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Montana voters will be able to register to vote on Election Day, judge rules
A Montana judge has blocked the state from limiting voter registration on Election Day, concluding the move would …
Unequal economic recovery challenges Montana, analyst says
At midyear, the numbers show quite a few forks in the road to recovery for various sectors of the Montana economy.
Forest projects planned in Lone Pine State Park, Troy
Crews will harvest Douglas fir logs, plant western larches and ponderosa pines, and use prescribed burns to revitalize native bunchgrass prairie in Lone Pine S…
Court administrator fired for 'insubordination'
The administrator of Flathead County Justice Court was recently fired after judges accused her of "insubordination" as well as mistreating and "micromanaging" …
Private timberlands closed due to fire danger
Private timberlands across Northwest Montana are closing to public access and recreation due to extreme fire danger.
Whitefish teacher resigns amid probe into messages with students
A Whitefish Middle School teacher has resigned amid an investigation into inappropriate communications he had with several students, the school district said Friday.
Explainer: How Montana will use funds to limit evictions
A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire Saturday, after the Biden administration extended the original date by a month. The…
Gianforte tells Biden 'it's a tinderbox situation' in Montana
President Joe Biden met virtually with governors from Western and Midwestern states on Friday to discuss how federal intervention can best aid states battling …
Kalispell man killed in ATV crash
A Kalispell man died in an ATV crash Thursday evening in a remote area east of Helena.
Kalispell launches GIS hub for city maps, documents
The city of Kalispell on Wednesday launched its new Geographical Information System Hub, a website that houses all of the city's maps and applications in one place.
Traffic delays expected during work at Hungry Horse Dam
Traffic will be slow-moving across the Hungry Horse Dam for about 11 days next month, as crews conduct an inspection of a fixed-wheel gate that's part of a pla…
Law roundup: Young women counseled for ‘obnoxious’ behavior
A caller said some young women on a four-wheeler were being “loud and obnoxious.”
Murder trial will remain in Flathead County
The trial of a Kalispell man accused of murdering his wife in December 2020 will remain in Flathead County.
Bigfork bridge owner sues county for 'taking'
In the latest legal chapter of the embattled "bridge to nowhere" that connects the north shore of Flathead Lake to Dockstader Island, the property owner who bu…
Helena says Tenmile Creek more contaminated than EPA found
Water samples taken by Helena city staff in Tenmile Creek following a mine waste spill earlier this month show severely higher levels of metals and arsenic than those reported by the Environmental Protection Agency…
Logan Health reopens COVID unit amid rising cases
In preparation for what experts believe will be a large and lingering wave of COVID-19-related hospitalizations, Logan Health Medical Center in Kalispell has r…