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One dead after violent weekend incident south of Libby
One man is dead after a violent incident Friday night on Frazey Loop, south of Libby.
Pence to campaign for Gianforte in Montana
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence plans to travel to Montana next week to campaign for a Republican congressional candidate running in a special elec…
EPA, BNSF responding to possible contaminant leak into Flathead Lake
Officials with the Environmental Protection Agency and BNSF Railway are responding to a possible contaminant leak into Flathead Lake near Somers, agency and company officials said Thursday.
Whitefish voters pass school levy
Voters living in Whitefish School District approved a levy request in Tuesday’s school elections, according to unofficial results.
2 transients arrested in Evergreen homicide
Two suspects have been identified, arrested and charged in the homicide of a man who went over the Old Steel Bridge in Evergreen into the Flathead River and dr…
Final suspect convicted in Echo Lake murder case
The final of four people charged in the drug-charged murder of 35-year-old Wade Rautio admitted on April 27 by way of no contest to the part he played in the k…
North Valley Hospital selects new CEO
For the first time in about a year, North Valley Hospital has secured a new full-time leader.
Man who disappeared in river considered to be homicide victim
The disappearance of a man in the Flathead River near the Old Steel Bridge Wednesday night is being considered a homicide by the Flathead County Sheriff’s Offi…
Trump wants a review of national monuments
WASHINGTON (AP) — Slamming what he called “a massive federal land grab,” President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday directing his interior secr…
Whitefish woman sues neo-Nazi for online assault
The founder of a neo-Nazi website who orchestrated a vicious online anti-Semitic harassment campaign against Whitefish resident Tanya Gersh and her family is b…
Bernie Sanders to campaign for Rob Quist
HELENA — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is expected to campaign on behalf of Rob Quist, who is seeking Montana’s lone seat in the U.S. House in a special election ne…
Suit says cancellation of leases politically motivated
The president of a Texas oil company last week filed suit against the federal government, alleging that the Department of the Interior’s January cancellation o…
Board approves West Glacier RV park
After a marathon meeting Wednesday night, the Flathead County Planning Board voted 5-3 to approve a plan for an RV park in West Glacier.
Zinke: U.S. won't transfer Bison Range to tribes
In a significant policy reversal, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced Wednesday it will no longer pursue the possible returning of the National Bison…
Trump Jr. will stump for Gianforte in Kalispell
Donald Trump Jr. will campaign in the Flathead Valley on behalf of GOP congressional candidate Greg Gianforte on Friday, April 21, as part of a statewide tour …
Kalispell physician-legislator to challenge Tester
HELENA — A Republican lawmaker from Kalispell announced Tuesday that he will challenge Montana’s Democratic U.S. senator in 2018.