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Girl in intensive care after Middle Fork rafting accident
A girl from Columbus, Ohio nearly drowned in a rafting accident on the Middle Fork last week. A GoFundMe campaign …
Spring burning season underway
Spring burn season starts this week in Flathead County.
County parks and rec director stepping down
Jed Fisher's last day on the job will be March 31.
Oregon tech company relocating to Kalispell
Tech company plans to hire 40 new positions in Kalispell
Colorado hunter banned from 48 states after poaching spree
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A hunter from Colorado Springs has been permanently banned from hunting in 48 states, including Colorado, after he pleaded guilty to several poaching charges across the state.
Police: 13 killed when big rig hits SUV carrying 25 people
HOLTVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Thirteen people were killed Tuesday when an SUV carrying 25 people and a semitruck collided on a Southern California highway near the …
Biden: U.S. will be able to vaccinate all adults by end of May
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccines for all adult Americans by the end of …
Convicted murderer Wood gets 100 years with no parole
Even at the end, convicted murderer Danielle Wood proclaimed her innocence.
EPA approves new selenium standards for Lake Koocanusa
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has given its stamp of approval to new selenium standards for Lake Koocanusa and the Kootenai River.
Bills to curb wolf numbers advance in Montana Legislature
HELENA (AP) — Hunters and trappers who kill wolves in Montana could be reimbursed for their expenses by private groups under a proposal advanced by state lawma…
Housing projects surge in Kalispell
Hundreds of residential units planned city-wide
Grief Institute offered as virtual live event
Tamarack Grief Resource Center’s 17th annual Grief Institute will be held March 8 to 12 as a live, virtual event. All events require registration and are open to the public.
MSU robotics event energizes K–12 students in rural Montana
BOZEMAN — Like many Montana communities, tiny Wyola, a smattering of buildings tucked off Interstate 90 on the Crow Reservation southeast of Billings, has had …
Law roundup: Drunk man lets deputies know he’s home
An extremely inebriated man on Lake Blaine Road reportedly called Flathead County Sheriff's Office to tell them he was involved in an argument about politics and was kicked out of a casino, but he was now home.
Flathead High School goes remote on Friday
Flathead High School will move to remote instruction on Friday while the school hosts the Class AA state boys wrestling tournament.
Flathead County reports 7 more COVID deaths
Flathead County passes 80 total virus-related deaths since start of pandemic