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Flathead County says it gets to appoint Planning Board members in lawsuit response
The conservation district filed a lawsuit against county commissioners and the Planning and Zoning Department afte…
Whitefish Council considers garbage rate increase for bear-resistant containers
Whitefish City Council on Monday will consider increasing the garbage collection rate by about $6.50 per month for residences as a result of requiring the use …
Law roundup: Woman asks police to help her move
A woman seemed more concerned about getting Kalispell Police Department officers to move her belongings from a hotel to an apartment rather than reporting alleged fraud involving an Amazon account.
Outside Yellowstone, flooded towns struggle to recover
FROMBERG, Mont. (AP) — With Yellowstone National Park pushing to reopen to tourists more quickly than anticipated after record floods pounded southern Montana,…
Yellowstone National Park to partly reopen after floods
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park will partially reopen at 8 a.m. Wednesday after catastrophic flooding destroyed bridges and roads and drove ou…
Can prison-farmed pheasants save hunting?
In the spring of 2021, the Montana Legislature passed a bill that authorized FWP to use $1 million worth of state and federal revenue for a pheasant-stocking program that could ultimately release up to 50,000 pen-r…
Art exhibit returns Winold Reiss portraits to the Blackfeet Reservation
Through a collaboration between the Blackfeet Nation, Museum of the Plains Indian, the BNSF Foundation and the Glacier National Park Conservancy, an exhibit of…
Downtown business group looks at ways to aid Kalispell’s homeless
Merchants in downtown Kalispell are witnessing a rise in homelessness over the past nine months. Although homelessness has yet to manifest in a way that hurts …
Fallout from historic flooding already devastating tourism in park’s gateway communities
The phone for Park Hotel Yellowstone in Gardiner has been ringing around the clock with guests canceling summer reservations after historic flooding led to the…
Riders in the Storm
If you are a baseball player born and raised in the Pelican State, you’ve seen some weather. Not like this.
PHOTOS: Kalispell Kreamery holds its Milk & Cookies 2022 event
Kalispell Kreamery held it's Milk & Cookies 2022 event at their dairy farm on Lost Creek Drive in Kalispell on Saturday, June 18.
Area river levels projected to decline beginning next week
The Flathead River is expected to drop below flood stage by next weekend, according to the latest projection from the National Weather Service.
Logan Health seeks dismissal of class action lawsuit
Attorneys for Logan Health want a class action lawsuit brought by victims of its November data breach dismissed, arguing the plaintiffs could not prove the hac…
A ray of hope for the post office in Coram
Things are looking up for the post office in Coram.
Mistrial declared in case of Troy log furniture maker
A mistrial was declared in the matter of a Troy man accused of stealing thousands of dollars from people all over the country after taking orders from them for…
White House declares flood disaster in Montana
The White House on Thursday declared a major disaster in Montana in response to severe flooding in the southern part of the state, availing state and local governments of direct federal assistance, cost sharing and…