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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 …
Child care shortage tied to Flathead economic challenges
A typical work day for Whitney Aschenwald starts with a drive north from Bigfork to Kalispell, where she drops off each of her two young children at separate d…
Judge to decide fate of Flathead National Forest plan
The fate of a long-term management plan for the Flathead National Forest is in the hands of a federal judge after attorneys for environmental groups and the go…
Developer's plans include restaurant atop old silos in Kalispell
A Flathead Valley developer plans to transform a property in Kalispell occupied by defunct grain silos into a mixed-use residential and commercial area featuri…
Party of 4? Your trail is ready. Busy parks try reservations
Nick and Matthew Golebiewski climbed to the summit of Gothics mountain in the Adirondacks with packs, water, good boots and a new must-have item: advanced rese…
Logan Health prepares for imminent nurses' strike after talks stall
Unionized nurses at Logan Health, formerly Kalispell Regional Healthcare, are not backing down from their pledge to mount a three-day strike starting June 1. T…
Authorities ID woman, officers involved in shooting near Columbia Falls
Authorities on Thursday released the names of the suspect and officers involved in an exchange of gunfire during an armed standoff near Columbia Falls on Wedne…
Murder charge dropped against Flathead woman attacked by ex-husband
Seven months after shooting and killing her abusive ex-husband near a fishing hole in Paradise, Rachel Bellesen is a free woman.
Kalispell transportation plan proposes 90 improvements over 20 years
A draft of the city of Kalispell's urban transportation plan unveiled Wednesday includes 90 recommendations that could be implemented over the next two decades.
Rare fish found in 2 northwestern Montana lakes
Fisheries biologists made a surprising discovery in a pair of northwestern Montana lakes, and the information is shedding light on the distribution of a rare n…
Armed standoff ends after suspect hit by gunfire, police say
Law enforcement officers exchanged gunfire with a woman during an armed standoff in Columbia Falls on Wednesday.
New wolf killing laws prompt push to revive protections
Wildlife advocates pressed the Biden administration on Wednesday to revive federal protections for gray wolves across the Northern Rockies after Republican law…
County takes step toward Evergreen sidewalk project
The Flathead County commissioners have taken a first step toward a long-awaited sidewalk project in Evergreen, where community leaders say children need safer …
Plans emerge for Libby fiberboard plant
Lincoln County Commissioner Mark Peck announced plans last week to establish a medium-density fiberboard factory near Libby that could employ upward of 150 peo…
Daily service returns on Empire Builder
Amtrak resumed daily service on its long-distance passenger routes Monday, including the Empire Builder that connects Montana's Hi-Line communities and brings …
Political cop cites 3 Kalispell school board candidates
Three former candidates for Kalispell Public Schools board of trustees were found in violation of campaign finance practice laws by the Montana Commissioner of…