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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 …
Fireworks restrictions vary throughout Flathead Valley
Some Flathead Valley firefighting officials are pleading with the public to refrain from setting off fireworks this Fourth of July and instead attend professio…
Record-setting heat dome scorches western Montana
Woodland Water Park was the place to be in Kalispell on Tuesday as a potentially record-setting heat dome settled over western Montana.
Open burning season ends July 1 in Flathead County
Open burning season will end July 1 in Flathead County and northern Lake County. Debris burning is prohibited through July, August and September due to increas…
North Valley Hospital changes name to Logan Health Whitefish
The board of directors of North Valley Hospital voted last week to rename the facility Logan Health Whitefish — the latest step in a large rebranding effort by…
No injuries reported in plane crash near Marion
No injuries were reported Sunday after a small single-engine plane clipped a power line and crashed into a stand of trees near Round Mountain Loop in the Mario…
New Soroptimist president focuses on nonprofit’s future
Soroptimist International was founded in 1921, shortly after women gained the right to vote in the United States. Betsy Kohnstamm, the incoming president of So…
Hometown cowboys to compete in Bigfork rodeo
The Bigfork Summer Pro Rodeo returns to the Bigfork Rodeo Grounds on July 5-7 beginning at 7 p.m. each night.
Bigfork man's research chronicles Echo Lake Fire of 1921
The 3,000-acre fire destroyed homes, farms and the Mud Lake Schoolhouse before rains finally brought it under control.
Nonprofit faces delays as it battles housing crisis
COVID-19, along price increases in lumber, labor, and other building materials have delayed completion of the organization's five-house project in Lakeside.
Proposed county budget calls for 2.1% spending reduction
The Flathead County commissioners are scheduled to vote Tuesday on a preliminary operating budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year that would reduce spending by abo…
Agencies OK cleanup at grain elevator site
After several months of cleanup at the former CHS grain elevator site in Kalispell, environmental agencies have determined no further action is required at the…
Flathead forest plan ruling favors environmental groups
A federal judge ruled in favor of environmental groups Thursday in a lawsuit that challenged the way roads are managed in the Flathead National Forest.
Sun Road fully reopens through Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road fully reopened for the 2021 visitor season on Friday morning. Motorists now can travel the road all the way throu…
Flathead County gets $3M-plus federal payment
Flathead County will receive a $3.114 million payment from the federal government under a program that compensates local governments for nontaxable federal lan…
Not your average heat wave: Record-high temps to bake Montana
A heat wave of unprecedented stature is on track to swamp western Montana next week, and residents are advised to take it seriously.