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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 …
Crews conduct avalanche mitigation work in Glacier
A contractor for BNSF Railway used a helicopter to drop charges onto several avalanche prone slopes in the John F. Stevens Canyon area of Glacier National Park…
Flathead locals testify in support of school bus safety bills
Rep. Neil Duram, R-Eureka, said the legislation was inspired by Jordana Hubble, who has been recovering from a traumatic brain injury since November 2019, when…
Veterans’ rescue dog program expands to Northwest Montana
Dog Tag Buddies, a nonprofit based in Billings, has been awarded a $3,500 grant investment from the Petco Foundation to support its efforts in expanding servic…
Law roundup: Tenant wears out his welcome in Kila
A Kila resident called Flathead County Sheriff’s Office claiming she had a squatter — possibly her son — who was “trashing things,” in a cabin on her property. Before she called, she said he was digging his heels i…
Kalispell man identified in fatal wreck
A Kalispell man died recently after suffering injuries in a two-vehicle accident last month in the Somers area.
Nurses union, hospital managers deadlocked on contract
Kalispell Regional Healthcare nurses and Flathead Valley residents picketed at the hospital's main campus Tuesday in an effort to push hospital management to b…
Montana House committee tables bill to abolish death penalty
HELENA (AP) — A Montana House committee tabled a bill to abolish the death penalty Tuesday shortly after hearing testimony, as the legislature closes in on next week's transmittal deadline.
Montana bill would make it easier to decline vaccinations
HELENA (AP) — The Montana House Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to advance a bill that would ban discrimination based on vaccination status and prohibit the use of vaccination status to grant or deny services or …
Avalanche warning extended for parts of NW Montana
Backcountry skiers and snowmobilers were advised to stay out of avalanche terrain through Wednesday morning due to dangerous snowpack conditions across Northwe…
Man changes plea in father's arson death
The criminal case against a Kalispell man accused of killing his father in an arson fire last October appears headed to trial.
MontanaSky embarks on big fiber project in Troy
MontanaSky is deploying fiber internet offerings to Troy homes, with project work starting as soon as the week of March 1.
Bold indie film casts sharp lens on social injustice
There are moments when the award-winning film “The Obituary of Tunde Johnson” plays eerily like a newsreel of our times.
C-Falls Planning Board rejects apartment project
The Columbia Falls City-County Planning Board last week denied a 36-unit apartment complex planned by developer Toby Gilchrist of Whitefish and landowner Thomas Hyon Su of Washington.
Affordable housing developer to launch Kalispell project
Highline developer to start Kalispell project in May
Zombie survival camp spotlighted in national publication
Spotlight on unique Kalispell camp