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Whitefish pursuing grant for railroad overpass on East Second Street
The Whitefish City Council gave Public Works Director Craig Workman the go ahead to apply for a grant to build a $…
Bigfork distillery requests permit to move business
Whistling Andy distillery is looking to move its operation to a new location in Bigfork. The owner of the distillery has applied for a conditional use permit with Flathead County to allow the business to operate …
Law roundup: Trio skates by with stolen couch
Two males and a female were purportedly seen transporting a stolen couch via skateboard in Kalispell.
After going viral, Glacier grizzly bear enjoying the limelight
Warning signs went up along the trails of the north and south shore of Josephine Lake near Many Glacier as the grizzly that killed a moose calf last week conti…
Grizzly bear euthanized in North Fork area
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks specialists euthanized a grizzly bear May 27 after it began frequenting homes in the North Fork area of the Flathead River, saying it had grown comfortable around people.
State election officials increasing security for primary
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Frustrated county election administrators in Montana are increasing security for Tuesday's primary election while the state's commissioner of political practices says misinformation about elect…
Meet Kalispell’s own ‘Dr. Quin’
After more than a decade of schooling, Kalispell native Dr. Quin Stevens is off to Minneapolis to complete a three-year residency with plans to bring her medic…
Whitefish Council looks at management of Haskill Basin trail
Whitefish Council is set to hold a discussion on trail usage during a work session beginning at 6 p.m. at City Hall. The nonprofit Whitefish Legacy Partners ov…
Kalispell Council considers youth center development project
A roughly 40-acre project on the north end of Kalispell that includes a youth center, along with commercial uses and housing, goes before City Council Monday n…
Lawyer seeks dismissal of case against woman who allegedly threatened social workers
The lawyer for the Kalispell woman accused of intimidating Child and Family Services employees wants the case dismissed, saying she never directly threatened state workers.
Man says he’s digging for diamonds
Someone reportedly approached a “nicely dressed man with a nice car,” who was digging in a ditch and picking up gravel, that he was parked on a private easement in Whitefish.
Boy who went missing in Lincoln County found
A 4-year-old boy who went missing in the Bull Lake area of Lincoln County has been found alive.
Rally in Woodland Park includes calls for gun control legislation
Part vigil, part call to action, a small crowd gathered in Woodland Park last week to hear from local survivors of gun violence in the wake of a series of mass…
State hires a Medicaid director with a managed-care past
Montana, one of only about a dozen states with a fully government-run Medicaid program, has hired a new Medicaid director who oversaw managed-care programs in Iowa and Kansas and championed the idea of having outsi…
Woman on the track of significant other
A woman in Whitefish reportedly wanted a Flathead County Sheriff’s Office deputy to check if there was a “tracker” on her car because she received an alert on her phone and contacted the alarm company that advised …
Montana officials euthanize grizzly bear, release another
BONNER, Mont. (AP) — Montana wildlife officials captured two young female sibling grizzly bears, releasing one back into the wild and euthanizing the other due to an infection stemming from losing a front left paw.