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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 …
C-Falls developer eyes old junior high for senior housing
The Columbia Falls School Board on Monday unanimously declared the old junior high school and its adjacent gymnasiums as surplus property, paving the way for t…
Gianforte declares fire emergency as dry conditions persist
Gov. Greg Gianforte declared Wednesday a statewide fire emergency in Montana as the state faces abnormally dry conditions.
Montana justices say lawmakers overstepped in seeking emails
The Montana Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that legislative leaders overstepped their authority in issuing a subpoena for months of emails belonging to the cour…
Sanders County moves to Stage II fire restrictions
Extreme weather conditions in Northwest Montana have prompted Sanders County officials to order Stage II fire restrictions on private lands beginning Saturday.
'Sunshine is free': Whitefish hardware store taps into solar power
Montana's sunny weather could not have come at a better time for Nelson's Ace Hardware. The store on U.S. 93 South in Whitefish recently installed 78 solar pan…
Air quality worsens as wildfires ramp up
Air quality in the Flathead Valley spiked to unhealthy levels over the weekend, and with wildfire activity across the West ramping up, more hazy days are ahead.
Flathead COVID cases on the rise again
Flathead County has seen a rise in COVID-19 cases over the past several weeks, with 117 active cases as of Monday, according to the Flathead City-County Health…
Whitefish cowboy putting in miles for love of rodeo
Bart Slaney logged more than 50,000 miles traveling to rodeos across the west in 2019.
Swan Lake woman played pro baseball during WWII
Under the shade of an umbrella, Donna Roberts, peaked out from beneath a sun hat to catch the action at the Bigfork Fourth of July Parade.
They're back: Bison could appear soon in Glacier Park
A herd of at least 75 or 85 bison may be released within a year or so to land in the Chief Mountain area of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, with freedom to w…
Montana redistricting commission adopts congressional criteria
Montana's five-member redistricting commission voted Friday to formally adopt criteria to guide its work in establishing lines for the state's new congressiona…
Tester calls infrastructure bill 'urgently needed'
Capping a swing through western Montana, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester stopped in Kalispell on Friday to promote an agreement for a major infrastructure package recentl…
Grizzly shot, killed after fatal attack of California woman
Wildlife officials said they shot and killed a Montana grizzly bear Friday that had pulled a California woman from her tent and killed her earlier this week in…
Flathead Class of 1951 gathers for 70th reunion
In the days leading up to commencement in 1951, many of Flathead County High School's 219 graduating seniors likely were cruising to the local drive-ins to gat…
Crews battle several wildfires on Lolo National Forest
The western portion of the Lolo National Forest, which includes the Superior and Plains-Thompson Falls Ranger districts, experienced the most lightning activit…