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Montana snowpack rapidly melted in May
Throughout May, warm temperatures across Montana led to a rapid melt off of the state’s snowpack, which sits “larg…
Flathead High student named Presidential Scholar semifinalist
Jillian Wynne of Flathead High School is one of six students in Montana and about 650 candidates nationwide to reach semifinalist status in the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.
Whitefish Community Foundation hosts leadership workshop
Whitefish Community Foundation will host an online workshop Thursday, May 12, with national business consultant Andy Robinson on the topic of managing change a…
Ecologist guest speaker at Audubon meeting
Freshwater ecologist Tom Bansak will be the guest speaker at Flathead Audubon’s Monday, May 9, potluck meeting at the Gateway Community Room.
Logan Health hosts kids safety day Saturday
The Logan Health-sponsored Spring Into Safety Kids’ Day will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at the Trade Center at the Northwest Montana Fairgrounds. This event is free and open to the whole fam…
Applied Materials formally marks opening of Evergreen facility in former Shopko building
The manufacturer’s Evergreen facility is expected to bring as many as 200 jobs to the region. Word of the expansion, eagerly anticipated by local officials and…
Sweem pleads not guilty to negligent vehicular assault, obstructing a peace officer
Appearing cuffed and in a detention center uniform, Gunnar Thomas Sweem, 21, sat stone-faced as his attorney entered a not guilty plea on his behalf.
Law roundup: Make way for ducklings
The Kalispell Police Department received word of a group of ducks headed down the road. The person who spotted the waterfowl described them as a mama duck and 10 ducklings. They worried that the birds would get hit…
Forest Service quietly seeks comment on 23 special use permits
Trail running tours. ATV tours. Even a business that wants to transport docks out to private landowners on Swan Lake.
Senate to vote next week on protecting abortion rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate will vote next week on legislation that would codify abortion rights into federal law as Democrats mount their response to the Supreme Court's leaked draft decision that would overturn …
Kalispell OK’s grant application for West Reserve Drive
Council on Monday approved a resolution for the grant application to be submitted to the U.S. Department of Transportation Multimodal Project Discretionary Gra…
C-Falls man accused of raping child in 2020
Prosecutors have charged a Columbia Falls man with sexual intercourse without consent for allegedly raping a child in 2020.
Law roundup: Sofa goes ‘couch surfing’
Kalispell Police Department received a report of a couch sitting in a street that was taking up parking. The person calling in
Bigfork Water and Sewer Board incumbents retain seats
Incumbents on the Bigfork Water and Sewer Board retained their seats following Tuesday’s election.
Montana CI-121 off to a slow start
Proponents of Constitutional Initiative 121 are off to a slow start, with few signatures collected and little money raised.
Board votes against hiring health officer candidate
Expressing concerns about a lack of experience, the Flathead City-County Board of Health on Tuesday recommended against hiring the sole candidate for county he…