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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 …
Popular pumpkin patch marks 20th year
Sweet Pickin's Pumpkin Patch is celebrating its 20th anniversary this season.
Kalispell crews complete flood control project on Spring Creek
Crews with the city of Kalispell last month updated a flood control structure on Spring Creek.
Purple Heart recipient recounts serving in Korea after joining Army at 14
Jack Pettitt lied about his age and joined the Army at 14 having no idea he would earn a bronze star and two purple hearts for his service during the Korean Wa…
Fire season 2021: Almost a million Montana acres burned
The state’s first major winter storm dropped snow on parts of southern Montana early this week, signaling the final act of an active fire season that had promp…
Law roundup: Man claims shots aimed at bears, not house
A man calling from Monte Vista Drive was getting ready to get in the shower when two shots were reportedly fired at his bedroom window.
Facebook plans to hire 10,000 in Europe to build ‘metaverse’
Facebook plans to hire 10,000 in Europe to build ‘metaverse’
Rare grizzly bear confirmed in northern Idaho forest
Wildlife managers in northern Idaho are warning people to be on the watch for grizzly bears after one was recently reported in the Coeur d'Alene National Fores…
Montana and Wyoming see increase in coal production
Coal production has increased in Montana and Wyoming due to demand in the Asia Pacific region.
Columbia Falls considers overlay zone for marijuana businesses
The city of Columbia Falls plans to restrict where marijuana shops can set up their businesses in the city.
Law roundup: Attentive listener suspects driver ‘up to no good’
A driver believed he heard the sound of kicking coming from the back of a moving truck.
Wild Rockies group sues Forest Service over logging planned in Cabinet-Yaak range
Earlier this month, the Alliance for the Wild Rockies filed a lawsuit against the United States Forest Service’s Kootenai National Forest over a logging projec…
New Samaritan House facility clears first hurdle
The Kalispell Planning Board gave a recommendation of approval Tuesday for a new Samaritan House facility near Peterson Elementary School.
$100,000 gift will support Whitefish Trail development
Whitefish Legacy Partners has received a $100,000 donation from the Hall-Halliburton Foundation in support of recreation development on the Whitefish Trail, co…
Yellowstone crews scale back search for Utah conservationist
The National Park Service has scaled back the search for Kim Crumbo, a conservationist from Utah who disappeared along with his brother during a Yellowstone backcountry trip in September.
Montana man faces negligent homicide charge in fatal crash
A western Montana man faces a negligent homicide charge for a rollover crash south of Florence last month that killed his partner and injured their three daughters, Ravalli County officials said. The girls — ages …