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Construction of new Flathead County jail celebrated with groundbreaking ceremony
Nearly 20 people involved with the project posed for the photo-op, including the three county commissioners, Sheri…
Avalanche warning extended for Northwest Montana
An avalanche advisory was extended through Tuesday in the Northwest Montana backcountry as dangerous conditions persist.
Idaho congressman unveils plan to breach dams, save salmon
SEATTLE (AP) — A Republican congressman has proposed removing four hydroelectric dams in the Northwest as part of a sweeping new plan to address the decades-lo…
Failure to yield at Montana accident scene causes pileup
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A pair of semitruck accidents resulted in a pileup of nearly 20 vehicles in Montana Saturday, authorities said.
Two dead in Mineral County shooting
A St. Regis area man and a child died Saturday evening in an apparent murder-suicide, according to the Mineral County sheriff.
Murray brings peaceful warrior spirit to latest album
Much has changed since well-known Flathead Valley musician and Kalispell native Mike Murray and his wife Jessica started their family a few years ago, but what…
Kalispell stormwater project slated for spring construction
Kalispell stormwater project slated for spring construction
Law roundup: Man found with ax and sledgehammer
A man wearing pajama bottoms and no shoes was reportedly found passed out in the hallway of a building where he didn't live, next to a pile of belongings that included an ax and a sledgehammer. Building security ca…
Snowmobiler killed in Swan Range avalanche
One snowmobiler was killed in an avalanche while riding in the Swan Range east of Kalispell on Saturday, the Flathead Avalanche Center reported Sunday morning.
New C-Falls coffee shop brings military family home
The new coffee shop and micro-bakery in the Columbia Falls’ Super 1 Foods parking lot doesn’t have a sizable footprint, but it’s been a big undertaking for the…
Frugals to open second restaurant in Kalispell
New Frugals could open later this month
Miracle of America Museum launches YouTube channel
POLSON — The Miracle of America Museum, known as “the Smithsonian of the West," has brought its museum online with a new YouTube channel, created to share foun…
Die-hard fan photographs C-Falls games for 50 years
For the last half-century, even the most die-hard of Columbia Falls basketball fans would be hard-pressed to remember a game played on home court where local p…
Health officials say no one is skipping the vaccine line
Local health officials and providers say no one is cutting in line to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Bill would eliminate Whitefish affordable-housing program
A bill sponsored by House Majority Leader Sue Vinton, R-Billings, would prohibit cities from requiring developers to dedicate land or pay fees in order to keep…
Law roundup: Loud man too intoxicated to be disorderly
The Kalispell Police Department responded to a report of an intoxicated man who was purportedly sitting in a store wheelchair and was being very loud and boisterous, however, the store manager, who was keeping an e…