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Kalispell Middle School teacher wins History Teacher of the Year Award
All the work tanning hides, building log cabins, panning for gold and garnets, grinding wheat and churning butter,…
Flathead graduate details lingering trauma of COVID frontline duty
Megan Brown-Moore is finally home.
Lawmakers assess next steps at session's halfway point
HELENA — As the Montana Legislature pauses for its midpoint break this week, members of both chambers — both controlled by substantial Republican majorities — …
Law roundup: Call for help turns out to be dirty prank
Someone called the Kalispell Police Department after seeing “I need help,” written in dirt on the back of a vehicle.
Covid relief bill includes funding for Empire Builder
Amtrak’s Empire Builder route along Montana’s Hi-Line is on track to return to full-time service.
Senate OKs $1.9T virus relief bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched …
Work to begin on $4M Bigfork sewer project
Construction crews will break ground on the $4 million Bigfork Bay Sewer Project on March 15, launching a multi-phase effort to replace the sewer main that runs along the shoreline with a new line on safer ground a…
USS Montana submarine launches in Virginia
USS Montana submarine launches in Virginia
Law roundup: Man or beast, vomiting is disturbing
law roundup
Dem split on jobless benefits slows relief bill in Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats set aside one battle over boosting the minimum wage but promptly descended into another internal fight Friday as the party haltingl…
Montana teachers eligible for shots starting next week
Montana teachers and other school staff will be eligible for COVID-19 shots beginning next week
Ex-students allege sexual abuse at troubled teen school
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Former students have sued a pair of Montana schools for troubled teenage girls alleging they were sexually assaulted and suffered mental anguish.
Montana set to raise starting pay for public school teachers
HELENA (AP) — Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed into law on Friday a measure aimed at increasing starting teacher pay, making good on a promise from his elect…
Woman ejected from vehicle dies in Plains
A 20-year-old woman from Santa Ana, California, died after being ejected from her vehicle in Plains Friday night.
Alaska Airlines adds California flights to GPIA lineup
Alaska Airlines is the latest in a string of new additions to expand flight options at Glacier Park International Airport.
Cold, wet February boosts water supply prospects
Above average spring and summer stream flows appear likely for much of Montana after impressive mountain snow totals in February.