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Kalispell City Council to weigh amending the fire code, funding lead service line replacement effort
Council, which meets at 7 p.m. in City Hall, 201 First Ave. E., is expected to look at fire code amendments to add…
Whitefish Council talks potential change to resort tax rebate
Whether to change the percentage of funds returned to property owners from resort tax collections will be the topic of discussion during a Whitefish City Counc…
In prime-time address, Biden warns of election-year rhetoric, saying 'it's time to cool it down'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is warning of the risks of political violence in the U.S. after Saturday's attempted assassination of former President Do…
Artist infuses characters into downtown Kalispell with life-sized sculptures
Step aside, there’s a new sheriff in town — and a goddess.
Birch Provisions feeds community spirit
“I think I want Birch to be a community hub where everyone’s welcome. We can be a place where people can keep up on things and get involved with things,” said …
Like many of Glacier’s waterways, Avalanche Creek has a deadly past
Charles Green was working as a Civilian Conservation Corps supervisor in Glacier National Park in 1941 when he was called to retrieve a body from Avalanche Cre…
US, Canada reach deal to renew Columbia River Treaty
After years of negotiations, the United States and Canada have reached a tentative agreement renewing the Columbia River Treaty.
Valley duo Denim Gold set to take the stage at Under the Big Sky
If Americana country singer and songwriters Hannah King and Michelle Rivers have one thing in common, it’s that they both know how to make it as independent ar…
UM library makes historic aerial photos available online
MISSOULA – Some of the state’s earliest known aerial photography now is available online courtesy of the University of Montana Mansfield Library.
Tester, Daines split on abortion bill
Montana’s senators split Wednesday on whether to proceed with a bill that would have expressed support for abortion access.
Fee increase approved for Whitefish rural fire area
Flathead County commissioners on a split vote Thursday approved a fee increase for the rural Whitefish fire area.
Woman lucky to be alive after tree harpoons her car
A lightning strike sent a portion of a tree into Kaitlin Hagadone's Saturn Ion on July 1.
Tester unsure if Biden can win after debate
Montana Sen. Jon Tester is among three high-ranking Democratic senators to question President Joe Biden’s ability to win reelection in November.
Drowning victims in Glacier National Park identified
Officials identified the two individuals who drowned in Glacier National Park on July 6 as 26-year-old Siddhant Vitthal Patil from India and 28-year-old Raju J…
A gunman killed at a Yellowstone dining facility earlier told a woman he planned a mass shooting
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A gunman killed by Yellowstone National Park rangers as he fired a semiautomatic rifle at the entrance of a dining facility with about 20…
Proposed Somers subdivision back before county planning board
The Flathead County Planning Board on Wednesday will examine updates to a proposed subdivision located near Somers Middle School. The proposal calls for 252 re…