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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…
Bike mechanics share backcountry enthusiasm
Stoked about spokes: bike mechanics share backcountry enthusiasm
Yellowstone Christian College opens campus near Kalispell
Flathead County students have another avenue to obtain associate’s and bachelor's degrees close to home.
North Valley Food Bank to open free grocery store
Starting on Nov. 3, North Valley Food Bank will open a small free grocery store at its Whitefish facility.
Building on soil in Big Sandy
Montanans are using organic and regenerative agriculture to revitalize rural economies in places like Big Sandy.
Whitefish looks for way to complete river trail
The Whitefish Bicycle and Pedestrian Path bicycle and pedestrian path advisory committee is advocating that the missing piece of the path along the Whitefish R…
Spirits linger at historic Conrad Mansion
The home of the founder of Kalispell has long been thought to be haunted with his ghost, but the Conrad Mansion around Halloween is spooky even when the spirit…
Law roundup: Dog walker wants to carry stun gun
A woman reportedly asked the Kalispell Police Department if it was “within her rights” to carry a stun-gun after three dogs ran out from a residence and attacked her dogs while she was out walking them.
Commission delays choosing congressional map
Montana's redistricting commission delayed a decision on a map dividing the state into congressional districts after an all-day meeting on Saturday.
2 teens killed, 2 injured in Powell County crash
Two teenagers died and two others were injured in a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning in Powell County.
Chippewa Cree Tribe welcomes bison return to tribal lands
Hundreds of Chippewa Cree tribal members clung to a barbed-wire fence, cheering and high-fiving as the community welcomed the return of 11 bison to tribal land…
County eyes septage treatment, biosolids facility
Flathead County has taken the first step in working toward a long-term solution for handling the county’s burgeoning septic waste by seeking firms or individua…
Kalispell woman accused of DUI with child in vehicle
A Kalispell woman was recently arrested after she allegedly drove drunk with a 6-year-old child in the vehicle.
Law roundup: Nothing unusual about woman's nonsense
A woman staying at a motel was “talking nonsense” on the phone to the Kalispell Police Department.
Pot rules, architecture divide Kalispell mayoral candidates
The differences between Kalispell mayoral candidates Mark Johnson and Sid Daoud came down to questions of small and smaller government during a virtual questio…
Special counsel requests information in hospital complaint
The Legislature's special counsel has given Montana's attorney general a Nov. 5 deadline to turn over information related to his office's investigation into a …