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Flathead Valley Community College holds 58th annual commencement May 15
Commencement will take place in Wachholz College Center.
Law roundup: Man resolves to put up with 'roaming' girlfriend
A caller was “stuttering and slurring” when he called the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office to complain about his girlfriend “roaming around the house.” He said he hadn’t consumed “that much” alcohol.
Family seeks answers after fatal police shooting in Missoula
In the midst of their grief, family members of a 21-year-old man who died Thursday after a shooting involving Missoula Police Department officers are urgently …
Blackfeet member shot, killed by Missoula police after chase
Missoula Police released on Friday the name of the 21-year-old man who was shot and killed by a police officer after police say he fled a traffic stop.
Whitefish, Columbia Falls schools announce opposite mask policies
The two biggest school districts in the North Valley will take opposite approaches to mask requirements when the school year starts in a couple weeks.
Logan Health exceeds adult acute-care bed capacity
Logan Health Medical Center surpassed its adult acute-care bed capacity this week after the hospital experienced a surge in both emergency-room activity and pa…
Boutique hotel planned in downtown Whitefish
Averill Hospitality on Friday announced plans to build a boutique hotel on the corner of Central Avenue and First Street in Whitefish, on the vacant lot next t…
Searchers recover body of kayaker in Flathead Lake
Authorities have recovered the body of a Somers man who drowned in a kayaking accident on Flathead Lake earlier this week.
New head of school named for Whitefish Christian Academy
Rachel Erickson has been named the new head of school for Whitefish Christian Academy.
Ronan woman gets back 'gift of sound' with donated hearing aids
All Cindy Lewis wanted for her 60th birthday was to be able to hear again.
Huckleberry prices a challenge for berry-dependent businesses
Veterans of the huckleberry industry are expecting a shorter-than-usual picking season due to dry, hot weather, while increased demand has pushed up prices for…
Whitefish works to address downtown trash problem
Overflowing garbage cans have been an unwanted but common sight in downtown Whitefish this summer.
Law roundup: Boyfriend busted for using dating app
A man called the <strong>Columbia Falls Police Department</strong> to ask for advice after his potentially soon-to-be-ex-girlfriend found out he was using a dating site. She allegedly left the man a note to make hi…
Man accused of posing as US marshal near Libby
A Polson man faces a felony charge after allegedly presenting himself as a U.S. marshal to two minors last weekend. A Lincoln County sheriff's deputy reported …
Law roundup: Mysterious man in gray wrestles demons
A man dressed in all gray was reportedly lying in a flower bed in front of a business.
Montana prisoner dies in excavator accident
A man incarcerated at the Montana State Prison inmate died in an accident while working at the prison ranch in Deer Lodge, the Department of Corrections confirmed Thursday.