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Girl in intensive care after Middle Fork rafting accident
A girl from Columbus, Ohio nearly drowned in a rafting accident on the Middle Fork last week. A GoFundMe campaign …
Exchange Club, Glacier High host Field of Honor over Memorial Day weekend
The Flathead Valley Exchange Club and Glacier High School are teaming up to give the community a chance to recognize their heroes this Memorial Day by hosting …
Whitefish shooter released on own recognizance
Wilson Dane Huyser, 33, of Rollins was being held in the county jail on a $75,000 bond for a felony criminal endangerment charge. He was released, with conditi…
Whitefish Mountain Resort kicks off summer activities Memorial Day weekend
Whitefish Mountain Resort will kick off its summer operating season with Zip Line tours, Alpine Slides, scenic lift rides and other activities this Memorial Da…
Montana CIT academy teaches participants how to navigate a mental health crisis
Crisis intervention training, including one session held in Kalispell earlier this month, helps prepare local law enforcement for interactions with individuals…
Lake County boy in custody following social media threats
A Lake County boy is charged with felony intimidation after he allegedly made threats on social media about shooting people at a school in St. Ignatius, authorities said Thursday.
Trump ally Zinke fights claim he's too liberal for Montana
BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — When Republican Ryan Zinke first ran for Congress, the former Navy SEAL faced false accusations amplified by Democrats that his military ca…
Police: Texas gunman walked through apparently unlocked door
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The gunman who massacred 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school was inside for more than an hour before he was killed i…
Truck gets stuck in river at controversial Blankenship camp
Just days after a lawsuit was filed against the Forest Service over the allegedly out-of-control camp at the Blankenship Bridge, yet another vehicle, this time a pickup, got stuck in the adjacent stretch of the Fla…
Flathead County named defendant in wrongful death lawsuit
A lawsuit has been filed against Flathead County over the death of a Kalispell man who was struck by a county-owned semi-truck near Creston in November.
The Blackfeet Nation’s plight underscores the fentanyl crisis on reservations
BROWNING — As the pandemic was setting in during summer 2020, Justin Lee Littledog called his mom to tell her he was moving from Texas back home to the Blackfe…
Sun Road reservations required beginning Friday
Vehicle reservations are required to access Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road and the North Fork area of the park beginning Friday, May 27. Reserva…
Martin City man accused of assaulting minor, strangling girlfriend
Prosecutors have brought a Martin City man up on multiple felony charges for allegedly lifting a child by his neck and later strangling his girlfriend earlier …
'Precious individuals' taken in Texas school shooting
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — One student was an avid runner, so fast she swept the races at field day. Another was learning football plays from his grandfather. One gi…
Law roundup: The entitled bunch strikes again
A man with an arm in a cast, a woman with blonde and blue hair and minor — allegedly paid about $14 for more than $100 worth of merchandise. Employees told the Kalispell Police Department they had asked the ragtag
Flathead musician Eric Alan and Nashville trio kick off Crown Jewel Concert Series
Local musician Eric Alan and The Gold Sisters, along with drummer and longtime friend Rick Martinez, are wrapping up a two-week tour of the Flathead Valley thi…