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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 …
Whitefish council to consider road projects
The Whitefish City Council on Monday will again consider a plan to rebuild a stretch of Edgewood Place, the first of two phases in a multimillion-dollar road i…
Playing in the dirt: Hungry Horse hosts annual motocross races
Hungry Horse hosts annual motocross races
In response to development, family plants a forest
On the hillside above the Rogers ranch in rural Columbia Falls, a developer was busy sawing down trees and hauling out timber for a new subdivision.
Exorbitant lumber prices hurt suppliers, builders
Exorbitant lumber prices hurt suppliers, builders
ImagineIF trustee recognized with special award
ImagineIF trustee wins MLA’s Jane Lopp Trustee of the Year Award
Zinke confirms he's running for Montana's U.S. House seat
BILLINGS (AP) — Former congressman and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Friday that he's running for Montana's newly awarded U.S. House seat.
Gianforte to sign bill invalidating local mask rules
After sending it back to the Legislature with several proposed amendments, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte is poised to sign a bill that would invalidate mask requ…
County administrator's contract extended 1 more month
Mike Pence will stick around one more month as Flathead County's chief executive while his successor prepares for a cross-country move and settles into the job.
Montana Legislature wraps up with $12B, two-year budget
HELENA (AP) — The Montana Legislature wrapped up its 2021 session Thursday having passed a $12 billion two-year budget, set a framework for spending $2 billion…
Rep. Skees announces 2nd run for Public Service Commission
State Rep. Derek Skees announced Thursday he will run a second time for a seat on Montana's Public Service Commission, the five-member board that regulates wat…
Effort underway to support domestic violence victim charged with homicide
The Abbie Shelter in Kalispell has launched a no-holds-barred activism effort to have the state dismiss, with prejudice, a deliberate homicide charge that was …
Montana Legislature passes school bus safety bills
The legislation was inspired by Jordana Hubble, who has been recovering from a traumatic brain injury since November 2019, when she was hit by a vehicle while …
Parkline Trail hits budgeting snag
Parkline Trail hits budgeting snag
Flathead 911 center struggles with hiring, retention
Flathead County's 911 dispatch center struggled to hire and retain employees during the first quarter of 2021 as call volumes continued to surge, but the cente…
C-Falls woman accused of vandalizing fishing access sites
A Columbia Falls woman was charged with vandalizing several public sites across the state after an investigation by Montana game wardens.