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Flathead Valley Community College holds 58th annual commencement May 15
Commencement will take place in Wachholz College Center.
Planned Parenthood sues Montana over new abortion laws
Planned Parenthood of Montana filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to block four new laws restricting access to abortion in the state before they take effect.
Labor shortage hits Montana's home health care market
Over the past 28 years, Delphine Camarillo has assisted dozens of people in the Billings area with some of the most routine aspects of their daily lives. She's…
Longtime floriculturist finds delight in dahlias
Kalispell resident Martin Rippens says no experience is necessary to grow beautiful dahlias, but it's been a while since the octogenarian stepped into a novice…
Kalispell council on track to approve $104M budget
The Kalispell City Council is poised to approve its annual budget for fiscal year 2021-22 at Monday's meeting.
Whitefish council to vote on final budget
The Whitefish City Council is scheduled to vote Monday on the final version of its operating budget for the 2022 fiscal year, which ends next June 30.
Law roundup: Woman scrambles to report second egging
A woman dialed 911 to ask for the Kalispell Police Department’s non-emergency phone number to then call and report coming home and finding her home egged, “yet again.”
California fire threatens homes as blazes burn across West
Thousands of Northern California homes were threatened Sunday by the nation's largest wildfire and officials warned the danger of new blazes erupting across th…
Despite obstacles, Native Americans have nation's highest COVID-19 vaccination rate
For the first several months of the pandemic, the residents of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation were spared by their seclusion in the plains of northern Mon…
Fight in Butte leaves 1 man dead, 1 detained
A fight between two men in Butte ended with one dead and the other in custody, authorities said.
Country Fair Kitchen spans three generations
Mark Blasdel has been running around the Flathead County Fairgrounds since he was old enough to walk.
Does Gov. Gianforte have a plan for climate change?
Between an expansive drought bringing rivers and soil moisture to alarmingly low levels, a series of heat waves that have set scores of temperature records acr…
New project targets substance abuse, youth development
A new project spearheaded by the Flathead Prevention and Recovery Alliance aims to promote healthy youth development by targeting problem behaviors such as alcohol and tobacco abuse.
Montana man drives classic Glacier touring car to California
Three years ago, Hamilton's Dennis Moore found a Montana treasure.
Lost Prairie Boogie welcomes skydivers of all abilities
To say there is a sense of dread for first-time skydivers would be a big understatement.
Jamaican man sentenced for illegal border crossing
A Jamaican man who admitted to illegally crossing into Montana from Canada and was arrested with others near Whitefish after a car chase in January is headed to prison.