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Sharp cold front to drop snow on Glacier Park
A winter weather advisory was issued for Glacier National Park beginning Wednesday night as a potent front out of …
Rose Crossing safety project completed
A safety improvement project to adjust a troublesome 90-degree turn on Rose Crossing near Kalispell has been completed, except for hydroseeding in the road right of way that will happen this fall.
Law roundup: Cook’s extra effort goes up in flames
Someone took “extra crispy” to the extreme while cooking a pizza when a small cooking fire erupted on a kitchen stove.
Montana panel backs $22 million investment in job training
A commission discussing how to spend federal Covid-19 relief dollars is recommending Montana's governor approve $22 million for job training and retraining programs to increase the workforce as businesses struggle …
Hiker's body airlifted from Glacier National Park
A Two Bear Air helicopter crew on Tuesday afternoon recovered the body of a 34-year-old woman who went missing last week during an apparent solo hike in Glacie…
4 North Fork grizzlies killed after getting into garbage
Wildlife officials trapped and killed a sow grizzly and her three cubs in the North Fork area last week after the bears got into unsecured garbage cans and bro…
Covid surge, lab delays challenge county contact tracers
Covid case investigators at the Flathead City-County Health Department are struggling to keep up as the contagious delta variant continues to spread in the val…
Montana asks court to drop suit targeting new abortion laws
Montana's Republican attorney general is asking the court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Planned Parenthood last month seeking to block four new laws that would…
North Dakota trooper fatally shoots Montana man after chase
A North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper shot and killed a man following a pursuit on Interstate 94 in the western part of the state, authorities said Wednesday.
St. Ignatius woman dies in Ravalli County crash
A 30-year-old St. Ignatius woman died and four others in the vehicle were taken to area hospitals after a one-vehicle traffic accident Tuesday evening near Ste…
Comedians stand up for suicide prevention awareness
Vincent "Vince" Carr had been riding a steady wave on the local comedy scene last year, even amid the pandemic.
Plains man headed to prison for string of burglaries, thefts
A Northwest Montana man involved in a series of burglaries and thefts with several other individuals is headed to prison after he was sentenced last Thursday i…
Fundraising event hits radio waves due to Covid
The Whitefish Community Foundation and KGEZ Radio will broadcast a live program on Friday to celebrate the achievements of the 61 local nonprofits participating in the foundation's Great Fish Community Challenge.
Former Glacier Park worker gets prison time for sexual assault
A Chicago man who sexually assaulted an incapacitated coworker at Glacier National Park last summer has been sentenced to five years in prison.
Sun Road reservation system gets mixed reviews
Glacier National Park's reservation system for the Going-to-the-Sun Road ended Monday after a three-month trial run. For the remainder of the 2021 visitor seas…
Law roundup: Business owner distressed over hullabaloo
A business owner reportedly heard a big hullabaloo downtown and wanted the Kalispell Police Department to drive by and check it out rather than himself, implying he would incite violence if he caught anyone at his …