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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 …
Report of plane crash west of Polson was unfounded
Emergency personnel from Lake and Sanders counties responded to a report Monday morning of a plane crash in the Irvine Flats area west of Polson.
Officials identify man killed by Kalispell police officer
Authorities have released some of the names of those involved in a deadly shooting Friday night in Kalispell.
2 Montana teens seriously injured in highway rescue attempt
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Two Montana teenagers sustained serious injuries when they fell from the I-90 Yellowstone River bridge while trying to help others stuck…
Kalispell man who died in snowboarding accident identified
Officials have identified a man who died Friday after falling into a tree well while snowboarding outside the boundary of Whitefish Mountain Resort.
Kalispell lawmaker reports ‘threatening’ texts
A Republican lawmaker from Kalispell returned home Saturday after receiving what he described as “threatening” text messages.
Pilot’s pageant dreams taking flight
Pilot’s pageant dreams taking flight
Interest high in Kalispell's Old School Station lots
Offers pour in for Old School Station lots
Whitefish considers loosening regs on accessory dwellings
In another small step aimed at growing the city's inventory of affordable housing, the Whitefish City Council tonight will consider softening zoning requirements for accessory dwellings, also known as guest houses …
Law roundup: Unwanted spotlight shone on house
A woman allegedly saw a spotlight shining in the alleyway behind her house and then in front of her house. She told Kalispell Police Department the light was coming from the back window of a vehicle and wanted offi…
Gone a century, Pacific martens returned to central Montana
GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — Amid the silent pines of the Little Belt Mountains, a slender hunter stalks the branches and burrows beneath the snow. Her triangular…
455-unit housing project planned near Kalispell
110-acre residential project proposed near Four Mile
Veterans rescue dog program expands to Kalispell
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…
Work starts this week on Foy's Lake interchange rebuild
It won’t be long before one of Kalispell’s busiest interchanges on the U.S. 93 bypass takes on a whole new look.
Feds won't intervene in BNSF suit against asbestos clinic
The federal government recently chose not intervene in a BNSF lawsuit alleging Libby's CARD clinic committed Medicare fraud
Animal shelter to get new multipurpose building
Cliff Bennett, the shelter's director, said the building will meet a variety of needs, serving as a place to hold meetings, train staff, assess animals' behavi…