confused by crosswalk lights called the Kalispell Police Department reportedly wanting an explanation of how they worked.
State agencies sound alarm on hazards posed by floodwaters
Staff with DEQ plan to continue monitoring areas affected by flooding to identify possible contamination. Officials warned, though, that sampling falls short o…
Yellowstone park reopens after changes wrought by flood
WAPITI, Wyo. (AP) — Several thousand cars, trucks and recreational vehicles were backed up in long lines at entrances to Yellowstone National Park as it partia…
Man dies in rafting accident on Middle Fork
A 43-year-old man died Tuesday after his raft capsized on the Middle Fork of the Flathead River in rapids below Moccasin Creek, the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office said in a release.
KMS Science Club earns state award for studying microplastics in Foys Lake
The club, made up of sixth- through eighth-graders, was a winner in the Montana Department of Environmental Quality’s Saving Money and Resources Today (SMART) …
Kalispell man allegedly stole SUV from repair shop lot
A Kalispell man faces a felony theft charge after authorities caught him on June 7 in a vehicle stolen from a North Meridian Road repair shop.
‘Numerous’ firearms found with man arrested for shooting at kayakers
StorySheriff’s deputies arresting a man accused of shooting at kayakers in Lower Stillwater Lake over the weekend allegedly found him with a minivan loaded wit…
State Library Commissioners fret over new logo’s color scheme
Commissioners of the Montana State Library, which manages a variety of state records and information systems, are considering scuttling a nearly $300,000 rebra…
Free summer meals offered to children and teens
Free meals are available to children 18 and under in Flathead County. Meals will be served by sponsoring school districts in locations in Evergreen, Columbia Falls, Kalispell and Whitefish.