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Construction of new Flathead County jail celebrated with groundbreaking ceremony
Nearly 20 people involved with the project posed for the photo-op, including the three county commissioners, Sheri…
Evergreen alumni retain special bond with school district
Many students who attend Evergreen schools follow in the footsteps of their parents and grandparents and maybe even their great-grandparents, and retain a clos…
Light Up Evergreen is annual holiday favorite
Evergreen is getting ready to deck the halls with its annual tree-lighting ceremony and pie auction.
Boys and Girls Club restarts Evergreen program
Since becoming the executive director of Boys and Girls club of Glacier Country a year ago, Mandy Anderson has racked up leadership accolades, steered the orga…
Interior secretary seeks to rid US of derogatory place names
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday formally declared "squaw" a derogatory term and said she is taking steps to remove it from federal government use…
Kalispell man dies in Ferndale rollover
A 52-year-old Kalispell man died Thursday evening in a one-vehicle rollover near Ferndale, the Montana Highway Patrol said.
Native American confirmed as head of National Park Service
The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved the nomination of Charles "Chuck" Sams III as National Park Service director, which will make him the first Native Ame…
Law roundup Sandman visits car in Columbia Falls
Someone put sand in a man’s broken-down car.
Board rebukes accusation of 'rogue' health officer
The Flathead City-County Board of Health on Thursday voted to update its by-laws to reflect a new inter local agreement that gives Whitefish and Columbia Falls…
Man killed in Creston accident ID'd
Brandon Eric Roberts has been identified as the man who died in an accident Monday near Creston.
Structure fire an accident, not arson, fire chief says
Columbia Falls fire Chief Karl Weeks said Friday that a house fire that killed two people earlier this week was an accident, not arson.
Whitefish Planning Board rejects Mountain Gateway project
The Whitefish Planning Board on Thursday voted 3-1 to recommend denial of the proposed Mountain Gateway mixed-use development at the base of Big Mountain.
Bad Rock purchase clears another big hurdle
The state Land Board on Monday approved the purchase of the Bad Rock Wildlife Management Area near Columbia Falls.
Montana's unemployment rate down to 3.1%; 525,000 working
A record number of Montana residents are working and the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate reached a 14-year low in October, the governor's office said Friday.
Ex-Kalispell Police officer sentenced for drunken crash
A retired Kalispell Police Department officer charged with DUI and criminal endangerment after a collision last fall has pleaded guilty.
Kyle Rittenhouse cleared of all charges in Kenosha shootings
Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges Friday after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha shootings that became a flashpoint in the nation's debat…